Dominika Byczkowska-Owczarek
Biographic Data
| ID | 5945196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dominika Byczkowska-Owczarek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dominika |
| FAMILY NAME | Byczkowska-Owczarek |
| SIGNATURE | BYCZKOWSKA-OWCZAREK D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lodz |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6411-6550 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Czyje jest ciało? O sprawowaniu kontroli społecznej nad ciałem
Celem tekstu jest omówienie sprawowania kontroli społecznej nad ciałem. Autorki przedstawiają inspiracje płynące z koncepcji teoretyków, takich jak Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Anselm Strauss, Jean-Claude Kaufmann, Marcel Mauss, Norbert Elias, dorobku polskich socjologów i socjolożek, a także przedstawicielek nurtu feministycznego. Autorki doprecyzowują termin „społeczna kontrola nad ciałem” oraz definiują ciało jako cielesne aspekty ludzkie…
A Socially Constructed Individualist
The paper analyzes the role-making of an orchestral conductor. It is framed by the symbolic interactionist perspective and focuses on Ralph Turner’s role-making theory and the works of Alfred Schütz and Howard S. Becker and associates. The research project is based on grounded theory methodology. The applied techniques include semi-structured interviews, video-elicited interviews, observations of teaching conducting and opera rehearsals, video an…
Body and Social Interaction—The Case of Dance. Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
The article aims at presenting the symbolic interactionism as a useful and flexible theoretical perspective in research on the human body. It shows the assumptions of symbolic interactionism in their relation to the human body, as well as explains how basic notions of this theoretical perspective are embodied—the self, social role, identity, acting, interacting. I depict the unobvious presence of the body in the classical works of George H. Mead,…
Online Gamers, Lived Experiences, and Sense of Belonging
Individuals who partake in video games are often regarded with prejudice. It is an activity that is perceived to be mainly related to senseless leisure and teenage entertainment. However, many diverse people make video games such an important part of their lives that they become passionately engaged in it. Video games and online video gaming offer the player immersive experiences unlike any other forms of media. A phenomenological and interpretiv…
Performing on the Boundary of Art and Sport
In this article the author sheds light on how dancers act towards their bodies in the exceptionally competitive environment of competitive ballroom dancing. I also show how constantly performing on the boundary between two worlds, art and sport, and reconciling conflicting requirements influences perspectives on the body, how it is used, and how it physically changes. Drawing on specific examples from the field, the author argues that competition…
Girls in Football, Boys in Dance. Stereotypization Processes in Socialization of Young Sportsmen and Sportswomen
The article at hand presents and discusses the issue of gender stereotypization strategies during the socialization process of children practicing atypical gender sports, which is perceived as inappropriate to their gender. The outcomes of two qualitative studies among girls playing football and boys practicing ballroom dancing focus on various types of social influence of their families, coaches, and peers. The importance of parents’ role in rep…
Sociology of the Body—Teaching Embodied Approach through Autoethnography
The article presents and discusses the way of teaching sociology of the body whose aim is to allow students to become familiar with embodied methodology and make them methodologically sensitive. The research tasks given to the students are based on analytic autoethnography which influences the students’ methodological development. Examples of the students’ works are presented and discussed, particularly in terms of the advantages they might bring…
Artykuły
What do we study studying body? Researcher’s attempts to embodiment research
The article presents researcher’s attempts, methodological problems and queries in embodiment research during a Grounded Theory Methodology based study on social world of ballroom dancers. The research has been conducted among ballroom dancers, flamenco dancers, belly dancers, dance instructors, choreographers and judges. One of the aspects of the research is social construction of embodiment. In the article I will present techniques and methods …
Girls in Football, Boys in Dance. Stereotypization Processes in Socialization of Young Sportsmen and Sportswomen
The article at hand presents and discusses the issue of gender stereotypization strategies during the socialization process of children practicing atypical gender sports, which is perceived as inappropriate to their gender. The outcomes of two qualitative studies among girls playing football and boys practicing ballroom dancing focus on various types of social influence of their families, coaches, and peers. The importance of parents’ role in rep…
What do we study studying body? Researcher’s attempts to embodiment research
The article presents researcher’s attempts, methodological problems and queries in embodiment research during a Grounded Theory Methodology based study on social world of ballroom dancers. The research has been conducted among ballroom dancers, flamenco dancers, belly dancers, dance instructors, choreographers and judges. One of the aspects of the research is social construction of embodiment. In the article I will present techniques and methods …
Sociology of the Body—Teaching Embodied Approach through Autoethnography
