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“The Empire Skates Back” (2015, Lisa Wilton Photography). “Superheros Vs. Villians!” (2015, Lisa Wilton Photography).

Smaller roller derby leagues, such as the North Shore Roller Derby, still use bout posters similar to the roller derby visuals of the early revival. These smaller leagues, while still athletic, focus more on building a strong sense of team unity, sisterhood, and a safe female created space. It is important to remember that “roller derby is more than a conventional game of sport, it is a diverse leisure space produced by and for women where the embodied contest is against normalized gender ideals that position women as meek, fragile, and defined in relation to men and masculine desire” (Pavlidis and Fullgar 432).