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Download fileRe-immersing into elite swimming culture: a meta-autoethnography by a former elite swimmer
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posted on 2023-05-19, 03:09 authored by Jennifer McMahonJennifer McMahon, McGannon, KThis paper presents two meta-autoethnographies written by a former elite swimmer. In the first meta-autoethnography, the swimmer revealed doubts in relation to details, emotions and inner-thoughts that she had included in her historical autoethnographic work. As a means of sorting and pondering these tensions and uncertainties, the swimmer explored cultural re-immersion as a possible additional element in the meta-autoethnographic process. The second meta-autoethnography centres on the swimmer’s re-immersion into elite swimming culture. It was revealed how cultural re-immersion enabled the swimmer to better reflect on her historical autoethnographic work by providing a more conscientized, rational and reflexive voice. This research highlights how cultural re-immersion should be considered as an additional element in the meta-autoethnographic process as it benefits both the author and also audience.
History
Publication title
Sociology of Sport JournalVolume
34Pagination
223-234ISSN
0741-1235Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
Human Kinetics Publishing Inc.Place of publication
USARights statement
Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Sociology of Sports Journal, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2016-0134. © 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc.Repository Status
- Open