University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School January 2012 Performances of Gender and Sexuality in Extreme Sports Culture Carly Michelle Gieseler University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Performances of Gender and Sexuality in Extreme Sports Culture by Carly M. Gieseler A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Communication College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Elizabeth Bell, Ph.D. A. David Payne, Ph.D. Garnet Butchart, Ph.D. Kim Golombisky, Ph.D. Date of Approval: March 8, 2012 Keywords: performativity, feminist theory, corporeality, athletes, femininity, masculinity Copyright © 2012, Carly M. Gieseler Table of Contents Abstract .............................................................................................................................