Strong and Hard Women: An ethnography of female bodybuilding

In order to assess the liberatory potential of female bodybuilding, Tanya Bunsell presents an original ethnography and participant observation of female body builders in the south of England. This book exposes the 'Janus-faced' nature of female bodybuilding, exploring the ways in which the women negotiate, accommodate and resist pressures to engage in more orthodox and feminine activities and appearances.

Author: Tanya Bunsell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/11/2014
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780415824378

About the Author

Tanya Bunsell is a Lecturer in Sport Sociology at St Mary's University College, Twickenham. She has been teaching since 2003 and was awarded her PhD in Sociology from the University of Kent in 2010.