Most of the existing studies on female athletes' representation fall under the premise of longitudinal research and focus on how the representation of female athletes has evolved throughout the years. Further on, they explore how this development fits in the broader arena of societal political and cultural developments in the Western World. These studies tend to portray female athletes as occupying one of three roles: objects of male gaze, children or companions. While looking at the evolution of the representation of female athletes is a valuable research tool, analyzing the representation of female athletes from a multicultural perspective rather than a historical one can help place the representation of female athletes in an international context. This multicultural perspective can then offer a deeper understanding to the representation of female athletes around the world. In this study I performed a narrative analysis of the representation of female athletes in the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor. I identified two prevalent character roles that female athletes come to play in Romanian sports narratives: sports heroines and marionettes. The existence of these two character types can be understood as representative for Romania's transitional state from a communist to a democratic country. When compared to the roles played by female athletes in Western media, these roles come to symbolize Romania's unique political and cultural existence: one where communist reminisces are mixed with capitalistic ideals and where consumerism fights a close battle with traditional values of family and companionship. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Communication in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2006. / Date of Defense: March 11, 2005. / Romanian Media, Gender Roles, Female Athletes, Narrative, Representation, Western Media, Ideology / Includes bibliographical references. / Danielle Wiese, Professor Directing Thesis; Stephen Mc. Dowell, Committee Member; Arthur Raney, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168806 |
| Contributors | Dumitrescu, Anca (authoraut), Wiese, Danielle (professor directing thesis), Dowell, Stephen Mc. (committee member), Raney, Arthur (committee member), School of Communication (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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