Bound Volume Number
4
Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Summer 8-9-2017
Capstone Advisor
Francine D'Amico
Honors Reader
Himika Bhattacharya
Capstone Major
Political Science
Capstone College
Arts and Science
Audio/Visual Component
no
Keywords
olymics, marginalization
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
International Relations
Abstract
“Politics of Exclusion: An Analysis of the Intersections of Marginalized Identities and the Olympic Industry” analyzes the policing power of the Olympic governing bodies and the media on marginalized athletes in the Olympic Games and the ways in which this system constructs norms of gender, race, class, and sexuality. By employing intersectional, Black feminist, research methods in four case studies over the span of Modern Olympic history, this research centers the stories and experiences of Babe Didrikson, Tidye Pickett, Caster Semenya and Chris Mosier to expose the discriminatory and exclusive practices of the Olympic Industry. The case studies reveal the ways in which the Olympic Industry systematically limits the participation of marginalized athletes and highlight progress toward a truly inclusive Olympic Games
Recommended Citation
Bonzagni, Emily, "Politics of Exclusion: An Analysis of the Intersections of Marginalized Identities and the Olympic Industry" (2017). Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All. 996.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/996
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