Contemporary Meanings of Endurance - An Interdisciplinary Approach

This book critically analyses the concept of endurance from different theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical perspectives.

List of contents

Introduction. Endurance as an Analytical Concept and a Lived Experience: A Transdisciplinary Exploration 1. On Endurance: The Politics of Being Between Pain and Boredom 2. The Stubborn Habits of Migration: Self-Care as Endurance 3. Traversing Terrain and Staying Put: Performing Endurance 4. Endurance in the Australian Wheatbelt: ‘Drought Makes Who We Are’ 5. Endurance and the Production of ‘Endurance Work’ in Women’s Cross-Country and Trail Running 6. Neoliberal Meanings of Endurance Experiences: A Critical Exploration of Endurance Running in Contemporary Consumer Culture 7. Unpacking Contemporary Notions of Endurance Through the Lens of Ultra-Trail Running and Walking 8. Enduring Influence: The Work of Social Media for Elite Endurance Athletes

About the author

Noel B. Salazar is Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at KU Leuven, Belgium.
Jeroen Scheerder is Professor of Sport Sociology at KU Leuven, Belgium.

Summary

This book critically analyses the concept of endurance from different theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical perspectives.

Product details

• Assisted by: Noel Salazar (Editor), Jeroen Scheerder (Editor), Scheerder Jeroen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032343853
• ISBN: 978-1-032-34385-3
• No. of pages: 162
• Weight: 310 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in Resilience
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SELF-HELP / General, Self-help & personal development, Self-help, personal development and practical advice