It Feels Like a Big Performance
Space, Performativity and Young Woman Skateboarders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2392367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carrie Paechter (0000-0003-3050-5571, Nottingham Trent University, corresponding author), Lyndsey Stoodley (0000-0002-0901-6661, Independent Academic, UK), Michael Keenan (0000-0001-5191-9146, Nottingham Trent University), Chris Lawton (0000-0001-6568-9759, Skateboard GB, UK) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 947-964 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13607804231214100 |
| OpenAlex | W4390840247 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 34 |
In this article, we apply philosophical and sociological theory to consider how young women skateboarders interact with and are affected by performative aspects of skateboarding cultures. Drawing on findings from a qualitative study of three skateparks plus other skate spaces in and around two English cities, we argue that these spaces are performative in nature and that this is frequently problematic for young woman skateboarders. We suggest that, due to their comparative rarity in these spaces, young women are put under an immediate spotlight on entry, with an expectation that they perform a competent skateboarder identity while under scrutiny from other users of the space; we examine their experiences of this. We conclude by suggesting ways that skateparks and skatespaces can be designed and used to make them more accessible to woman and girl skaters, and to other groups marginalised in skateboarding cultures
Aesthetics · Art · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Girl · Linguistics · Performative utterance · Performativity · Scrutiny · Sociology · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Gender Studies · Outdoor and Experiential Education · Philosophy · Psychology · Spatial and Cultural Studies
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |