This book offers an in-depth examination of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2023 FWWC, hosted in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. The 2023 FWWC was a landmark event in the history of women’s sport, in terms of audience, revenue, spectacle and global reach, and has assumed wider significance beyond sport as a result of controversial events immediately after the final game.
Featuring the work of leading researchers from around the world, the book examines some of the key issues that arose during and after the 2023 FWWC. It provides an international perspective on the politics of women’s football and explores topics including media, fandom, Indigeneity, legacy policies, tourism, and the organisational politics and strategies of international federations, as well as shedding light on the inherent sexism, gender inequalities, and biased media framings that remain pervasive in the women’s game.
This is the second book on the 2023 FWWC from the editorial team of Adam Beissel, Julie Brice, Andy Grainger and Verity Postlethwaite, and is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport studies, event studies, gender studies, sociology or political science.
List of Contributors Introduction: Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies PART I: Coverage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup 1. #SeAcabó Movement: The Origin and Repercussion of Alexia Putellas' post on X 2. Grievance Games: American Sport Grievance Culture and FOX Sports’ coverage of the United States Women’s National Team during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup 3. Streaming like a girl: The case of Brazil’s Cazé TV during the 2023 Women’s World Cup 4. Examining the Female-Centric Messages within Sport-Based Television Advertisements During the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 5. Mediated Narratives of Health at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup PART II: Experiences of the 2023 Women’s World Cup 6. Unpacking Motivation: Factors Influencing Women’s Travel to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 7. Tricornes & Rainbow Flags: Contestation over Practices, Identities, and Feminism in U.S. Women’s National Team Fan Spaces 8. A Historic First: Exploring the Perspectives and Experiences of Philippines Women’s National Team Heritage Players and Supporters 9. A Collaborative Approach to Football Fieldwork: Feminist Reflexivity in Action at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup 10. Boots on the Ground: What it is Really Like Working in Football During a FIFA Women’s World Cup PART III: Navigating the 2023 Women’s World Cup 11. The Long Rise of Women's Football in Morocco 12. A Showcase for the Development of Women’s Football in Africa? The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Under-Representation of Women Coaches 13. African Women Rising: Africa's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 14. Asia’s Growing Presence at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 15. The Struggle of Colombian Women Footballers and the Political Dimensions of the FIFA Officialised Era Post-1991 PART IV: Legacies of the 2023 Women’s World Cup 16. ‘Legacy ‘23’ and Sport Participation for Women and Girls in Regional Australia 17. Beyond Greatness? 11 days in Ōtepoti-Dunedin 18. Leaning on Legacy: Women’s Football Fans and Progress Narratives of the Women’s World Cup 19. FIFA Women’s World Cup Lessons: Gender Pay Parity Strengthens Integrity 20. Mind the Gap: FIFA, Women’s Football, and the Progress Narratives of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup List of Acronyms Index
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