Skateboarding, Power and Change [electronic resource] / by Indigo Willing, Anthony Pappalardo.

By:

Willing, Indigo [author.]

Contributor(s):

Pappalardo, Anthony [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.Edition: 1st ed. 2023Description: XIX, 298 p. 7 illus. online resourceISBN:

9789819912346

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DDC classification:

307.76 23

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Contents:

Skateboarders are Taking a Stance -- Skateboarding Beyond the Looking Glass of Perceived Progressivism -- Change-Makers in Skateboarding -- Formative Experiences, Values, and Outlooks -- Challenges, Strategies, and Change-Making -- Wish Lists, Roadmaps, and Recipes for Skateboarding in the Future -- Stick With It: Legacies, Inheritances, and New Windows.

Summary: This book explores how cultural, social and political change happens through a unique analysis of the 'ethical turn' in skateboarding today. Insights shared by key change-makers and industry insiders cover themes including First Nations, Black and People of Color, skater-run creative innovations, anti-colonialism, anti-racism initiatives, and a growing focus on equity and empowering skaters historically discriminated against due to gender and/or sexuality. These dynamic changes are also connected to conceptual and theoretical frameworks from skate research, journalism, and sociology. This is a must-read for anyone interested in subcultures and social change.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	307.76 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000044429ENG

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This book explores how cultural, social and political change happens through a unique analysis of the 'ethical turn' in skateboarding today. Insights shared by key change-makers and industry insiders cover themes including First Nations, Black and People of Color, skater-run creative innovations, anti-colonialism, anti-racism initiatives, and a growing focus on equity and empowering skaters historically discriminated against due to gender and/or sexuality. These dynamic changes are also connected to conceptual and theoretical frameworks from skate research, journalism, and sociology. This is a must-read for anyone interested in subcultures and social change.

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