Transnational mobilities in action sport cultures [electronic resource] /
Thorpe, H.author.
This book contributes to recent debates in transnationalism, mobilities and migration studies by offering the first in-depth sociological examination of the global phenomenon of action sports and the transnational networks and connections being established within and across local contexts around the world.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Transnational Mobilities and Action Sport Cultures: Conceptual, Theoretical and Methodological Considerations; Part I: Transnational Action Sport Cultural Networks; 2 Producing Transnational Networks: Action Sport Companies, Media and Events; 3 Digital Media and the Transnational Imaginary: Virtual Memorialization of Global Action Sport Stars; Part II: Action Sport Migration and Transnational Mobilities; 4 Corporeal Mobilities in Action Sport Cultures: Tourists, Professionals and Seasonal Migrants
5 Pleasure, Play and Everyday Politics in Transnational Action Sport Destinations6 Transnational Action Sport Career Migration: Reflections from Home and Away; Part III: Action Sport (Im)mobilities in Disrupted and Conflicted Spaces; 7 Action Sports and Natural Disaster Immobilities: Arrhythmic Experiences in Christchurch, New Zealand; 8 The Emergence of Action Sports in the Middle East: Imagining New Mobilities with Parkour in Gaza; Conclusion; 9 Transnational Connections and Transformation: Action Sport for Development and Peace Building; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book contributes to recent debates in transnationalism, mobilities and migration studies by offering the first in-depth sociological examination of the global phenomenon of action sports and the transnational networks and connections being established within and across local contexts around the world.
Sociology.
Social policy.
Emigration and immigration.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Social media.
Globalization.
Sociology, general.
Social Policy.
Migration.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Social Media.
Globalization.
Sports and transnationalism