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TY - JOUR
T1 - Windsurfing : an extreme form of material and embodied interaction?
AU - Dant, Tim
AU - Wheaton, Belinda
N1 - This is a pre-print of an article published in Anthropology Today, 23 (6), 2007. (c) Wiley.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - This paper makes reference to the development of water based board sports in the world of adventure or action games. With a specific focus on windsurfing, we use Parlebas (1999) and Warnier's (2001) theoretical interests in the praxaeology of physical learning as well as Mauss' (1935) work on techniques of the body. We also consider the implications of Csikzentimihalyi's notion of flow (1975). We argue that windsurfing equipment should not merely be seen as protection but rather as status objects through which extreme lifestyles are embodied and embodying.
AB - This paper makes reference to the development of water based board sports in the world of adventure or action games. With a specific focus on windsurfing, we use Parlebas (1999) and Warnier's (2001) theoretical interests in the praxaeology of physical learning as well as Mauss' (1935) work on techniques of the body. We also consider the implications of Csikzentimihalyi's notion of flow (1975). We argue that windsurfing equipment should not merely be seen as protection but rather as status objects through which extreme lifestyles are embodied and embodying.
KW - material interaction
KW - windsurfing
KW - sailboarding
KW - embodiment
KW - habitus
KW - material culture
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-8322.2007.00547.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-8322.2007.00547.x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 8
EP - 12
JO - Anthropology Today
JF - Anthropology Today
SN - 1467-8322
IS - 6
ER -