Terra Ludus A Novel about Media, Gender and Sport /

Set in the near future, Terra Ludus follows a group of friends as their lives are turned upside down by the downstream effects of the actions of the protagonist, Daniela Bartoli. Five years after the professional International Women’s Basketball League is unceremoniously dumped by its parent men’s o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruce, Toni (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2016.
Series:Social Fictions Series
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • End of an Era
  • Real Life?
  • Friends
  • Speaking Out
  • Vid World
  • The Meeting
  • Back to Normality?
  • Eat Shit and Die
  • Threat
  • Getting Ready
  • Back on the Court
  • Training
  • The Announcement
  • PR
  • Warning
  • Authenticity
  • Downtime
  • More Support
  • Reactions
  • No Rest for the Wicked
  • Terra Australia
  • Back to Terra Ludus
  • The Game
  • Aftermath
  • Travelling
  • Down the Runway
  • Change
  • Going Home
  • Coming Back
  • Recovery?
  • It’s All Alright
  • The Final
  • Suggested Classroom and Book Club Use
  • Discussion or Homework Questions
  • Creative Writing Assignments
  • Performance Activities
  • About the Author.