From Iron Girl to Sexy Goddess

Ping Wu

doi:10.1057/9780230233942_4

From Iron Girl to Sexy Goddess

Ping Wu

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This chapter focuses on media discourse of female athletes in contemporary China. First, the historical developments of Chinese women’s liberation and feminist critique will be discussed to reveal the broad social background for my discussion. Next, academic literature on media treatment of women’s sport and female athletes in China will be reviewed. Finally, a textual analysis will examine how the Chinese media portrayed Chinese female athletes in their reports of the Athens Olympic Games.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Olympic Women and the Media: International Perspectives
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	70-86
ISBN (Print)	9780230222847
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230233942_4
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009

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