Sidestepping the inflated egos and scandal that have infiltrated many men's sports, college female softball players exhibit power and grace on the field as well as camaraderie, high achievement and vulnerability off the field. This balance not only makes the game compelling to watch, but it also elevates women's softball as an aspirational model for other sports. Focusing on the 2018 season, this book explores gender performance and sexuality in softball, how the influx of money from the sport's growth has reshaped expectations of success, and traditional media coverage of women's sports.
Sidestepping the inflated egos and scandal that have infiltrated many men's sports, college female softball players exhibit power and grace on the field as well as camaraderie, high achievement and vulnerability off the field. This balance not only makes the game compelling to watch, but it also elevates women's softball as an aspirational model for other sports. Focusing on the 2018 season, this book explores gender performance and sexuality in softball, how the influx of money from the sport's growth has reshaped expectations of success, and traditional media coverage of women's sports.
Mark Allister teaches literature and writing at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Carol Hutchins Prologue One. Play Ball Two. It's the Speed, Stupid Three. California Dreamin' Four. Icons and Culture Five. Spring Break Adventures Six. You've Come a Long Way, Baby Seven. Female Athletes Performing Gender Eight. Seeing with Our Hearts Nine. Life Lessons Ten. It's an SEC World Eleven. A Broken System Twelve. Champions Crowned, Supers Won Thirteen. Drama on the Big Stage Epilogue: Looking Back Bibliography and Resources Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Carol Hutchins Prologue One. Play Ball Two. It's the Speed, Stupid Three. California Dreamin' Four. Icons and Culture Five. Spring Break Adventures Six. You've Come a Long Way, Baby Seven. Female Athletes Performing Gender Eight. Seeing with Our Hearts Nine. Life Lessons Ten. It's an SEC World Eleven. A Broken System Twelve. Champions Crowned, Supers Won Thirteen. Drama on the Big Stage Epilogue: Looking Back Bibliography and Resources Index
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