Female Athletes and the Commodification of Sex

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Other Title
  • 女性アスリートによる「性の商品化」をめぐって
  • Sporting Norms and the “Constructive Outside”
  • スポーツ規範と「構成的外部」

Abstract

This paper explores the structure of sport culture using the concept of the “constructive outside” as proposed by Judith Butler. Issues of “sexual commodification” by female athletes, such as nude representations, have been on the rise since around 2000. Although most scholars explain this as resulting from a lack of funds for women's sport, explanation is based on the notion that a “woman” is a consistent entity. In addition, such perspective may ignore the power of sporting norms that implicitly universalize “masculinity” in sport. In this paper, I am concerned with the relation between the issues of the “sexual commodification” of female athletes and the function of the “constructive outside” that always surrounds sporting norms.

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Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390001205366000256
  • NII Article ID
    130004124926
  • DOI
    10.5690/kantoh.2005.77
  • ISSN
    18840086
    09194363
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • Crossref
    • CiNii Articles
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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