Beschreibung:
This book critically analyses the concept of endurance from different theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical perspectives.
Introduction. Endurance as an Analytical Concept and a Lived Experience: A Transdisciplinary Exploration 1. On Endurance: The Politics of Being Between Pain and Boredom 2. The Stubborn Habits of Migration: Self-Care as Endurance 3. Traversing Terrain and Staying Put: Performing Endurance 4. Endurance in the Australian Wheatbelt: 'Drought Makes Who We Are' 5. Endurance and the Production of 'Endurance Work' in Women's Cross-Country and Trail Running 6. Neoliberal Meanings of Endurance Experiences: A Critical Exploration of Endurance Running in Contemporary Consumer Culture 7. Unpacking Contemporary Notions of Endurance Through the Lens of Ultra-Trail Running and Walking 8. Enduring Influence: The Work of Social Media for Elite Endurance Athletes