Women in Football – Futbolera Chapter 2
This chapter presented a lot of new information that helped me understand the attitudes towards women participating in sports, and I wasn’t surprised to see some of the information because of past units in
“Flying, Flirting, and Flexing”
This article follows a woman named Laverie Vallee, more widely known by her stage name “Charmion”, and the effects she had on both film and self identity of women in the early 20th Century.
“Flying, Flirting, Flexing”: Bodily Reformation
The article “Flying, Flirting, and Flexing” follows a short 3 minute film that was produced by Thomas Edision. The film was called the Trapeze Disrobing Act. Here the woman in this case was Laverie
Privilege at Play: Class, Race, Gender, and Golf in Mexico
This week I was lucky enough to read “Privilege at Play: Class, Race, Gender, and Golf in Mexico.” In this article it is talking about women’s involvement in golf in Mexico. The reading focuses
Golf in Mexico: A Discussion on the Importance of Class Dynamics Despite the Present Gender Barrier
When reading the chapter on the gender and class dynamics of golf in Mexico, I was taken aback by the hypocrisy of some of the interviewees. For example, Laura, a fixture of the golf
Charmion and Women’s Soccer in Brazil
The common read for the class this week was Chapter 2 of Futbolera, and my group was assigned to read Charmion’s Trapeze Act. A quote that ties these two readings together is, “In the
