Foucault, Sport and Exercise : Power, Knowledge and Transforming the Self (Paperback)

Introduction  Part 1: Power, Knowledge and the Self: Introduction to Foucauldian Theorising  1. An Introduction to Michel Foucault: His Work, Life and Effect  2. Technologies of Dominance: Power, Discourses and the Disciplined Bodies  Part 2: Foucauldian Interpretations of the Body and Lived Experiences in Sport and Exercise  3. Knowledge and Truth: Discursive Construction of the Fit and Healthy Body  4. Exercise: Disciplined into Docile Bodies  5. Sport and the Discursive Construction of Gendered Bodies  6. A Discursive Analysis of Rugby Experiences and the Construction of Gendered Identities  Part 3: Aesthetics of Ethical Self Stylisation  7. The Technologies of the Self  8. Aesthetic Self-Stylisation: Mindful Fitness as Practice of Freedom  9. The Ethics of Self-Care: The Academic Self as a Work of Art  10. Ethical Games of Truth: Critical Pedagogy and Collective Stories  Conclusion  Notes  References  Index