Do What (S)HE Says and You Will Be a Champion
Poetic Representations and the Unmuting of My Swimmer Body
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2386174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Ann Mcmahon (0000-0002-2400-0166, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia), Jenny Mcmahon (0000-0002-1079-8939, corresponding author), Kerry Rebecca Mcgannon (0000-0002-8614-697X, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 411-415 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077800416672695 |
| OpenAlex | W2537804631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
A series of four poems were generated as a result of McMahon's reimmersion into an elite swimming culture where she purposely revisited emotional and mental pain experienced 15 years earlier. Her reimmersion resulted in the re-engagement of torturous training and bodily regimes that other swimmers were subjected to and subjected themselves to. By presenting four evocative poetic representations, McMahon empowered and expressed her 40-year-old body's sensations and experiences as she resubjected it to a culture that continues to torment her. These four poetic representations indeed assisted her to sort, ponder, and acknowledge her body's experiences, voices, and her ever-evolving embodied consciousness. It is hoped that the audience will think and feel with McMahon's bodily encounters, reflecting on them and drawing their own conclusions and understandings
Aesthetics · Art · Champion · Consciousness · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Literature · Poetry · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Diversity and Impact of Dance · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |