Media Representations of Footballers' Wives: A Wag's Life

by J. Bullen

Overview

Representing a detailed analysis of footballers' wives and their role in contemporary British culture, this books explores how the generic and stereotypical 'Wag' has been created by newspaper and magazine coverage, auto/biographies and influential television programmes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137335685
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/19/2014
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	221
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 2.60(d)

About the Author

The late Jen Bullen was a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, UK, between 2006 and 2010.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Framing the wag 3. Methodology 4. Wives in Print 5. Footballers' Wive$ - Fact or Fiction? 6. Auto/biographies – Telling Tales 7. Conclusions – What's in a Name? Data Sources Bibliography Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C