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040 _aAFVC
100 _aKavanagh, Emma
_912173
245 _aSporting women and social media :
_cEmma Kavanagh, Chelsea Litchfield and Jaquelyn Osborne
_bsexualization, misogyny, and gender-based violence in online spaces
260 _bHuman Kinetics Journals,
_c2019
500 _aInternational Journal of Sport Communication, 2019, 12(4): 552-572
520 _aThis study investigated gender-based violence targeting high-profile women in virtual environments through the case of women’s tennis. Using a netnographic approach and the lens of third-wave feminism, 2 popular social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter) were analyzed to examine social commentary and fan interaction surrounding the top-5-seeded female tennis players during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Athletes were exposed to violent interactions in a number of ways. Four themes were identified through data analysis: threats of physical violence, sexualization that focused on the female physical appearance, sexualization that expressed desire and/or proposed physical or sexual contact, and sexualization that was vile, explicit, and threateningly violent in a sexual or misogynistic manner. Findings demonstrate how social media provides a space for unregulated gender-based cyberhate targeting high-profile women in their workplace in a way that traditional sport media does not. (Authors' abstract). Record #8288
650 _aATTITUDES
_970
650 0 _aBODY IMAGE
_96804
650 _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE
_9222
650 _aINTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
_98750
650 _aMISOGYNY
_98257
650 _aONLINE HARASSMENT
_95989
650 4 _aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
_9472
650 _aSOCIAL MEDIA
_93663
650 _aSPORT
_9572
650 _aSEXUAL HARASSMENT
_9534
650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
650 _aTECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
_99831
650 0 _aVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
_93088
650 _aYOUNG WOMEN
_9661
651 _aINTERNATIONAL
_93624
651 4 _aUNITED KINGDOM
_92604
700 _aLitchfield, Chelsea
_912174
700 _aOsborne, Jaquelyn
_912175
773 0 _tInternational Journal of Sport Communication, 2019, 12(4): 552-572
830 _aInternational Journal of Sport Communication
_912176
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2019-0079
_yDOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2019-0079
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_cARTICLE
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