Women in action sport cultures : identity, politics and experience /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, United Kingdom :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2016]
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| Series: | Global culture and sport.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Endorsements; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; 1: Introduction: Contextualizing Women in Action Sport Cultures; Contextualizing Women in Action Sport Cultures; Looking Forward: Future Feminisms in Action Sports; References; Part I: Researching Gender in Action Sport Cultures; 2: Looking Back, Moving Forward? Reflections from Early Action Sport Researchers; Recommended Reading; 3: Surfing Together: Exploring the Potential of a Collaborative Ethnographic Moment; Imagining Collaborative Ethnography; Creating an Interpretive Zone: Reflections on the Process
- Positionality: Identity Politics Amongst (Collaborating) Researchers/Surfers Geographical Positioning in the Surfing Field; Perspective; Hierarchies; Embodiment: Whiteness and Size; Conclusion: Imagining New Spaces for Collaboration; References; Part II: Gender Relations and Negotiations; 4: Sporting Gender Relations, Life Course Transitions and Implications for Women Rock Climbers; Life Course Transitions, Masculinity and Gendered Relations; Risk, Gender and the Life Course; Parenting and Gendered Sporting Relations; The Gendered Body and Life Course Changes; Summary; References
- 5: 'Don't Be a Douche': An Introduction to Sex-Integrated Roller Derby Introduction; Collaborative, Reflexive Ethnography in Mixed-Sex/Gender Derby; Roller Derby-Changing Gender Relations; Institutional Gender Relations; Playing Together: Don't Be a Douche, Be a Gentleman; Don't Be a Douche and Don't Hold Back; Conclusion; Bibliography; 6: Parkour, Gendered Power and the Politics of Identity; Parkour, Embodiment and Masculine Identity; Anti-Sports Discourse: Self-Improvements vs. Competition; Parkour's Ethos of Practice: An Ethic of Inclusivity and Care
- Contradictory Performances of Masculinity Masculine Power and the Exclusion of Women?; Female Participation: Traceuse; Providing Safe Spaces?; Which Women?; Parkour in Iran: A Snapshot; Towards a Research Agenda; Bibliography; 7: The 'Girl Effect' in Action Sports for Development: The Case of the Female Practitioners of Skateistan; Empowering Girls Through Action Sports? A Critical Overview; The 'Girl Effect' in Development; Skateistan: Skateboarding and Educational Programs for Afghan Girls; Female Staff o Skateistan: Middle-Walking with the Girl Effect
- Creating Change in the Lives of Afghan Girls: Balancing Hope and Realities Challenging the Victim Narrative: 'We Don't Use Images of Our Students Looking Tragic'; 'We're Always Sharing Our Experiences': Organizational Culture of Skateistan; Final Thoughts; References; Part III: Female Action Sport Identities and Lived Experiences; 8: Negotiating Moral Terrain: Snowboarding Mothers; Snowboarding as a Risky Pursuit?; 'I Rode Straight into the Gunbarrel': The Pleasures of Risk-Taking; 'Even My Mother Didn't Approve': Risk and the Government of Pregnancy