Pirkko Markula-Denison, Richard Pringle

Foucault, Sport and Exercise (eBook, ePUB)

Power, Knowledge and Transforming the Self

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

It is now fairly common for researchers in sport to make reference to Foucault or Foucauldian theory. This is the first text to offer an overview of existing work in this area, and to explore more fully the potential of Foucauldian theory to inform the study of sport, fitness and physical activity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134244126
• Artikelnr.: 42641789

Autorenporträt

Markula-Denison, Pirkko; Pringle, Richard

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Power, Knowledge and the Self: Introduction to
Foucauldian Theorising 1. An Introduction to Michel Foucault: His Work,
Life and Effect 2. Technologies of Dominance: Power, Discourses and the
Disciplined Bodies Part 2: Foucauldian Interpretations of the Body and
Lived Experiences in Sport and Exercise 3. Knowledge and Truth: Discursive
Construction of the Fit and Healthy Body 4. Exercise: Disciplined into
Docile Bodies 5. Sport and the Discursive Construction of Gendered Bodies
6. A Discursive Analysis of Rugby Experiences and the Construction of
Gendered Identities Part 3: Aesthetics of Ethical Self Stylisation 7. The
Technologies of the Self 8. Aesthetic Self-Stylisation: Mindful Fitness as
Practice of Freedom 9. The Ethics of Self-Care: The Academic Self as a Work
of Art 10. Ethical Games of Truth: Critical Pedagogy and Collective Stories
Conclusion Notes References Index