Jürgen (Hrsg.) Schwier

Skateboarding Between Subculture and the Olympics

A Youth Culture under Pressure from Commercialization and Sportification

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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 disco… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Kilberth, Veith (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-3-8376-4765-5
EAN: 9783837647655
Produktnummer: 30004374
Verlag: Transcript Verlag
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 212 S.
Masse: H22.3 cm x B15.1 cm x D1.7 cm 328 g
Gewicht: 328

Über den Autor

Veith Kilberth, born 1976, earned his sports sciences diploma from Universität zu Köln and received his doctorate at Europa-Universität Flensburg. Drawing on his experience as a former professional skateboarder, he is involved in the planning and realization of skatepark projects as a partner in the skateboard facility design office Landskate. His specialties include youth marketing, action sports, urban planning, skateboarding and skateparks.Jürgen Schwier is a professor of sport pedagogy and sport sociology at the Europa University Flensburg and co-leader of the master-programme Leitung frühkindlicher Bildungseinrichtungen. His research focus includes sports communication, youth (sub-)cultures and the development of alternative sports.