Anatomy of a spectacle: Race, gender, and memory in the Kobe Bryant rape case

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The Kobe Bryant rape case highlights racism in American society by bringing the conceptions of African American masculinity and White femininity upfront and also the role of sport and celebrity in public life. The divisions laid by the Bryant case involve long histories of discursive contests waged by social movements and these struggles influenced the public understandings of the history.

Legal issues & crime, Public affairs, Police Protection, Legal/Government Regulation, Rape, Social aspects, Analysis, Company legal issue, Cases, Racism, Bryant, Kobe, Collective memory

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A qualitative assessment of the significance of body perception to women's physical activity experiences: revisiting discussions of physicalities

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This article explores women's experiences while engaged in physical activity. The author, examining women who had participated in either aerobics or a wilderness canoe-trip, asserts that the women's experiences positively shaped their sense of physicality (body and self perception) in that they felt physically and socially empowered.

Psychological aspects, Measurement, Women, Body image, Physical fitness, Self-perception, Self image

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Reflex: body as memory

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This article is a series of personal narratives that captures the author's athletic experiences throughout her life, including swimming, horseback riding, basketball, and running. The author relates these experiences to her social development, exploring issues such as gender, sex role, norms, and body image.

Methods, Personal narratives, Swimming, Running, Aerobic exercises, Sociology, Sociological methods, Horsemanship, Basketball, Martial arts

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