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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 discourse.
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Veith Kilberth (Dr. phil.), ehemaliger professioneller Skateboarder, Diplom-Sportwissenschaftler, promoviert an der Europa-Universität Flensburg, geschäftsführender Mitinhaber des Planungsbüros für Skateparks, Landskate GmbH, und der fine lines Marketing GmbH in Köln, forscht berufsbegleitend zu urbanen Bewegungsräumen, Skateparks, Stadtplanung, Urban Sports und Jugendkulturen.Jürgen Schwier (Prof. Dr. phil.) leitet die Abteilung Sportwissenschaft an der Europa-Universität Flensburg. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in den Bereichen informeller Kinder- und Jugendsport, jugendliche Bewegungskulturen, Skateboard Studies sowie Sport, Medien und Kommunikation.
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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 discourse.
