Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise · 2009 · 212 citations · 25 references
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Three personalised vignettes illustrate the senses in action within different sports‑related contexts, raising questions about the historical elevation of sight over other senses in ethnography and its impact on understanding the social world. The study argues for a more balanced consideration of embodiment that includes sound, smell, touch, and taste. The authors focus in detail on how these senses are engaged in sport and exercise sciences. They discuss the implications of producing multi‑sensory ethnographies and the challenges of representing the senses.
Three personalised vignettes are offered to illustrate the senses in action within different sports‐related contexts. Questions are then raised regarding the historical elevation of sight over the other senses in ethnography and the impact this has had on how we understand the social world. The case is made for a more balanced consideration with regard to embodiment that includes the senses of sound, smell, touch and taste. How these senses are engaged in sport and exercise sciences is then focused on in detail. Finally, the implications of producing multi‐sensory ethnographies are considered and the problem of representing the senses is discussed.
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