John Bale asked about sport and masculinities...
certainly that is what I was alluding to in my e-mail. I found it so
ironic that as critical geographers we find it so difficult to 'disclose'
any personal (dare I say private sphere?) information about ourselves --
and I would include myself as one of the guilty ones too -- when we can
so very easily talk about sport.
As a geographer interested in masculinities and geographic
epistemologies, I find it difficult to see this as anything other than
the uncritical performance of hegemonic masculinity. In the interests of
collegiality, however, I didn't want to come right out and say it. Now,
I guess, the masculinity is out of the bag, so to speak, and I guess I
should own up to it.
I hope that all the sport fans on the forum are not offended by my
comments. I would, however, like us to think critically about some of
the things -- like sport -- that we sometimes take for granted....
Well, 'nuff proselytising.
Best wishes to all,
Lawrie
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Dr. Lawrence D. Berg
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