The aesthetics of risk. A study of surfing
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posted on 2024-10-28, 04:07 authored by MJA StrangerA combination of participant-observation, survey research, interviews, and semiotics was used to examine risk-taking in Australian surfing. It is argued that: (1) aestheticization facilitates risk-taking in the pursuit of an ecstatic, transcendent experience; and (2) the surfing aesthetic involves a postmodern incarnation of the sublime that distorts rational risk assessment. The study also analyzes the role of the surfing media in constructing and reinforcing images of the sublime. © ISSA and SAGE Publications.
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International Review for the Sociology of SportVolume
34Issue
3Pagination
265-276ISSN
0074-7769Department/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
SagePublication status
- Published
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London, Thousand Oaks, CA, New DelhiSocio-economic Objectives
130603 Recreation and leisure activities (excl. sport and exercise)Usage metrics
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