Journal article
The challenges remain: A 'new' view of old perspectives on the history of women's football in Australia
Social Alternatives, Vol.37(2), pp.62-70
2018
Abstract
Examination of the relationship of Australian women with football as a contested project and its contemporary positioning as an increasingly popular, televised sport supported by exponential growth in participation underlines a fraught set of commonalities. These commonalities have influenced the historic and the contemporaneous Australian female footballers' experience. Building on oral and traditional historical research, this paper collates and explores findings from three surveys. They focus on a bibliographical review, an account of women's football (soccer) games, and consideration of the contemporaneous challenges facing female football (soccer) players. The study presents new knowledge around early Australian, specifically Brisbane, women's football (soccer) before considering common factors informing and influencing the current state of play. Oral histories from prominent participants in the game's development are drawn on to offer insight of the challenges and obstructions faced by players, coaches and administrators in the modern game. In bringing these sources together, the paper contributes to broadening understandings of Australian women's football heritage and culture and in identifying aspects for future work in the field.
Details
- Title
- The challenges remain: A 'new' view of old perspectives on the history of women's football in Australia
- Authors
- Lee McGowan (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyGreg Downes (Author) - Victoria University
- Publication details
- Social Alternatives, Vol.37(2), pp.62-70
- Publisher
- Social Alternatives
- Date published
- 2018
- ISSN
- 0155-0306
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2018 Social Alternatives. Reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy; Forest Industries Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450848702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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