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The Politics of In/Visibility: Being There (Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences)
Kath Woodward
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Description for The Politics of In/Visibility: Being There (Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences)
Hardcover. 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. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK5; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230302556
SKU
V9780230302556
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Ref
99-15
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.
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