Double Crossover

Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball

Courtney M. Cox

$255

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

University of Illinois Press
05 May 2025

Communication studies; Feminism & feminist theory; Basketball

Series: Studies in Sports Media

As they compete in leagues around the world, elite women’s basketball players continually adjust to new cultures, rules, and contracts.

Courtney M. Cox follows athletes, coaches, journalists, and advocates of women’s basketball as they pursue careers within the sport. Despite all attempts to contain them or prevent forward momentum, they circumvent expectations and open new possibilities within and outside of the game. Throughout the book, Cox explores the intersection of race and gender against the backdrop of the WNBA, NCAA, and other leagues within the United States and around the world. Blending interviews and participant observation with content analysis, she charts how athletes and advocates of women’s hoops illuminate new forms of navigating the global sports-media complex.

Timely and original, Double Crossover takes readers into the lived world of women’s basketball to shed light on the struggles, triumphs, and contributions of today’s players and those around them.

By: Courtney M. Cox
Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780252046575
ISBN 10: 0252046579
Series: Studies in Sports Media
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 05 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Prologue Abbreviations Pregame Introducing the Crossover First Quarter “Betting on Ourselves”: The Politics and Ethics of Care in the WNBPA Second Quarter Translating Time-Outs: The Choreography of Playing Overseas Third Quarter Mission Equity: New Sporting Labor Considerations within Athletes Unlimited Fourth Quarter You Can’t See Me: Moving Past Misogynoir during March Madness Overtime The Game Is Grown Note on Sources Notes Index

Courtney M. Cox is an assistant professor in the Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon and the co-director of The Sound of Victory, a multi-platform digital humanities project.

Reviews for Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball

""In this moment, when women's basketball is finally getting the media coverage it deserves, I'm grateful for groundbreaking journalists like Courtney M. Cox, who have been telling these stories for years with both grace and heart. This book is essential--as innovative as the crossover moving through these pages.""--Mirin Fader, author of Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon