The Experiences of ‘Brown’ Female Bodyboarders: Negotiating Multiple Axes of Marginality

Pages: 213 - 233
Published: Jan 1, 2016
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the experiences of Maori and Pacific Island women who bodyboard in New Zealand. In so doing, it is a response to the whiteness of the majority of surfing scholarship, as well as the dominance of research on stand-up surfers. Drawing upon the original research of the first author and engaging Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus (embodied dispositions), field (the physical space where surfing is practiced), and capital...
Paper Details
Title
The Experiences of ‘Brown’ Female Bodyboarders: Negotiating Multiple Axes of Marginality
Published Date
Jan 1, 2016
Pages
213 - 233
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