‘I’ve Always Fought a Little against the Tide to Get Where I Want to Be’—Construction of Women’s Embodied Subjectivity in the Contested Terrain of High-Level Karate
Karate can be both a martial art and a combat sport. Male and female karate athletes attended the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 (2021). Elite sport often portrays female athletes through the sexualization of their bodies, while the martial environment leaves them open to accusations of masculinization. I...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/10/538 |