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      “Wandering and Wondering”: Theory and Representation in Feminist Physical Cultural Studies

      Thorpe, Holly Aysha; Barbour, Karen; Bruce, Toni
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       10.1123/ssj.28.1.106
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      Thorpe, H., Barbour, K. & Bruce, T. (2011). “Wandering and Wondering”: Theory and Representation in Feminist Physical Cultural Studies. Sociology of Sport Journal, 28(1), 106-134.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5324
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      In this paper we explore the potential of physical cultural studies for collaborative, interdisciplinary, theoretically-informed, reflexive research on the physically active female body. We use the metaphors of "wandering and wondering" to interrogate our experiences of movement within and across physical cultural fields and academic borders. Grounded in an ethnographic narrative approach, we revisit the ways in which different aspects of our identities were highlighted during our waka ama, snowboarding and basketball experiences. Drawing upon feminist readings of Bourdieu’s work, we challenged each other to reflect critically upon previously unquestioned or unexplored aspects of our subjectivities. While the paper focuses on the results of these discussions, we also offer insights into the collaborative process. Ultimately we argue that sharing narratives of our experiences and exploring them further with theory offers a good place to begin new interdisciplinary conversations that may push physical cultural studies research in new directions.
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      2011
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      Journal Article
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      Human Kinetics Publishers Inc
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      This article has been published in the journal: Sociology of Sport Journal. © 2011 Human Kinetics, Inc.
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