Skate life : re-imagining white masculinity /

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An in-depth look at skateboarding culture by a promising young scholar.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yochim, Emily Chivers
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2010]
Series:Technologies of the imagination.
Subjects:
Skateboarding > Social aspects.
Masculinity in sports.
Men, White > United States > Attitudes.
Planche à roulettes (Sport) > Aspect social.
Masculinité dans les sports.
Personnes blanches > États-Unis > Attitudes.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Skateboarding.
Masculinity in sports
Skateboarder
Männlichkeit
Gemeinschaftsgefühl
Individualismus
Nonkonformismus
United States
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Regarding Skate Life
  • "The mix of sunshine and rebellion is really intoxicating" : American Mythologies, Rebellious Boys, and the Multiple Appeals of Skateboarding's Corresponding Culture, 1950-2006
  • "Freedom on four wheels" : Individuality, Self-Expression, and Authentic Masculinity in a Skateboarding Community
  • "Why is it the things that make you a man tend to be such dumb things to do?" : Never-Ending Adolescence and the (De)stabilization of White Masculine Power on MTV
  • "It's just what's possible" : Imagining Alternative Masculinities and Performing White Male Dominance in Niche Skateboarding Videos
  • "You do it together, and everyone just does it in their own way" : Corresponding Cultures and (Anti)patriarchal Masculinity.

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