Sport, Physical Activity, and Anti-Colonial Autoethnography: Stories and Ways of Being

This book provides a history of autoethnography in sport and physical (in)activity studies and calls for anti-colonial approaches. It explores how physical cultural practices are produced by and generative of settler-colonial logics and structures, such as research into outdoor recreation, youth sport experiences, and sport spectatorship. It situates this work in the context of key paradigmatic issues in social scientific research and looks ahead at the shape that social relations might take beyond settler colonialism.

Format: Hardback
Length: 154 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book provides a thorough exploration of the historical and contemporary applications of autoethnography in the study of sport and physical (in)activity. It explicitly advocates for anti-colonial approaches, urging scholars in the field of physical culture to critically examine and challenge the colonial assumptions prevalent in various academic and cultural spaces. The book showcases a range of autoethnographic examples that delve into the complexities of physical cultural practices, examining how they are both shaped by and contribute to settler-colonial logics and structures. These examples encompass research on outdoor recreation, youth sport experiences, and sport spectatorship, placing them within the broader context of key paradigmatic issues in social scientific research, such as ontology, epistemology, axiology, ethics, and praxis. By examining these issues, the book offers insightful perspectives on the potential shape of social relations beyond settler colonialism.

Drawing on the latest research and presenting innovative theoretical frameworks, this book is a captivating read for anyone with an interest in physical cultural studies, sport studies, outdoor studies, sociology, cultural studies, or qualitative research methods in the social sciences. It provides valuable insights into the ways in which autoethnography can be used to shed light on the complex dynamics of power, identity, and culture in sport and physical (in)activity contexts.

Weight: 460g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367672348