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Browse 29 OpenLearn items Professor Kath Woodward has worked on
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Calling the game: Sexism in World Cup punditry114
Eniola Aluko has worn the three lions - so why did her ITV colleagues treat her knowledge of football as a surprise?...
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10 Jul 2018
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Are things changing in world rugby?114
The Rugby World Cup 2015 - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? Kath Woodward discusses the social side of...
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22 Oct 2015
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The Rules of the Game114
How do governing bodies of sport ensure fair play on and off the pitch? Kath Woodward investigates...
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12 Oct 2015
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What’s Social about Chasing the Perfect Sporting Body?114
Is it possible to push your sporting performance to its maximum potential regardless of social inequalities? Kath...
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30 Sep 2015
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Time to stop playing nice about misogyny in sports114
Talks of re-signing convicted rapist Ched Evans has highlighted misogyny in sport is prevalent - we must protest,...
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23 Oct 2014
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Beyond the WAG114
Will women have the chance to be more than prostitutes and WAGs at the 2014 World Cup?
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12 Jun 2014
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No longer about charity: Women's cricket enters the professional era114
As England retains the ashes, and women players finally get professional status, Kath Woodward welcomes a leap...
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21 Feb 2014
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Discuss: The struggle of the working class114
What do you think about the struggles faced by the working class? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts...
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06 Aug 2013
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Discuss: Representations of the working class114
The working class in the media: stereotypes or accurate potrayals? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts...
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06 Aug 2013
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Discuss: Working class leisure114
From music hall to football to karaoke. Fill in our short leisure survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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06 Aug 2013
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Discuss: Housing for the working class114
Housing has always been a problem for the working class. Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and...
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06 Aug 2013
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Discuss: Does work define your class position?114
What do you think about work and the working class? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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06 Aug 2013
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This sporting life: making connections114
Kath Woodward argues that sport is not only about performance, competition, winning and losing; it is also deeply...
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18 Apr 2012
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Keep on running114
Oscar Pretorius is nicknamed "the blade runner". But where does assistance for disability end and cheating...
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07 Nov 2011
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Healthy bodies; gendered images114
Society is still obsessed by the size zero ideal for women. Kath Woodward observes that even Olympic gold medal...
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07 Nov 2011
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Playing by the rules, but who makes and breaks them?114
Sport might appear to be all about fair play, but it is also all about winning and losing; and some of the rewards...
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07 Nov 2011
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Muslim women and sport 114
Kath Woodward, Professor of Sociology at the The Open University, reflects on the changing place of sport in the...
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24 Oct 2011
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Who's really offside? 114
Who's really offside in sports? Kath Woodward, Professor of Sociology at The Open University, responds to sexist...
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25 Jan 2011
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Hopes of a host nation 114
Kath Woodward explores how the hopes of South Africa will be lifted by the World Cup.
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10 Jun 2010
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Sex, gender and speed114
Professor Kath Woodward considers the issues that are raised by the media's coverage of gender verification tests for...
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09 Sep 2009
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