Book Research

1) Spender, Dale (1983): Feminist Theorists. Great Sutton Street, London: The womens Press LTD.- This book particularly focuses on providing viewpoints from many of the Key theorists around in the 1980's and even up to three hundred years prior to that. This will greatly fit in to the Social and Historical aspect of my study and furthermore will provide the viewpoint from a key group associated with the progression of female sports, the Feminists.

2) Curran, James & Gurevitch, Michael (2000):Mass Media and Society, Third edition. Euston Road, London: Hodder Headline group.- This book focuses on providing an over view on many key aspects relevant to my study, particuarly goes in to great detail on every element of SHEP that i can mention in my study. Section 3 (The mediation of Meaning) in particular focuses on representation and has a great amount of detail on the representation of women.

3) Kingston, Anne (2004): The meaning of wife: Toronto, Canada: HarperCollins Publishers LTD.- This book would heavily be focusing on the political aspect of SHEP, as it provides an explanation into the traditional conservative viewpoint of the family orientated wife. The book explains what is associated with being a wife and what is expected of a wife intodays society. It looks at many iconic figures within the media who defeat the stereotype of women being housewives e.t.c. and looks at many debates associated with the women and marriage. Hence this would be a very useful book to mention in my study as it is very relevant to the representation of women.

4) Sardar, Ziauddin & Loon,van,Borin (2000): Introducing Media Studies: Duxford, Cambridge: Icon Books LTD- The book particularly looks at and explores the relationship between the Media, ideology, knowledge and power. Much of the book looks at ideologies present within the media and gender represetnation within the media, and hence due to this would be useful to include in my independent study.

5)Holmes, Kelly & Richard Lewis (2004): Kelly Holmes, My Olimpic Ten days: Thames Wharf Studios, London: Virgin books LTD- As Kelly Holmes is one of the biggest female sports icons in this world , her words of her victory in the olympics would come in useful in my study, whilst discussing influential female sports figures. In particular she could also be mentioned in the political aspect in my study, as she is taking part in the board for the olympics alongside Sebastian Coe, hence is a great example of why an increase in female representation in sports is existant nowadays.

6)Branston, Gill & Stafford, Roy (2003): The Media Student's Book:Abindgdon, Oxon: Routledge- This book focuses on many key aspects of Ideologies, Representation, SHEP, Audience theories, theorists and key media debates that are of high relevenace to my debate. The book also focuses on and goes into detail about many case studies that i can mention and are useful for my independent study.

7)Arno, Madeleine (1985): Race & Gender:Headington Hill, Oxford: Pergamon Press Ltd- This book goes into great detail about many issues regarding gender particularly within society and also education. It would be of great use in my study to focus on the social and Historical aspect of SHEP, particularly as it provides information regarding the situation in the 1980's and prior to that.

8)Rayner, Phillip & Wall, Peter & Kruger, Stephen(2001): Media Studies: The Essential Introduction: New Fetter Lane, London: Routledge- This book particularly shows an indepth explanation and study into gender and representation, aswell as presents key debates and case studies, that would be off high relevance to my Independent study. It also goes into great detail regarding ideologies and links to modern day media texts that i could include and refer to in my study.

9)Stam, Robert(2000): Film theory: Britain: Blackwell Publishers- This book goes into great detail in exploring how females are representated within film. This would be useful in my study as often films reflect and pay an influential role in what is occuring within society. It also shows different audiences viewpoints on women E.G. a male dominated film showing women in a weak role, is likely to have an audience who believe in patriarchy.

10)Hong,Fan and Mangan,J.A.(2003)Soccer, Women and Sexual liberation: USA: Routledge-This book exemplifies the progression of womens football over the years and is the first in depth study of womens football in particular. All aspects of this book covered will be extremely useful for my study and this is a vital book for me to research into, to find out more about womens football worldwide aswell as in the U.K.