Author

Publication

2016-08-01 - Manchester University Press

Language

English

Word Count

54,000 words, Guess

Page Count

216 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL27699912M
  • ISBN-139780719099625
  • ISBN-100719099625
  • OCLC Control Number942707124
  • Amazon0719099625

Classifications

  • LCCGV838.53.L65

Description

Immersion is about the extreme sport of marathon swimming. Drawing on extensive (auto)ethnographic data, 'Immersion' explores the embodied and social processes of becoming a marathon swimmer and investigates how social belonging is produced and policed. Using marathon swimming as a lens, this foundation provides the basis for an exploration of what constitutes the 'good' body in contemporary neoliberal society across a range of sites including charitable swimming, fatness, gender and health.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Immersion: Marathon swimming, embodiment and identityHardcoverManchester University Press2016-08-01

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