Tuesday, May 26, 2009

CFR: Thirdspace: call for reviews - gender, sport, olympics‏

Call For Reviews

thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture invites reviews for its forthcoming issue on gender, sport and the Olympics. We welcome reviews of books, films and other media forms that explore the key themes of the issue (see http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/announcement/view/5).

If you are the author of a book you would like considered for review, or someone who wishes to submit a suggestion for a book to review, please contact the review editors Lizzie Seal (lizzie.seal@durham.ac.uk) and Joni Palmer (joni.palmer@colorado.edu). If you would like to contribute to this issue as a reviewer but do not have a book, film, or other media in mind, please see attached list of books, films, etc. The deadline for submission of the review is December 1, 2009.

Book reviews should range from 650 words to 850 words (about 4-5 paragraphs or 1-2 pages). Review essays (reviewing two or more books in a field) or an in-depth review of an anthology are also welcome, and should be no more than 2000 words (about 7 pages).

Reviews of films, performances, exhibitions, computer games and other media forms that concern women and/or gender issues are encouraged. Reviews of this nature should be informed by feminist thinking and demonstrate scholarly criticism. Reviews should range from 650 words to 850 words (about 4-5 paragraphs or 1-2 pages).

We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical
perspectives. Submissions from researchers working within, or among, the
disciplines of geography, sociology, literature, area studies, cultural
studies, film/media studies, art, history, education, law, and women’
s/gender studies are particularly encouraged.

We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or affiliation,
and encourage submissions from emerging feminist scholars, including
graduate students.

All submissions in this category undergo an internal editorial screen and review process and must conform to our style guide.

Books Available For Review:

A complimentary copy of the book will be sent to the reviewer.

Billings, Andrew. Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television. Routledge: 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Media-Television-Routledge-
Critical/dp/0415772516/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242558232&sr=1-19

Dworkin, Shari and Faye Wachs. Body Panic: Gender, Health, and the Selling of Fitness. NYU Press: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Body-Panic-Gender-Selling-Fitness/dp/0814719678/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242558232&sr=1-22

Equaojie, Terry. Bridging the Gender Gap in Sports Leadership. Tate Publishing: 2008.
http://www.amazon.com/Bridging-Gender-Gap-Sports-Leadership/dp/1606049127/ref=sr_1_12?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-12

Fields, Sarah K. Female Gladiators: Gender, Law and Contact Sport in America. University of Illinois: 2008 (Reprint edition).
http://www.amazon.com/Female-Gladiators-Contact-America-Society/dp/02520758/ref=sr_1_2?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-2

Fuller, Sarah K. Sport, Rhetoric and Gender. PalgraveMacMillan: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Sport-Rhetoric-Gender-Linda-Fuller/dp/0230619703/ref=sr_1_28?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557842&sr=1-28

Hogan, Jackie. Gender, Race and National Identity. Routledge: 2008.
http://www.amazon.com/Gender-Race-National-Identity-Routledge/dp/0415384761/ref=sr_1_9?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557925&sr=1-9

Hogshead-Makar, Nancy and Andrew Zimbalist (eds.). Equal Play: Title IX and Social Change. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007, 328 pp., $86.50 (cloth); $39.95 (paper) http://www.amazon.com/Equal-Play-Title-Social-Change/dp/1592133800

Lenskyj, Helen. Olympic Industry Resistance: Challenging Olympic Power and Propaganda (SUNY Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations). State University of New York Press: 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Industry-Resistance-Challenging-
Propaganda/dp/0791474801/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243274900&sr=8-2


Markula, Pirkko. Olympic Women and the Media (Global Culture and Sport Series). PalgraveMacMillan: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Women-Media-International-
Perspectives/dp/0230222846/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557925&sr=1-4

Messner, Michael. It’s all for the kids: Gender, families and youth sports. University of California Press: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Its-All-Kids-Gender-Families/dp/0520257103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-1

Moore, Theresa. License to Thrive: Title IX at 35. 2008
A Film by Theresa Moore, 2008, 48 minutes, Color, DVD
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” 

In June of 1972, Congress passed a piece of legislation called Title IX of the Education Amendments, to provide educational access and opportunity for women and young girls throughout the United States. Although most closely associated with sports, no other piece of legislation since the 19th Amendment has been more crucial to opening doors and creating leadership opportunities for women in all arenas including education, science, math, finance, entertainment, the arts, business, law, and politics. 

License to Thrive: Title IX at 35 is a smart and highly-entertaining exploration of the unique history of the Title IX legislation and its critical role over the past 35 years in
creating female leaders. From the classroom to the boardroom to the courtroom to the green room to the locker room, women are making their mark via the impact of Title IX.
http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c750.shtml

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