Sporting Times
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 104 pages
978-1-349-44612-4 (ISBN)
Description
Written against the backdrop of the 2012 London Olympics, this book examines the idea of 'time' in sport, using time as a conceptual lens to explore movement, bodies, sports reporting, memory, disability, technology and the role of the past and the future in sport.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
VIII, 104 p.
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 14 cm
ISBN-13
978-1-349-44612-4 (9781349446124)
DOI
10.1057/9781137275363
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Person
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.
Content
Out of the Blocks: Starting Times Time and Motion: Methodologies and Methods Memories Measuring Time: Recording Time Future Times Changing Times: Changing Time