Sexual and Gender Politics of Sport Mega-Events

Taylor & Francis

The Sexual and Gender Politics of Sport Mega-EventsRoving Colonialism\nAuthor(s): Heather Sykes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138023628, 978-1138023628\nSynopsis\nThis challenging new study examines gender and sexuality in relation to the roving colonialism of sport mega-events. Built around four case studies in postcolonial and settler colonial contextsthe Olympics in Vancouver, London and Sochi and soccer fans in the Egyptian revolutionthe book examines sporting 'homonationalism' and anti-colonial resistance.\n\nThe first part discusses different moments of homonationalism in sport. The second part explores how indigenous and anti-colonial protests against mega-sport events lead to different views about gender and sexuality politics in sport. It offers a critical counter-narrative to the view that gay and lesbian inclusion in global sporting events is simply a matter of universal human rights. The book calls.