Corps dérangeant, corps dégenré : performer la féminité supercrip dans le milieu du powerchair hockey et du blogage

Paccaud, Laurent; Baril, Alexandre

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“…Sexism and ableism mutually contribute to stereotypical representations of women with dis/abilities as unfit sexual or romantic partners, inadequate mothers, passive and compliant, helpless victims, etc.-facilitating forms of exploitation (7,14,15). Only a few sociologists have studied the experiences of women with dis/abilities in sport (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). Most of this scholarship emphasizes that practicing sport allows women with dis/abilities to experience their bodies as sensitive and performant.…”

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“…Some scholars also take a more critical perspective on the experiences of women with dis/abilities in sport. Hargreaves [( 23 ), p. 186–187] explains that unlike men with dis/abilities, “disabled women are affected by 'commodified anti-athletic stereotypes of femininity that do not make the sporting body into a physical capital to the same extent.” Female athletes with dis/abilities who embody the supercrip 4 figure are less rewarded than male athletes with dis/abilities ( 22 ). Authors also shed light on the sexism that women with dis/abilities face within sport; explaining that, in the face of endemic sexism, some women with dis/abilities gather to practice solely among women and collectively resist ordinary sexism they experience ( 18 , 20 , 21 , 25 ).…”

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The co-conditioning of dis/ability and gender: An intersectionality study of Powerchair Hockey

Paccaud

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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This paper aims at initiating scholars to consider dis/ability as a category of analysis when doing intersectionality in sociology of sport. First, it introduces a conceptual framework that allows researchers to engage with the issue of the body and its physical and cognitive functions, as well as to address how the ability–disability system intersects with various other salient systems of oppression and privilege. I call this concept the intersectional co-conditioning of dis/ability, whereby experiences of dis/ability are fundamentally conditioned by (and also condition in return) other systems of difference and inequality. The framework provides scholars with theoretical tools that will help them to investigate body-related issues while avoiding the pitfall of essentializing dis/abilities. Second, this work offers an application of the abovementioned conceptual framework, focusing on the co-conditioning of dis/ability and gender. Based on a multi-sited ethnography of Powerchair Hockey in Switzerland, I investigate different aspects of this sport practiced by people living with so-called “severe” physical dis/abilities. The results highlight the tensions, contradictions and paradoxes that both male and female players face as they (re)negotiate their positions within the matrix of domination. This application demonstrates the explanatory power of considering the intersectional co-conditioning of dis/ability.

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The co-conditioning of dis/ability and gender: An intersectionality study of Powerchair Hockey

Paccaud

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Cripping Sport and Physical Activity: An Intersectional Approach to Gender and Disability

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Joncheray

Duquesne

2023

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

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How to Be a Man Differently: The intersection of Gender and Disability in the Life Course of a Powerchair Athlete

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Marcellini

2022

Men and Masculinities

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This article focuses on the intersection of gender, dis/ability and other social forces in the life course of a young man who has had physical impairments from an early age. Drawing on interactionist theories and applying an ethnographic approach, we analyze the life experiences taking place in multiple social spheres throughout the life phases of Simon, a Swiss powerchair hockey player with cerebral palsy. During his childhood and adolescence, Simon was not in a position to embody the familial ways of performing hegemonic masculinity, and he was functionally dependent on women. Through his ongoing transition to adulthood, his commitment to sport and the process of technologizing his body enabled him doing gender differently and emancipate himself from the familial masculine figure, while remaining reliant on the care provided by women. Thus, we show how the body, context, and life phases contribute to the performances of gender and dis/ability.

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Corps dérangeant, corps dégenré : performer la féminité supercrip dans le milieu du powerchair hockey et du blogage

Cited by 3 publications

References 25 publications

The co-conditioning of dis/ability and gender: An intersectionality study of Powerchair Hockey

The co-conditioning of dis/ability and gender: An intersectionality study of Powerchair Hockey

Cripping Sport and Physical Activity: An Intersectional Approach to Gender and Disability

How to Be a Man Differently: The intersection of Gender and Disability in the Life Course of a Powerchair Athlete

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