Staging the nation: Gendered and Ethnicized Discourses of National Identity in Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Journal of Sport & Social Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-123

  Hogan, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

ethnicity; gender; national identity; Olympics

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142687120     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193732502250710     Document Type: Article

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