Sportswomen in Cinema : Film and the Frailty Myth (Paperback)

List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 11 1.The Ascent of Woman : Climbing Films15 2.Sexing the Canvas : Boxing Films 41 3 Athletic Gestures : Women's Team Sports Films 67 4 Venus in Spikes: Track and Field Films 85 5 Muscle Pictures : Bodybuilding Films109 6 Shaping the Self: Martina Navratilova and the Tennis Film 131 7 Surfing Aesthetics: Towards a Matrixial Reading of Sports Films157 8 Conclusion: Raging Whippet 183 Notes197 Bibliography 223 Filmography 235 Index 239