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Leisure Sciences
An Interdisciplinary Journal
Volume 28, 2006 - Issue 2
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“I Could Probably Run a Marathon Right Now”: Embodiment, Space, and Young Women's Leisure Experience

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Pages 133-161 | Received 06 Apr 2004, Accepted 15 Jun 2005, Published online: 22 Aug 2006
 

This research uses Camp Blaze, a firefighting camp for young women, to explore ways that the body and processes of embodiment are integral to learning about firefighting. We also address the role that the leisure space of the camp plays in simultaneously constraining and enabling young women's use and understanding of their bodies. Analysis of observational, interview, and photo data revealed that learning about firefighting involved several interconnected processes of embodiment. Results include how the processes of embodiment operated and the importance of learning and social context.

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