Identity, Belonging, and Community in Mens Roller Derby by D... - 9781032172712

Taylor & Francis

Identity, Belonging, and Community in Mens Roller DerbyAuthor(s): Dawn Fletcher\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032172712, 978-1032172712\nSynopsis\nModern roller derby has been theorised as a gendered leisure context, offering women opportunities for empowerment and growth, and enabling them to carve a space for themselves in sport. No longer a women-only sport, roller derby is now played by all genders and has been heralded as a model of inclusivity within sport. \n\nIdentity, Belonging, and Community in Mens Roller Derby offers an insight into how mens roller derby culture is created and maintained, how members forge an identity for themselves and their team, and how they create feelings of belonging and inclusivity. Through in-depth ethnographic study of a specific, localised roller derby community, this book examines how practices of skills capital intersect with different configurations of masculinity in .