Bethany Geckle
Biographic Data
| ID | 6507611 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bethany Geckle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bethany |
| FAMILY NAME | Geckle |
| SIGNATURE | GECKLE B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7877-0601 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Queer Eye for the Skater Guy
We introduce “queer core,” a growing contingent in skateboarding that provides a new lens through which to see skateboarding’s traditional core authenticity of cis-heteromasculine performances and identities. Queer core performs a distinctively oppositional identity through “defiance labor” to create a novel form of authenticity in skateboarding, from “skate meet ups” that take over skateparks to queer skater-owned brands to novel alliances with …
Skateboarding into Neverland
Skateboarders’ Representations of Materiality
Physical activity is commonly conceived of in terms of its human involvement – as a test of, and testament to, human ability. However, physical activity does not exist without the contributions of countless non-human agencies, such as equipment and environments, with which the athletes work closely and form relationships. As such, athletes have a unique understanding of non-human agency. In this article I analyse the power of non-human agency in …
Failure and Futurity
Skateboarding has been thought to possess a certain alternative ‘potential’ to challenge prevalent inequalities in sport. However, skateboarding remains a largely hetero-masculine domain. As such, queer identities have been marginalized and relegated to a peripheral space. Nevertheless, radical scenes of young queer skateboarders are offering alternative definitions and possibilities for what it means to be a skateboarder and do skateboarding. Th…
Sport and Technology
Failure and Futurity
Skateboarding has been thought to possess a certain alternative ‘potential’ to challenge prevalent inequalities in sport. However, skateboarding remains a largely hetero-masculine domain. As such, queer identities have been marginalized and relegated to a peripheral space. Nevertheless, radical scenes of young queer skateboarders are offering alternative definitions and possibilities for what it means to be a skateboarder and do skateboarding. Th…
Skateboarders’ Representations of Materiality
Physical activity is commonly conceived of in terms of its human involvement – as a test of, and testament to, human ability. However, physical activity does not exist without the contributions of countless non-human agencies, such as equipment and environments, with which the athletes work closely and form relationships. As such, athletes have a unique understanding of non-human agency. In this article I analyse the power of non-human agency in …
Failure and Futurity
Skateboarding has been thought to possess a certain alternative ‘potential’ to challenge prevalent inequalities in sport. However, skateboarding remains a largely hetero-masculine domain. As such, queer identities have been marginalized and relegated to a peripheral space. Nevertheless, radical scenes of young queer skateboarders are offering alternative definitions and possibilities for what it means to be a skateboarder and do skateboarding. Th…
Sport and Technology
Skateboarders’ Representations of Materiality
Physical activity is commonly conceived of in terms of its human involvement – as a test of, and testament to, human ability. However, physical activity does not exist without the contributions of countless non-human agencies, such as equipment and environments, with which the athletes work closely and form relationships. As such, athletes have a unique understanding of non-human agency. In this article I analyse the power of non-human agency in …
Skateboarding into Neverland
Queer Eye for the Skater Guy
We introduce “queer core,” a growing contingent in skateboarding that provides a new lens through which to see skateboarding’s traditional core authenticity of cis-heteromasculine performances and identities. Queer core performs a distinctively oppositional identity through “defiance labor” to create a novel form of authenticity in skateboarding, from “skate meet ups” that take over skateparks to queer skater-owned brands to novel alliances with …
Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (3 works) · Actor–network theory (2 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Digital Games and Media (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)