Sweating bodies: Men, masculinities, affect, emotion

Young adult households and domestic sustainabilities

“…Generation Y shower more often and for longer, and wash their clothes more frequently than other generations -confirming previous research on sweat, clothing and affective relations of sustainability (Gram-Hanssen, 2007;Shove, 2003;Waitt, 2014;Waitt and Stanes, 2015).…”

“…This may reflect their stage in lifecourse (more frequent washing may be required when young children are in the home); but also shifting expectations of how regularly items of clothing need to be washed to be perceived as hygienic (Carlsson-Kanyama et al, 2005;GramHanssen, 2007). Generation Y's showering practices may reflect notions of showering as an indulgent activity (Gram-Hanssen, 2007), or a heightened sense of needing to rid the body of sweat and other odours, projecting norms of an ideal 'clean' body to their peers (Waitt and Stanes, 2015). Bodily concerns may also reflect living arrangements in this stage of lifecourse: for instance people may feel more compelled to flush toilets compulsively or shower more frequently if they live in a share house, or have a comparatively new partner.…”

Drinking in the dark: shedding light on young people’s alcohol consumption experiences

“…From the above extract, one can see that I experienced a transformation, my body 'became' drunk, through its practices and encounters in assemblages with other drunken bodies, the sonic environment, and lighting in the affectively charged space (see Waitt & Stanes, 2015). Indeed, I was not alone in recognising this.…”

Making “space” for women and girls in sport: an agenda for Australian geography

“…Despite the seemingly clear and direct relationships between and among sport, space, and gender, sport geography—and in particular feminist sport geography—is still thought of as being in an “establishment” phase. Several scholars have made significant contributions in the field of women's sport (for example, Andrews, ; Tonts, ; Van Ingen, ; Waitt, ; Waitt & Clifton, ; Waitt & Stanes, ). Articles, such as Johnston's piece on female body builders began to interrogate the relationship between space and the body, exploring how the ‘hard core gym … [and the] specific corporality of female body‐builders … [provide] a challenge to the stereotypical constructions of femininity and masculinity’ (Johnston, , p.328).…”