Research Article
8 September 2016

Beyond the Fishnets: Female Empowerment through Roller Derby

Publication: IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics
Volume 9, Number 2
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IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics
Volume 9Number 2Fall 2016
Pages: 198 - 207

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Published in print: Fall 2016
Published online: 8 September 2016

Keywords:

  1. Roller derby
  2. female empowerment
  3. athleticism
  4. female athletes
  5. team sports

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Ula Klein
Biography: Ula Klein is an assistant professor of English at Texas A&M International University. Her research focuses on representations of women in British literature, as well as in contemporary film and media. She is currently skating with the Belles of Chaos in Laredo under the derby name Jane AweStun.

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