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Netball and the interpellation of feminine body comportment.
- Source :
- Sport in Society; Oct2023, Vol. 26 Issue 10, p1647-1664, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper will discuss whether the sport of netball has the potential to interpellate a feminine style of body comportment through its rules. Feminine body comportment is a term popularised by Young's essay 'Throwing Like a Girl' (2005) to indicate how women typically present their bodies when participating in sports. Research into the sport of netball remains relatively low in output, and a philosophical examination is a potentially novel approach. Firstly, this paper will give a brief historical overview of netball. Secondly, it will present a critical application of Young's theory of feminine body comportment and its application to netball. Thirdly, it will critically discuss Chisholm's (2008) refutation of and amendments to Young's feminine modalities, as well as their wider implications. Finally, it will conclude that netball has the possibility to interpellate femininity through 'negative' modalities, but that it also has the potential to provide a pathway for female transcendence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NETBALL
FEMININITY
SPORTS
MODAL logic
FEMALE friendship
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17430437
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sport in Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172309742
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2023.2173583