Diet of Worms

Korir, Jacqueline

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“…Or a school. 45 It is evident that people in Iten recognize the economic power of female athletes. Many have benefitted from the influx of runners into Iten from abroad who pursue training 512 M. Sikes and G. Jarvie through sport camps and the high-altitude environment, all the while spending money in the community.…”

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Women's running as freedom: development and choice

Sikes

Jarvie

2013

Sport in Society

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To what extent does increasing African women's freedom in one domain, distance running, help to foster other economic, social or political freedoms? This study addresses this question by focusing on the ways in which elite-level female runners in Kenya have influenced the lives of non-athletes who live and work around them locally. Studies of Kenyan running have helped to explain the rationale for elite Kenyan running success; however, this is the first attempt to analyse its impact on the lives of market women for whom running has helped to foster certain economic and social changes. Primary source data obtained from fieldwork during 2010 and 2011 are situated within Amartya Sen's framework of freedom as development and support Sen's critique of the preference framework aspect of social choice theory. The implications of this study contribute to development theory and policy, not only emphasizing the Kenyan case but also offering comments that may apply more generally.

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Section: Perceptions Of Female Runners: Thrifty and Generousmentioning

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Women's running as freedom: development and choice

Sikes

Jarvie

2013

Sport in Society

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Food in Captivity: Experiences of Women in Indian Prisons

Chatterjee

2017

The Prison Journal

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This article demonstrates how prison food is controlled by the state through denying female prisoners’ choices in food consumption and excluding them from active roles in cooking. Narratives of women in three prisons of India have been used to analyze their experiences with prison food. A majority of inmates perceived food as negatively affecting their health during imprisonment. Some were found to use it as a medium to recreate special identities for themselves, contesting the power of the prison. The study suggests the need for better articulation of the intricate relationship between power, health, and food in Indian prison settings.

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Diet of Worms

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Women's running as freedom: development and choice

Women's running as freedom: development and choice

Food in Captivity: Experiences of Women in Indian Prisons

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