Performative practices and the discourse of exclusion based on the examples of men practicing synchronized swimming and gymnastics Cover Image

Praktyki performatywne a dyskurs wykluczający na przykładzie pływania synchronicznego oraz gimnastyki uprawianej przez mężczyzn
Performative practices and the discourse of exclusion based on the examples of men practicing synchronized swimming and gymnastics

Author(s): Mikołaj Jucewicz
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: performative practices; exclusion; synchronized swimming; gymnastics

Summary/Abstract: The presence of women in “male” sports is becoming more common and accepted. The reversesituation applies to the participation of men in the “feminine” sports. In this article author analyzesthe presence of men in synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics, which disciplines areconsidered to be typically “feminine”. Assuming, in line with the theory of Judith Butler that sportis one of the areas of social life which reproduce heterosexual matrix, the author examines the practicesof men’ exclusion in “feminine” sports.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 145-158
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish