Natural disaster arrhythmia and action sports: The case of the Christchurch earthquake

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dc.contributor.authorThorpe, Holly Aysha
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-22T04:53:22Z
dc.date.available2013-05-22T04:53:22Z
dc.date.copyright2013-05-20
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractTaking inspiration from French sociologist and philosopher Henri Lefebvre’s theory of ‘rhythmanalysis’, the author advocates new ways of thinking about the impact of natural disaster on the bodies and everyday mobilities of those who continue to live in disrupted spaces. Drawing upon interviews conducted with residents living in Christchurch, New Zealand, before, during and after the devastating February 2011 earthquake, she explains how this ‘arrhythmic’ experience forced many to rethink the importance of sport and physical activity in their everyday lives, and for their affective connections to space, place, family and community. She describes how some committed action sport participants adopted highly creative practices in order to continue their participation in sports such as surfing, skateboarding, mountain biking and climbing. In so doing, the familiar rhythms of recreational sport helped some cope with the many stresses of daily life during the long process of recovery, and contributed to the rebuilding of personal and collective identities, affective relationships with place, and a sense of belonging in post-disaster geographies.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationThorpe, H. (2013). Natural disaster arrhythmia and action sports: The case of the Christchurch earthquake. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, published online on May 20 2013.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1012690213485951en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/7639
dc.publisherSageen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfInternational Review for the Sociology of Sporten_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport
dc.relation.urihttp://irs.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/05/16/1012690213485951.full.pdf+htmlen_NZ
dc.subjectaction sportsen_NZ
dc.subjectearthquakeen_NZ
dc.subjectLefebvreen_NZ
dc.subjectnatural disasteren_NZ
dc.subjectrhythmanalysisen_NZ
dc.titleNatural disaster arrhythmia and action sports: The case of the Christchurch earthquakeen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page1en_NZ
pubs.elements-id38649
pubs.end-page25en_NZ
pubs.volumeonlineen_NZ
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