The Natural
An Autoethnography of a Masculinized Body in Sport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2387919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Murray Drummond (0000-0002-2321-6803, Flinders University, South Australia,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 374-389 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Men and Masculinities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1097-184X • E-ISSN: 1552-6828 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1097184x09352181 |
| OpenAlex | W2132613605 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 2 |
Stories about individual's lives in relation to sport, and the body have intrigued me. This is due in part to my significant involvement in sport throughout my life and its central role in shaping my masculine identity. I have been particularly interested in autoethnographies as a means through which such stories are conveyed. It is the intense personal meaning that has captivated me most. I often contemplated the capacity to tell my story of a life so heavily invested in sport. The following article is an autoethnography of my body involved in elite level sport. I use a life historical approach to articulate the way in which my body became the focus of my existence within sport and how this impacted my masculine identity. This is a story about my life, and my body in sport. I invite the reader to share my story in the desire that it will elicit a similar response to those engendered in me when I am engaged with a meaningful story
Aesthetics · Art · Autoethnography · Elite · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Gender Studies · History · Law · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance
Masculinities and sport
Masculinities in the Middle
‘Coach, or female coach? And does it matter?’
DeusEx Saved My Life
A Turning Point as an Opportunity to (Re)Think and Give a Voice to One’s Own Body
Eating for Excellence
I put pressure on myself to keep that body’
Athletic identity – or an autoethnography of almost losing a leg
Game of two passions
Learning about bodies and the lived consequences
Foci and factors that contribute to physical educators’ construction of their professional body subjectivities
Expendable young males
The good, the bad and the ugly’
The influence of consumerism on Spanish physical education teachers
The Postqualitative Turn in Physical Cultural Studies
Analysing 'Seriousness' in Roller Derby
MAN UP!' On Masculinity and Childhood
Psychoanalytic-Autoethnography
Revise, resubmit and reveal? An autoethnographer's story of facing the challenges of revealing the self through publication
Masculine Aesthetics and Food Ascetics
| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |