In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, announced that she was living as a man. Almost simultaneously, the famous British athlete Mark Weston,...
In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, announced that she was living as a man. Almost simultaneously, the famous British athlete Mark Weston, also assigned female at birth, declared that he too was a man. Magazines and radio programs worldwide broadcast the news, and both became famous worldwide. A few...
In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, announced that she was living as a man. Almost simultaneously, the famous British athlete Mark Weston, also assigned female at birth, declared that he too was a man. Magazines and radio programs worldwide broadcast the news, and both became famous worldwide. A few decades later, they were almost forgotten. In the course of their transitions, what could have been a promotion of equality, through a combination of bureaucracy, war, and sheer luck, evolved into the exact opposite: the most well-known panic reaction around transgender, trans, and non-conforming gender athletes.
In the book The Other Olympians, Michael Waters reveals, for the first time, the riveting true stories of Koubek, Weston, and other pioneering transgender and trans athletes of their time. With dedicated research and cinematic flair, Waters also tracks how members of the International Olympic Committee ignored the atrocities of Nazi Germany in order to host the Berlin Olympics, a collaboration that ended up influencing the IOC’s nearly century-long obsession with monitoring and recording gender.
Subversive and revealing, The Other Olympians is a revolutionary, archive-hidden marvel, an inspiring call for equality, and a crucial contribution to understanding the modern cultural wars around gender in sports.
Pages: 368, Dimensions: 16.2x16.2cm
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In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, announced that she was living as a man. Almost simultaneously, the famous British athlete Mark Weston, also assigned female at birth, declared that he too was a man. Magazines and radio programs worldwide broadcast the news, and both became famous worldwide. A few decades later, they were almost forgotten. In the course of their transitions, what could have been a promotion of equality, through a combination of bureaucracy, war, and sheer luck, evolved into the exact opposite: the most well-known panic reaction around transgender, trans, and non-conforming gender athletes.
In the book The Other Olympians, Michael Waters reveals, for the first time, the riveting true stories of Koubek, Weston, and other pioneering transgender and trans athletes of their time. With dedicated research and cinematic flair, Waters also tracks how members of the International Olympic Committee ignored the atrocities of Nazi Germany in order to host the Berlin Olympics, a collaboration that ended up influencing the IOC’s nearly century-long obsession with monitoring and recording gender.
Subversive and revealing, The Other Olympians is a revolutionary, archive-hidden marvel, an inspiring call for equality, and a crucial contribution to understanding the modern cultural wars around gender in sports.
Pages: 368, Dimensions: 16.2x16.2cm
Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.
