Popular hockey shows are imagining a more inclusive sport. But recent controversies show how difficult it is to change hockey culture.
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The Queer Bookshelf, a personal journey and quest to document queer writing, is smart and generous – but has some surprising omissions.
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‘Heated Rivalry’ could signal crucial queer representation during a politically dangerous time.
Heated Rivalry is set within the popular but hyper-masculine space of a men’s professional sporting league.
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Heated Rivalry depicts a sporting world where queer joy, acceptance and belonging is not only possible, but is enthusiastically embraced.
Queer joy in ‘Heated Rivalry’ unsettles hockey’s hypermasculine order and makes new ways of relating seem possible.
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PhD Candidate in Queer Male Romance, Flinders University
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Lecturer of Communication, Sports Media, Deakin University
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Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Researcher and Consultant
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Postgraduate Researcher, Department of Sociology, Social Policy, and Criminology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, Brock University
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Associate Professor, College of Arts, University of Guelph
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Arts & Media Management, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
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Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
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Scientia Associate Professor and Co-Associate Dean Indigenous (ADA), UNSW