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  • The ‘boy scouts’ and ‘bad boys’ of skateboarding: a thematic analysis of the bones brigade

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    Author(s)
    Willing, Indigo
    Green, Ben
    Pavlidis, Adele
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Green, Ben G.
    Willing, Indigo A.
    Pavlidis, Adele
    Year published
    2020
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    Abstract
    Skateboarding has emerged from an alternative subculture to an influential action sport, boosted by recent inclusion in the Olympic Games. Central to debates in both academic and practice communities are the tensions between skateboarding as a lifestyle and ethos, and skateboarding as an Olympic discipline. This article presents a thematic analysis of The Bones Brigade documentary which follows the rise of Tony Hawk, a high profile skateboarder, and the team he skated with during an important historical era in skating. All are men, presenting an opportunity to investigate masculinity in the sport. We reveal how these pivotal ...
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    Skateboarding has emerged from an alternative subculture to an influential action sport, boosted by recent inclusion in the Olympic Games. Central to debates in both academic and practice communities are the tensions between skateboarding as a lifestyle and ethos, and skateboarding as an Olympic discipline. This article presents a thematic analysis of The Bones Brigade documentary which follows the rise of Tony Hawk, a high profile skateboarder, and the team he skated with during an important historical era in skating. All are men, presenting an opportunity to investigate masculinity in the sport. We reveal how these pivotal figures embody flexible and overlapping formations of hyper to alternative masculinity. Importantly, we also highlight forms of emotional connection and expressiveness that can unify all skaters. Such insights promote a deeper understanding into diverse formations of masculinity and various expressions of identities in skateboarding and with insights for other action sports.
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    Journal Title
    Sport in Society
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1580265
    Grant identifier(s)
    DE180100377
    Copyright Statement
    © 2019 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Sport in Society on 05 March, 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1580265
    Subject
    Sports science and exercise
    Sociology
    Sociology not elsewhere classified
    Skateboarding
    Sports
    Youth cultures
    Tony Hawk
    Sports documentaries
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/383977
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