Cheryl Robson
Auteur de Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema
Œuvres de Cheryl Robson
Counterculture UK – a celebration 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Australia (birth)
UK (residence)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Membres
- 39
- Popularité
- #376,657
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 11
This offers a wonderful short history of women in sport, highlighting the pioneers that many haven't heard of as well as the more contemporary stars we have. Then we get some excellent historical photographs and the biographical sketches tell not just about the woman's life and career but places her in her historical period, obstacles that faced all athletes plus the ones only women faced.
The interviews with contemporary figures were wonderful. One major contrast with the stars of the past and our current ones is who gets to frame their stories. While this book is an excellent example of recovering the lives of the past athletes, today's athletes have more opportunity to tell their own stories, to highlight the positives and negatives of being a female athlete in this world. So the interviews were a very welcome format.
Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in women's sports, from the history to the current range of sports. This would be especially wonderful for young budding female athletes, as both empowerment and knowing the shoulders upon which they stand.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (plus d'informations)