sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies
Abstract
In this article, I revisit the last ten years of international sport policies on gender testing in order to revise normative constructions of the athletes’ bodies. Specifically, I focus on the International Association of Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) new regulation from 2018 governing the eligibility of certain female athletes with differences of sexual development accompanied by elevated levels of natural testosterone. I argue that the IAAF testosterone regulation is based on a colonial continuity of upholding gender norms and racial hierarchies.
Publication Date
5-31-2019
Recommended Citation
Heinz, Daniel
(2019)
"What Advantage Does Difference Make? Leveling the Imperial Playing Field,"
sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies: Vol. 12, Article 10.
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https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/sprinkle/vol12/iss1/10
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