The lightness of being 'gaie': Discursive constructions of gender and sexuality in Quebec women's sport

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 395-412

  Ravel, Barbara ^a   Rail, Geneviève ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discourse; Gender; Lesbian; Poststructuralism; Sexuality; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547369833     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690207080239     Document Type: Article

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