Anna Kavoura
Biographic Data
| ID | 4607465 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Kavoura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Kavoura |
| SIGNATURE | KAVOURA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Brighton |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7994-6901 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Having an unfair advantage” vs “playing by the rules: Media discourses of trans women’s participation in the Olympics
This study reviews UK news media discourses surrounding New Zealand’s weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s participation in the 2020 Olympics as the first ever publicly open transgender woman to compete at the Olympic Games. Discourse analysis of 94 news and opinion articles published in the UK press before and after the Olympics, reveals contradictory portrayals of Hubbard as both having an unfair biological advantage and playing by the rules. While th…
Just Existing Is Activism”: Transgender Experiences in Martial Arts
This study focuses on transgender experiences in martial arts. Interviews with three Finnish and two British transgender martial artists were thematically analyzed, and findings were interpreted through the lens of queer theory. Two themes were identified related to the ways that transgender martial artists experience their sporting contexts, namely martial arts as an empowering and inclusive context and the challenges related to being transgende…
Some Women Are Born Fighters”: Discursive Constructions of a Fighter’s Identity by Female Finnish Judo Athletes
Some Women Are Born Fighters”: Discursive Constructions of a Fighter’s Identity by Female Finnish Judo Athletes
Just Existing Is Activism”: Transgender Experiences in Martial Arts
This study focuses on transgender experiences in martial arts. Interviews with three Finnish and two British transgender martial artists were thematically analyzed, and findings were interpreted through the lens of queer theory. Two themes were identified related to the ways that transgender martial artists experience their sporting contexts, namely martial arts as an empowering and inclusive context and the challenges related to being transgende…
Having an unfair advantage” vs “playing by the rules: Media discourses of trans women’s participation in the Olympics
This study reviews UK news media discourses surrounding New Zealand’s weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s participation in the 2020 Olympics as the first ever publicly open transgender woman to compete at the Olympic Games. Discourse analysis of 94 news and opinion articles published in the UK press before and after the Olympics, reveals contradictory portrayals of Hubbard as both having an unfair biological advantage and playing by the rules. While th…
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Athletes (1 works)