The article presents and discusses the way of teaching sociology of the body whose aim is to allow students to become familiar with embodied methodology and make them methodologically sensitive. The research tasks given to the students are based on analytic autoethnography which influences the students’ methodological development. Examples of the students’ works are presented and discussed, particularly in terms of the advantages they might bring…
Online Gamers, Lived Experiences, and Sense of Belonging
Individuals who partake in video games are often regarded with prejudice. It is an activity that is perceived to be mainly related to senseless leisure and teenage entertainment. However, many diverse people make video games such an important part of their lives that they become passionately engaged in it. Video games and online video gaming offer the player immersive experiences unlike any other forms of media. A phenomenological and interpretiv…
Performing on the Boundary of Art and Sport
In this article the author sheds light on how dancers act towards their bodies in the exceptionally competitive environment of competitive ballroom dancing. I also show how constantly performing on the boundary between two worlds, art and sport, and reconciling conflicting requirements influences perspectives on the body, how it is used, and how it physically changes. Drawing on specific examples from the field, the author argues that competition…
What do we study studying body? Researcher’s attempts to embodiment research
The article presents researcher’s attempts, methodological problems and queries in embodiment research during a Grounded Theory Methodology based study on social world of ballroom dancers. The research has been conducted among ballroom dancers, flamenco dancers, belly dancers, dance instructors, choreographers and judges. One of the aspects of the research is social construction of embodiment. In the article I will present techniques and methods …
Artykuły
Girls in Football, Boys in Dance. Stereotypization Processes in Socialization of Young Sportsmen and Sportswomen
The article at hand presents and discusses the issue of gender stereotypization strategies during the socialization process of children practicing atypical gender sports, which is perceived as inappropriate to their gender. The outcomes of two qualitative studies among girls playing football and boys practicing ballroom dancing focus on various types of social influence of their families, coaches, and peers. The importance of parents’ role in rep…
Sociology of the Body—Teaching Embodied Approach through Autoethnography
The article presents and discusses the way of teaching sociology of the body whose aim is to allow students to become familiar with embodied methodology and make them methodologically sensitive. The research tasks given to the students are based on analytic autoethnography which influences the students’ methodological development. Examples of the students’ works are presented and discussed, particularly in terms of the advantages they might bring…
Online Gamers, Lived Experiences, and Sense of Belonging
Individuals who partake in video games are often regarded with prejudice. It is an activity that is perceived to be mainly related to senseless leisure and teenage entertainment. However, many diverse people make video games such an important part of their lives that they become passionately engaged in it. Video games and online video gaming offer the player immersive experiences unlike any other forms of media. A phenomenological and interpretiv…
Performing on the Boundary of Art and Sport
In this article the author sheds light on how dancers act towards their bodies in the exceptionally competitive environment of competitive ballroom dancing. I also show how constantly performing on the boundary between two worlds, art and sport, and reconciling conflicting requirements influences perspectives on the body, how it is used, and how it physically changes. Drawing on specific examples from the field, the author argues that competition…
Body and Social Interaction—The Case of Dance. Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
The article aims at presenting the symbolic interactionism as a useful and flexible theoretical perspective in research on the human body. It shows the assumptions of symbolic interactionism in their relation to the human body, as well as explains how basic notions of this theoretical perspective are embodied—the self, social role, identity, acting, interacting. I depict the unobvious presence of the body in the classical works of George H. Mead,…
A Socially Constructed Individualist
The paper analyzes the role-making of an orchestral conductor. It is framed by the symbolic interactionist perspective and focuses on Ralph Turner’s role-making theory and the works of Alfred Schütz and Howard S. Becker and associates. The research project is based on grounded theory methodology. The applied techniques include semi-structured interviews, video-elicited interviews, observations of teaching conducting and opera rehearsals, video an…
Czyje jest ciało? O sprawowaniu kontroli społecznej nad ciałem
Celem tekstu jest omówienie sprawowania kontroli społecznej nad ciałem. Autorki przedstawiają inspiracje płynące z koncepcji teoretyków, takich jak Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Anselm Strauss, Jean-Claude Kaufmann, Marcel Mauss, Norbert Elias, dorobku polskich socjologów i socjolożek, a także przedstawicielek nurtu feministycznego. Autorki doprecyzowują termin „społeczna kontrola nad ciałem” oraz definiują ciało jako cielesne aspekty ludzkie…
Sociology (8 works) · Visual arts (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Dance (3 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (3 works)