Darcy C Plymire
Biographic Data
| ID | 6507426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Darcy C Plymire |
| GIVEN NAMES | Darcy C |
| FAMILY NAME | Plymire |
| SIGNATURE | PLYMIRE D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1Department of Sport, Health, Leisure, and Physical Studies, University of Iowa, Iowa City. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The legend of the Tarahumara
Reading articles about the Tarahumara Indians of Northern Mexico that have appeared in popular US magazines, I identify four interlocking themes that constitute the Tarahumaras as a ‘white man's Indian’: a) the Tarahumaras are primitive hunters; b) they eat a simple and healthy diet; c) they complete superhuman feats of endurance; and d) they lack the sense of time/work discipline that would make them successful athletes in Western-style enduranc…
Speaking of Cheryl Miller
Our article examines the responses of a group of women's basketball fans to an Internet posting that questioned the sexual orientation of women's basketball star Cheryl Miller. Miller arouses speculation because she seems to play with cultural markers of gender and sexuality. She wears ties and suspenders while working as a coach and a broadcaster. The norms of women's sport demand that women perform their heterosexuality in order to diffuse the …
Teaching Gender in Lesbian and Gay Studies
Teaching an introduction to lesbian and gay studies may seem like a natural for someone who calls herself a lesbian and a feminist, and indeed, when I was offered the chance to teach such a course, I leapt at the opportunity. However, teaching in that new and growing field presents problems for those who claim lesbian and/or feminist identities. One of the foundational theoretical texts for that field is, of course, Judith Butler's Gender Trouble…
Too Much, Too Fast, Too Soon
In the summer and fall of 1993, women from the People’s Republic of China set an astounding number of world records in track and field. Never had so many women performed so brilliantly in such a short period of time. American track and field journalists, however, responded with shock and outrage. Though the women had never tested positive for steroid use, these journalists insisted that the Chinese women could only have succeeded by using steroid…
Training the Body for China
The legend of the Tarahumara
Reading articles about the Tarahumara Indians of Northern Mexico that have appeared in popular US magazines, I identify four interlocking themes that constitute the Tarahumaras as a ‘white man's Indian’: a) the Tarahumaras are primitive hunters; b) they eat a simple and healthy diet; c) they complete superhuman feats of endurance; and d) they lack the sense of time/work discipline that would make them successful athletes in Western-style enduranc…
Too Much, Too Fast, Too Soon
In the summer and fall of 1993, women from the People’s Republic of China set an astounding number of world records in track and field. Never had so many women performed so brilliantly in such a short period of time. American track and field journalists, however, responded with shock and outrage. Though the women had never tested positive for steroid use, these journalists insisted that the Chinese women could only have succeeded by using steroid…
Training the Body for China
Too Much, Too Fast, Too Soon
In the summer and fall of 1993, women from the People’s Republic of China set an astounding number of world records in track and field. Never had so many women performed so brilliantly in such a short period of time. American track and field journalists, however, responded with shock and outrage. Though the women had never tested positive for steroid use, these journalists insisted that the Chinese women could only have succeeded by using steroid…
Teaching Gender in Lesbian and Gay Studies
Teaching an introduction to lesbian and gay studies may seem like a natural for someone who calls herself a lesbian and a feminist, and indeed, when I was offered the chance to teach such a course, I leapt at the opportunity. However, teaching in that new and growing field presents problems for those who claim lesbian and/or feminist identities. One of the foundational theoretical texts for that field is, of course, Judith Butler's Gender Trouble…
Speaking of Cheryl Miller
Our article examines the responses of a group of women's basketball fans to an Internet posting that questioned the sexual orientation of women's basketball star Cheryl Miller. Miller arouses speculation because she seems to play with cultural markers of gender and sexuality. She wears ties and suspenders while working as a coach and a broadcaster. The norms of women's sport demand that women perform their heterosexuality in order to diffuse the …
The legend of the Tarahumara
Reading articles about the Tarahumara Indians of Northern Mexico that have appeared in popular US magazines, I identify four interlocking themes that constitute the Tarahumaras as a ‘white man's Indian’: a) the Tarahumaras are primitive hunters; b) they eat a simple and healthy diet; c) they complete superhuman feats of endurance; and d) they lack the sense of time/work discipline that would make them successful athletes in Western-style enduranc…
Gender Studies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 works) · Athletes (2 works)