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Body at work: Michel Foucault and the sociology of sport

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Body at work: Michel Foucault and the sociology of sport

Harvey, Jean and Rail, Geneviève (1995) Body at work: Michel Foucault and the sociology of sport. Sociology of Sport Journal, 12 (2). pp. 164-179. ISSN 0741-1235

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.12.2.164

Abstract

This paper is an introduction to the topic of Michel Foucault and the sociology of sport. First, we discuss the concepts used in the works of Foucault that have had the greatest impact in sociology of sport. Second, we present a brief review of the important articles in sociology of sport that have been inspired by Foucault's approach. This exercise allows us to provide indices of the influence of the Foucauldian perspective on the sociology of sport: directly, by allowing us to situate the body at the center of research questions, or indirectly, in the context of the development and use of contemporary social theories.

Divisions:Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Simone de Beauvoir Institute
Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Authors:Harvey, Jean and Rail, Geneviève
Journal or Publication:Sociology of Sport Journal
Date:June 1995
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):10.1123/ssj.12.2.164
Keywords:Sociologie du sport, société, corps, science du sport, idéologie
ID Code:6335
Deposited By: KUMIKO VEZINA
Deposited On:10 Sep 2009 18:50
Last Modified:18 Jan 2018 17:28
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Additional Information:French title -- Le corps au travail: Michel FOUCAULT et la sociologie du sport. French abstract -- Cet essai se veut avant tout une introduction à Michel Foucault et la sociologie du sport. En premier lieu sont discutés les concepts utilisés dans les travaux de Foucault qui ont eu le plus grand impact en sociologie du sport. En deuxième lieu est presentée une brève revue des textes marquants en sociologie du sport qui se sont inspirés de l'approche de Foucault. Cet exercice nous permet de donner quelques indices de l'influence de la perspective foucaldienne sur la sociologie du sport: que ce soit de façon directe, en permettant de mettre le corps au centre des problématiques, ou de façon indirecte, dans le contexte du développement et de l'utilisation des théories sociales contemporaines.
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