Vera Lúcia Ferreira Pinto Fernandes

RESENHA DO LIVRO MULHERES NO OCTÓGONO: PERFORMATIVIDADES DE CORPOS, DE GÊNEROS E DE SEXUALIDADES

This is a review of Mulheres no Octogono: Performatividades de Corpos, de Generos e de Sexualidades (Women in the Octagon: Performativities of Bodies, Gender and Sexuality) by Carla Lisboa Grespan. Based on the author’s Master’s dissertation, the study is situated within post-structuralist and queer studies on gender and sexuality related to Physical Education and sports bodily practices. It raises relevant reflections on discursive taboo, stigma and discriminatory processes on Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) female athletes in cyberspace. It also contributes to processes of giving visibility and questioning the experiences of those athletes in the sports field of struggles.