EveryGirl's Guide to Roller Derby: A Navigational Guide

EveryGirl's Guide to Roller Derby: A Navigational Guide through the World of Roller Derby

EveryGirlâ€™s Guide to Roller Derby is a pithy guidebook about the culture of roller derby, which is meant to celebrate the resurgence of the sport of roller derby, an era when thousands of women united to recreate a sport. Roller derby encompasses third-wave feminism â€“ a movement that celebrates the uniqueness of women, but is not embraced in American society â€“ and the sportâ€™s rapid growth is a sign that women all over the world in search of â€œsomethingâ€ have found it in roller derby. Pairing a no-nonsense tone and the culture of roller derby as the only subject matter, this guidebook aims to use humor as a means to tackle serious female issues. These include: body image consciousness, lack of confidence, miscommunication and fatalism. It pokes fun at traditional ways of viewing womanhood in attempt to make the reader hold a mirror to herself and laugh, rather than despair.
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
IsAdultProduct 1
EANs 9781480039865
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
IsAdultProduct	1
EANs	9781480039865
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

EveryGirl's Guide to Roller Derby: A Navigational Guide through the World of Roller Derby