Skateboarding Between Subculture and the Olympics
A Youth Culture under Pressure from Commercialization and Sportification
The inclusion of skateboarding as an official discipline in the 2020 Olympic Games marks the pinnacle of a decades-long process of commercialization and sportification. Is the tightly-knit subculture in danger of losing its very identity?
This anthology creates an analytical framework for understanding the fundamental conflict between skateboarding's core ethos and the tenets of institutionalized sports. Eleven acclaimed international authors from the fields of architecture, philosophy, sociology, sports sciences and gender studies provide a unique perspective on the manifold manifestations of skateboarding previously ignored by academic discourse.
Overview Chapters
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Frontmatter
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Contents
Seiten 5 - 6 -
Quo vadis Skateboarding?
Seiten 7 - 14 -
Skateboarding between Subculture and Olympic Games
Seiten 15 - 34 -
From Stairs to Podium
Seiten 35 - 52 -
The Olympic Skateboarding Terrain between Subculture and Sportisation
Seiten 53 - 78 -
Skatepark Worlds
Seiten 79 - 96 -
Can You Sell Out if You've Never Been in?
Seiten 97 - 116 -
No Comply. The Resilience of Skateboarding Culture
Seiten 117 - 136 -
The Role of Online Media Content in Skateboard Culture
Seiten 137 - 156 -
Sport Instead of Play
Seiten 157 - 176 -
Skateboarding in Pedagogical Production
Seiten 177 - 190 -
Lords of the Rings: Reasserting the Skateboarding Art at the Olympic Games
Seiten 191 - 208 -
Authors
Seiten 209 - 212
15 August 2019, 212 pages
ISBN: 978-3-8376-4765-5
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