Explorations in 'event ecology': The case of the International Gay Games

Social Identities

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 447-465

  Stevenson, Deborah ^a   Rowe, David ^a   Markwell, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; GENDER; HOMOSEXUALITY; MEDIA ROLE; SPORT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

LESBIA;

EID: 31144446691     PISSN: 13504630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504630500407893     Document Type: Article

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