“Our ladies” versus “our dominators”: Gender differences and nationalist discourse in the Polish Olympic coverage

• Authors: Natalia Organista , Zuzanna Mazur , Tamás Dóczi
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

gender; nationality; sport; Olympic Games; Polish daily newspapers

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 87
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 9-23

Contributors

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Natalia Organista

• Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland

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Zuzanna Mazur

• Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland

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Tamás Dóczi

• University of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2020-0015