Brett Hutchins, School of Media, Film & Journalism, Monash University
45 episodes
3 days ago
The Media Sport Podcast Series features interviews with researchers from around the world about the significance of sport in media, politics, society and culture, as well as the growing role of sport in the popular communication of environmental issues and concerns.
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The Media Sport Podcast Series features interviews with researchers from around the world about the significance of sport in media, politics, society and culture, as well as the growing role of sport in the popular communication of environmental issues and concerns.
Episode 30 – Jennifer McClearen: Female Fighters, Combat Sports, and the UFC
The Media Sport Podcast Series
31 minutes
7 years ago
Episode 30 – Jennifer McClearen: Female Fighters, Combat Sports, and the UFC
This episode sees feminist media scholar, Jennifer McClearen, share her research insights into gender, mixed martial arts, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Our conversation outlines the complex intersections between fighting, skill, violence and the body, the UFC's operation as a transmedia sport empire, and the significance of Ronda Rousey’s celebrity. Other topics discussed include the function of branded difference, labour relations in the UFC, and the queering of loss by trans athletes.
The Media Sport Podcast Series
The Media Sport Podcast Series features interviews with researchers from around the world about the significance of sport in media, politics, society and culture, as well as the growing role of sport in the popular communication of environmental issues and concerns.
