Write a discussion paper on the she serialization of women in sports.Needs to be an argumentative style essay and must include these 3 sources :
Source 1 : Carter-Francique, Akilah, and F. M. Richardson. “CONTROLLING MEDIA, CONTROLLING ACCESS: THE ROLE OF SPORTS MEDIA ON BLACK WOMEN’S SPORTS PARTICIPATION.” Race, Gender & Class 23.1 (2016): 7-33. ProQuest. 30 Jan. 2022
Source 2 : Hobbs, Margaret and Rice, Carla, Gender and Women’s Studies, Second Edition : Critical Terrain, Canadian Scholars, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central, Pg 115-120 https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.proxy1.lib.uwo.ca/lib/west/detail.action?docID=6318365.
Source 3 : Sherry, Emma, et al. “Images of Sports Women: A Review.” Sex Roles, vol. 74, no. 7–8, Apr. 2016, pp. 299–309. EBSCOhost, doi-org.proxy1.lib.uwo.ca/10.1007/s11199-015-0493-x.
Here is some guidance for the third source :
In this article, the main preface is to do with the sexualisation of women in sports. Men have a tendency to see women as sexual beings and nothing more, thus it would make sense that in a men-dominated industry, like that of sports, women would continue to be perceived in the same sexy, slim and youthful light. The article mentions how for U.S Sports Illustrated the women were made to wear outrageous and sexy workout clothing, suggesting that female athletes’ sexuality and gender status have consistently been considered central to media representations of female athletes. The workout clothing also seemed to be uncomfortable to work out in, rendering it ultimately dysfunctional, which just goes to show how women’s products will always prioritize sex appeal and appearance, rather than functionality, an issue that men have never faced. The article also mentions how audience perception is largely if not solely, what is kept in mind when producing these unesscacarily sexual ads because in our world, sex sells and companies will take advantage of this at the expense of society’s perception of women. It also seems to become more prevalent over time that women simply just cannot win, this correlates to women in sports because if a woman does not choose to build a fan base based on how hot she looks in a bikini, but instead through her athletic abilities then she can risk being deemed as irrelevant, on the other hand, if she does choose to appeal to her audience through some revealing magazine covers, than she risks being slut-shamed and some studies argue that there could be serious and long-lasting negative implications, hindering the athlete’s reputation.
This is the prompt :
Identify an issue (local or global) you think is significant for feminist inquiry and which you will argue is under-represented or ill-addressed. How is our understanding about this issue limited when we fail to consider internationalist? Analyze the issue via an inter sectional lens – that is, try to understand what’s at stake by taking into account how various axes of identity (any of: sexuality, race, class, dis/ability, age, religion, nationality, or….) intersect with gender, and are caught up in larger social structures. Does an inter sectional approach change the way we might think about the issue? Can it intervene in popular or other understandings of the issue and if so, how?
