The Politics of In/Visibility

Visibility matters in contemporary societies; online, in the media and in the public eye. But who is seen and how? Are women still seen through a male gaze? This book explores the politics of looking and being looked at, and the relationship between actual and virtual worlds, for example in sport, art and cinema.

Autorentext
Kath Woodward is Professor of Sociology and Head of Department in the Sociology Department at the Open University, UK. Her interests bring together feminist theory, gender studies and sport. She is author of Boxing, Masculinity and Identity, Social Sciences: The Big Issues, Why Feminism Matters, Embodied Sporting Practices, and Sex, Power and the Games.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Are you really there? 2. Being there and the culture of boxing 3. The Gaze 4. Sex gender sexuality in virtual and actual space 5. Public and private spaces and relationships 6. Looking and Feeling, Seeing and Hearing 7. Being There in the Zone: sex gender and visibility 8. Rethinking Sensation and Perception 9. Conclusion