Snowboarders: Bodies out of control and in conflict

This article discusses snowboarding and snowboarders` relationships with skiing and skiers. The latter `represent` local authorities `on site`, that is, on the mountain. Skiing`s long history and acceptance as a legitimate` pastime and sport endow skiers with a form of authority. This article contends that snowboarders contravene skiers` definitions of what constitutes `acceptable bodies`. This article also attempts to situate these relationships within changes in late capitalism and its profound impact on society over the last fifty years.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:organisations and events technical sports sport history and sport politics
Published in:Sporting Traditions
Language:English
Published: 1996
Online Access:https://docplayer.net/62396529-Snowboarders-bodies-out-of-control-and-in-conflict-1.html
Volume:13
Issue:1
Pages:3-24
Document types:article
Level:advanced