Athletic Fatness
Forgiving Corpulence in Elite Bodies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12082008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine M Jamieson (0000-0003-2736-9441, 1University of North Carolina-Greensboro, corresponding author), Adrian Stringer (0000-0002-0409-7976, Elon University), Amy Stringer (0000-0001-8875-308X, 2Elon University), Melissa Blair Andrews (1University of North Carolina-Greensboro) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 148-163 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1123/ssj.25.1.148 |
| OpenAlex | W2116765475 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
In crafting this analysis of professional golfers John Daly and Laura Davies, we were struck by the contradictions to corporeal rationality that elite, corpulent athletes might enact through their mere presence, as well as through their public ability to compete with idealized athletic bodies. That sport and dominant beliefs about sport contribute to disciplining bodies is not a point of contention for us. It is, however, unclear where the disciplining lines are drawn, and what happens when bodies that resist corporeal rationality refuse to disappear. What are the consequences of/for publicly successful, undisciplined bodies operating instead in a corporeal irrationality? Of course this entire line of questioning suggests fissures in the disciplining systems of corporeal rationality outlined by several scholars (Kirk, 2004; Shilling, 2005). It is to when and where such disciplining systems come unhinged that we aim this analysis of John Daly and Laura Davies
Aesthetics · Art · Athletes · Competitive sport · Elite · Irrationality · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Sociology · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Doping in Sports · Law · Medicine · Sports, Gender, and Society
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |