Hetero-sexing the athlete: public and popular discourses on sexuality and women’s sport in South Africa

On the African continent sport has, particularly in the last two decades, been hailed as a useful tool in the quest for nation building and social cohesion. A popular claim is that sport has a particularly powerful role to play in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment. Yet what of...

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Main Authors: Mari Haugaa Engh, Cheryl Potgieter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2018-12-01
Series:Acta Academica
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Online Access:http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/3661