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Foucault, Sport and Exercise
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Foucault, Sport and Exercise : Power, Knowledge and Transforming the Self

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 0415358620
ISBN-13 9780415358620
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Sep 20th, 2006
Print length 264 Pages
Weight 650 grams
Product Classification: Sports & outdoor recreation
Ksh 34,200.00
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It is now fairly common for researchers in sport to make reference to Foucault or Foucauldian theory.  This is the first text to offer an overview of existing work in this area, and to explore more fully the potential of Foucauldian theory to inform the study of sport, fitness and physical activity.

Michel Foucault’s work profoundly influences the way we think about society, in particular how we understand social power, the self, and the body. This book gives an innovative and entirely new analysis of is later works making it a one-stop guide for students, exploring how Foucauldian theory can inform our understanding of the body, domination, identity and freedom as experienced through sport and exercise.

Divided into three themed parts, this book considers:

  • Foucault’s ideas and key debates
  • Foucault’s theories to explore power relations, the body, identity and the construction of social practices in sport and exercise
  • how individuals make sense of the social forces surrounding them, considering physical activity, fitness and sport practices as expressions of freedom and sites for social change.

Accessible and clear, including useful case studies helping to bring the theory to real-life, Foucault, Sport and Exercise considers cultures and experiences in sports, exercise and fitness, coaching and health promotion. In addition to presenting established Foucauldian perspectives and debates, this text also provides innovative discussion of how Foucault’s later work can inform the study and understanding of sport and the physically active body.


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