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Gender on the ropes: An autoethnographic account of boxing in Tasmania, Australia
Citation
Nash, M, Gender on the ropes: An autoethnographic account of boxing in Tasmania, Australia, International Review for The Sociology of Sport, 52, (6) pp. 734-750. ISSN 1461-7218 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 The Author
DOI: doi:10.1177/1012690215615198
Abstract
This paper documents how I fought for a place as a boxer in a regional Tasmanian boxing gym over a 30 month period. This work builds on existing ethnographic accounts that argue that, for women, becoming a boxer is more than just a matter of developing a fit body and physical skill – it is a continual project of negotiating gendered identity. Using an analytic autoethnographic methodology and drawing on contemporary theories of masculinity, I share my individual experiences as a boxer and, in turn, reveal the complexities of bodywork and gendered identity within Tasmanian amateur boxing culture. My closing discussion analyses the way in which performances of masculinity were precarious, fragmented and anxious.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Social change |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Sport, exercise and recreation |
Objective Field: | Recreation and leisure activities (excl. sport and exercise) |
UTAS Author: | Nash, M (Associate Professor Meredith Nash) |
ID Code: | 104316 |
Year Published: | 2017 (online first 2015) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 12 |
Deposited By: | School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2015-11-09 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-12 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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