The Power and Joy of Derby: Women’s Participation, Empowerment, and Transformation in a Flat-Track Roller Derby Team
In what ways do sports make a difference in the lives of the people who play them? In this paper, we employ a sporting feminist perspective to answer this question and detail how women benefit from the sport of roller derby. Our analyses are structured around the themes of the body (exploring exampl...
Main Authors: | John Paul, Sharla Blank |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
2015-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Feminist Scholarship |
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Online Access: | http://www.jfsonline.org/issue9/articles/paulblank/ |
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