Rand took up figure skating at age 43. As she became increasingly immersed in the world of adult competition (participating in the Gay Games and the Adult Nationals), she found herself focusing her research on the world of skating. These essays reflect on the sexualization of female skaters, the hairdos and costumes, and racial bias in movement genres and athletic standards.
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Rand took up figure skating at age 43. As she became increasingly immersed in the world of adult competition (participating in the Gay Games and the Adult Nationals), she found herself focusing her research on the world of skating. These essays reflect on the sexualization of female skaters, the hairdos and costumes, and racial bias in movement genres and athletic standards.
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New. Combines anecdote, memoir, and queer cultural studies to reflect on topics ranging from the author's ambivalence about the straight femininity that figure skating requires, to the relation of sports injury to her own cancer scare. This title compares figure skating to women's hockey and roller derby. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WSWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499. 2012. Illustrated. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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