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Athletes, Sexual Assault, and Trials by Media: Narrative Immunity

Athletes, Sexual Assault, and Trials by Media: Narrative Immunity

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Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

Sports GeneralGeneral Gender StudiesWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 113880746X
ISBN13: 9781138807464
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 1 2014
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book details how popular conceptions of masculinity and femininity inform the way footballers' bodies, team bonding, women, sex and alcohol are portrayed in the media, and connects stories relating to the cases with sports reporting generally. Uncovering similar patterns of narrative, grammar and discourse across these distinct yet related fields, Waterhouse-Watson shows how these discourses are naturalised, with reports on the cases intertwining with broader discourses of football reporting to provide immunity. Despite the prevalence of stories that discredit the alleged victims, Waterhouse-Watson also examines attempts to counter these pervasive rape myths, articulating successful strategies and elucidating the limitations built into journalistic practices, and language itself.

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