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The Politics of In/Visibility Kath Woodward

The Politics of In/Visibility By Kath Woodward

The Politics of In/Visibility by Kath Woodward


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Visibility matters in contemporary societies; online, in the media and in the public eye. But who is seen and how? Are women still seen through a male gaze? This book explores the politics of looking and being looked at, and the relationship between actual and virtual worlds, for example in sport, art and cinema.

The Politics of In/Visibility Summary

The Politics of In/Visibility: Being There by Kath Woodward

Visibility matters in contemporary societies; online, in the media and in the public eye. But who is seen and how? Are women still seen through a male gaze? This book explores the politics of looking and being looked at, and the relationship between actual and virtual worlds, for example in sport, art and cinema.

About Kath Woodward

Kath Woodward is Professor of Sociology and Head of Department in the Sociology Department at the Open University, UK. Her interests bring together feminist theory, gender studies and sport. She is author of Boxing, Masculinity and Identity, Social Sciences: The Big Issues, Why Feminism Matters, Embodied Sporting Practices, and Sex, Power and the Games.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Are you really there? 2. Being there and the culture of boxing 3. The Gaze 4. Sex gender sexuality in virtual and actual space 5. Public and private spaces and relationships 6. Looking and Feeling, Seeing and Hearing 7. Being There in the Zone: sex gender and visibility 8. Rethinking Sensation and Perception 9. Conclusion

Additional information

NPB9780230302556
9780230302556
0230302556
The Politics of In/Visibility: Being There by Kath Woodward
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2015-09-14
170
N/A
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