Kasey Symons
Biographic Data
| ID | 3750131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kasey Symons |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kasey |
| FAMILY NAME | Symons |
| SIGNATURE | SYMONS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8053-9211 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Here to Just Play’
In 1970 the Victorian women’s netball team was caught up in the growing political storm of the anti-apartheid movement when, as part of a tour of Australia, the all-white South African netball team were scheduled to play against Victoria at the Royal Park stadium on Wednesday, June 3, 1970. This controversial match, which became the site of student protests and police arrests, received extensive media coverage in Melbourne and beyond. Constructin…
Strong Willed Women
On February 3, 2017, the inaugural Australian Women’s Football League (AFLW) match marked a historic moment in Australian Rules football. In 2025, the league entered its tenth season – an important milestone that invites reflection on its evolution. Key developments in the AFLW’s first decade include staggered team entries, rule changes, COVID-19 disruptions, and season timing shifts that led to 10 seasons in nine years with a gruelling double se…
Standing with FC St. Pauli
Purpose The professional German football team Fuβball Club Sankt Pauli of Hamburg (FC St. Pauli) are renowned for their inclusive celebration of community alongside fervent fan-driven social and political activism. The club attract local, national and international interest and relatively frequent academic examination, yet little scrutiny is afforded the woman fan’s experience or the gendered practices that often complicate the position of women …
Esport Social Capital
Esport Social Capital: An Avenue to Develop Social Connection and Subjective Wellbeing
Challenging the status quo of sports media
Purpose This study investigates how independent content creators have built platforms to cover women’s sports and advocate for women in sports using digital platforms. These creators challenge the status quo of sports media and build communities of like-minded fans. This enables collective action and resistance through deep engagement with the content produced. Design/methodology/approach Six semistructured interviews were conducted with women wh…
Watching Women Watch Sports and (re)Claim Their Fandom in Popular Culture
This conceptual paper explores the gendered framing of women as sports fans in literature and pop culture and the surveillance of their fandom in the stands. By investigating what it feels like to be watched while watching, and the complex ways in which gendered practices complicate the position of women as spectators of sport, we can see how some women are actively challenging the stereotypes of sports fandom in popular culture. Through using th…
Inclusive, inviting, inspiring
Despite growing interest in women's football, limited research exists on its fans and their fan experience. Thus, findings from women's football culture against the background of hegemonic masculinity are presented, demonstrating how the space counteracts this concept. An online survey for fans located in Australia and Germany was developed to explore perceived differences in the culture of women's football. Participation in online (social media,…
Brief Research Report
Alternative and independent sports media platforms create custom content that reflects a diversity of voices and representation of athletes, sports and issues that are not covered in meaningful ways in traditional sports media. While these new media outlets often set out to redress the lack of diversity and intersectional approaches to traditional sports media, they are also seeking ways to drive even more change. This in an interesting and impor…
Roar
Kasey Symons reviews 'ROAR: The stories behind AFLW — a movement bigger than sport' by Samantha Lane, Melbourne, Penguin Random House, 2018
Inclusive, inviting, inspiring
Despite growing interest in women's football, limited research exists on its fans and their fan experience. Thus, findings from women's football culture against the background of hegemonic masculinity are presented, demonstrating how the space counteracts this concept. An online survey for fans located in Australia and Germany was developed to explore perceived differences in the culture of women's football. Participation in online (social media,…
Challenging the status quo of sports media
Purpose This study investigates how independent content creators have built platforms to cover women’s sports and advocate for women in sports using digital platforms. These creators challenge the status quo of sports media and build communities of like-minded fans. This enables collective action and resistance through deep engagement with the content produced. Design/methodology/approach Six semistructured interviews were conducted with women wh…
Brief Research Report
Alternative and independent sports media platforms create custom content that reflects a diversity of voices and representation of athletes, sports and issues that are not covered in meaningful ways in traditional sports media. While these new media outlets often set out to redress the lack of diversity and intersectional approaches to traditional sports media, they are also seeking ways to drive even more change. This in an interesting and impor…
Roar
Kasey Symons reviews 'ROAR: The stories behind AFLW — a movement bigger than sport' by Samantha Lane, Melbourne, Penguin Random House, 2018
Brief Research Report
Alternative and independent sports media platforms create custom content that reflects a diversity of voices and representation of athletes, sports and issues that are not covered in meaningful ways in traditional sports media. While these new media outlets often set out to redress the lack of diversity and intersectional approaches to traditional sports media, they are also seeking ways to drive even more change. This in an interesting and impor…
Watching Women Watch Sports and (re)Claim Their Fandom in Popular Culture
This conceptual paper explores the gendered framing of women as sports fans in literature and pop culture and the surveillance of their fandom in the stands. By investigating what it feels like to be watched while watching, and the complex ways in which gendered practices complicate the position of women as spectators of sport, we can see how some women are actively challenging the stereotypes of sports fandom in popular culture. Through using th…
Inclusive, inviting, inspiring
Despite growing interest in women's football, limited research exists on its fans and their fan experience. Thus, findings from women's football culture against the background of hegemonic masculinity are presented, demonstrating how the space counteracts this concept. An online survey for fans located in Australia and Germany was developed to explore perceived differences in the culture of women's football. Participation in online (social media,…
Standing with FC St. Pauli
Purpose The professional German football team Fuβball Club Sankt Pauli of Hamburg (FC St. Pauli) are renowned for their inclusive celebration of community alongside fervent fan-driven social and political activism. The club attract local, national and international interest and relatively frequent academic examination, yet little scrutiny is afforded the woman fan’s experience or the gendered practices that often complicate the position of women …
Esport Social Capital
Esport Social Capital: An Avenue to Develop Social Connection and Subjective Wellbeing
Challenging the status quo of sports media
Purpose This study investigates how independent content creators have built platforms to cover women’s sports and advocate for women in sports using digital platforms. These creators challenge the status quo of sports media and build communities of like-minded fans. This enables collective action and resistance through deep engagement with the content produced. Design/methodology/approach Six semistructured interviews were conducted with women wh…
Here to Just Play’
In 1970 the Victorian women’s netball team was caught up in the growing political storm of the anti-apartheid movement when, as part of a tour of Australia, the all-white South African netball team were scheduled to play against Victoria at the Royal Park stadium on Wednesday, June 3, 1970. This controversial match, which became the site of student protests and police arrests, received extensive media coverage in Melbourne and beyond. Constructin…
Strong Willed Women
On February 3, 2017, the inaugural Australian Women’s Football League (AFLW) match marked a historic moment in Australian Rules football. In 2025, the league entered its tenth season – an important milestone that invites reflection on its evolution. Key developments in the AFLW’s first decade include staggered team entries, rule changes, COVID-19 disruptions, and season timing shifts that led to 10 seasons in nine years with a gruelling double se…
Sports, Gender, and Society (8 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Football (5 works) · Advertising (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Media studies (3 works)