Browsing by Author "Denison, Jim"
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Understanding problematic sporting stories: Narrative therapy and applied sport psychology
(Otago Polytechnic Te Kura Matatini ki Otago, 2006)In this paper we examine how postmodernism can inform the practice of sport psychology. More specifically, we will discuss how a therapeutic approach known as “narrative therapy” can enable athletes to reclaim control ...
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Embodied ways of knowing: women’s solo contemporary dance in Aotearoa, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2002)Feminists have offered critiques of dominant dualist Western ‘knowledge’ and epistemology, arguing that such knowledge is oppressive to women. Acceptance of reasoning as the only way to ‘knowledge’, ‘somatophobic’ privileging ... -
Doing the damage? An examination of masculinities and men's rugby experiences of pain, fear and pleasure
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Rugby union's prominent and historic link with males, within Aotearoa/New Zealand, has helped constitute it as a key signifier of masculinity. Feminist-inspired research suggests, however, that heavy-contact sports, like ... -
Stories from the inside: A narrative analysis investigating the professional lives of three New Zealand secondary school heads of English departments
(The University of Waikato, 2002)This research is a narrative analysis based on an investigation into the professional lives of heads of English departments (HODs) in three New Zealand secondary schools. The main data collection methods of interviews and ...
