Skill acquisition and Korean landscape architecture: An ethnographic account of skateboarding in Seoul, South Korea
This article sketches a phenomenology of South Korean skateboarding. Drawing on more than 6 years of experience in the region and 20 months of fieldwork, I explore how Seoul-based skaters negotiate their presence in the built environment through precise spatial expertise, minute bodily gestures, and everyday skillful learning. Specifically, I think through the ways in which architectural minutiae within skate parks affect the skaters` perceptual experience of the built environment. Significantly, the architectural typology of the Korean skate parks is experienced as spaces of stillness, closeness, and tranquility, providing a serene and placid alternative to the interpretation of skateboarding as a fundamentally spectacular and trick-driven practice.
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Aiheet: | rullalautailu Etelä-Korea sports management |
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Aihealueet: | urheiluhistoria ja urheilupolitiikka urheilun johto ja organisaatio tekniset lajit |
DOI: | 10.1177/0193723519832460 |
Julkaisussa: | Journal of Sport and Social Issues |
Julkaistu: |
2019
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Vuosikerta: | 43 |
Numero: | 5 |
Sivuja: | 368-385 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |