Who’s afraid of Stella Walsh? On gender, ‘gene cheaters’, and the promises of cyborg athletes

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-262

  Jönsson, Kutte ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body; Cyborg theory; Equality; Ethics; Feminism; Gender identity; Gene technology; Masculinity; Sex gender; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009569525     PISSN: 17511321     EISSN: 1751133X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17511320701425132     Document Type: Article

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