Date of Award
2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Program
Kinesiology
Supervisor
Dr. Kevin Wamsley
Abstract
Canadian media outlets have paid significant attention to figure skating, increasingly
in reference to the competitive careers of male, Canadian skaters. This analysis investigates the particular representations of masculinity that are textually produced and reproduced in
journalism from the Globe and Mail and autobiographical writings from select figure skaters. Drawing from the methodology of critical discourse analysis as developed by Norman Fairclough and the theory of hegemonic masculinity from R.W. Connell, these three case studies examine the careers of Toller Cranston, Kurt Browning, and Elvis Stojko. Through an analysis of the careers of these figure skaters which spans four decades, various notions and representations of hegemonic masculinity are documented. Additionally, this study analyzes how these shifts reflect broader socio-historical knowledge in an attempt to construct a unified image of Canada and national discourse.
Recommended Citation
Parsons, Elizabeth Annie, "(MIS)REPRESENTED MASCULINITIES: DISCOURSE AND DISRUPTION IN CANADIAN FIGURE SKATING" (2011). Digitized Theses. 3608.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/3608