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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Global perspectives on women in combat sports |
| Subtitle of host publication | women warriors around the world |
| Editors | Christopher Matthews, Alex Channon |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 10 |
| Pages | 155-177 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781137439369 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781137439369, 9781137439352 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Aug 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | Global Culture and Sport Series |
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Beautifully violent : the gender dynamic of Scottish karate. / MacLean, Chloe.
Global perspectives on women in combat sports: women warriors around the world. ed. / Christopher Matthews; Alex Channon. London : Routledge, 2015. p. 155-177 (Global Culture and Sport Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
TY - CHAP
T1 - Beautifully violent
T2 - the gender dynamic of Scottish karate
AU - MacLean, Chloe
PY - 2015/8/26
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N2 - Within what has been called ‘the crisis of masculinity’, sport has been cited by many scholars as a key domain for men to construct a masculine identity which reproduces and legitimises (hierarchical) distinction from women (Burstyn, 1999; Connell, 1990; Hargreaves, 1994; Whitson, 1990). With commonplace socio-historical beliefs suggesting violence as a ‘natural’ and essential part of what it is to ‘be’ a man (Bourdieu, 2001, p. 53), combat sports have become a growing field of interest for many sport scholars exploring constructions of gender (Hirose and Pih, 2010; Spencer, 2012; Wacquant, 2004; Woodward, 2006) with growing attention being paid to women’s experiences, gender constructions and potential gender subversions, in such socio-historically ‘masculine’ sports (McNaughton, 2012; Mennesson, 2000; Velija et al., 2013). Yet with a few notable exceptions (Channon, 2013a; Channon and Jennings, 2013; Guérandel and Mennesson, 2007) there remain very few academic studies which take a direct focus on the phenomenon of sex integration in combat sports, and what impact violent intercorporeal interactions between men and women have on ideas, negotiations and performances of gender.
AB - Within what has been called ‘the crisis of masculinity’, sport has been cited by many scholars as a key domain for men to construct a masculine identity which reproduces and legitimises (hierarchical) distinction from women (Burstyn, 1999; Connell, 1990; Hargreaves, 1994; Whitson, 1990). With commonplace socio-historical beliefs suggesting violence as a ‘natural’ and essential part of what it is to ‘be’ a man (Bourdieu, 2001, p. 53), combat sports have become a growing field of interest for many sport scholars exploring constructions of gender (Hirose and Pih, 2010; Spencer, 2012; Wacquant, 2004; Woodward, 2006) with growing attention being paid to women’s experiences, gender constructions and potential gender subversions, in such socio-historically ‘masculine’ sports (McNaughton, 2012; Mennesson, 2000; Velija et al., 2013). Yet with a few notable exceptions (Channon, 2013a; Channon and Jennings, 2013; Guérandel and Mennesson, 2007) there remain very few academic studies which take a direct focus on the phenomenon of sex integration in combat sports, and what impact violent intercorporeal interactions between men and women have on ideas, negotiations and performances of gender.
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SN - 9781137439369
SN - 9781137439352
T3 - Global Culture and Sport Series
SP - 155
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BT - Global perspectives on women in combat sports
A2 - Matthews, Christopher
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PB - Routledge
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