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Indigo Willing: stories about the adoption experience in Australia
No full textThis story is part of the History of Adoption, a four-year national research project funded by the Australian Research Council, 2009-2012
Black identity-making in Flanders : discourses and cultural practices among transracial adoptive families and black native speakers of Flemish
Full text linkThe Film Kids 25 Years On: A Qualitative Study of Rape Culture and Representations of Sexual Violence in Skateboarding
No full textThis article examines the 1995 fictional feature film Kids, which locates its story in skateboarding culture. The film reached its 25th anniversary in 2020; it is directed by Larry Clark and written by Harmony Korine, both recognizable figures in skateboarding, and it featured a cast of youth from the New York skateboarding scene. The research analyses narrative content that depicts sexual coercion and rape. Contemporary social and feminist theories of sexual violence, rape culture and media on the film inform the analysis. The discussion points to how the characters that the boys play embody forms of hegemonic masculinity, pointing to the social and cultural dimensions of male power and how sexual violence can be an element of that. The article also presents an occasion to reflect on such issues in skateboarding culture more widely, with emerging insights that can be useful to studies of other male-dominated youth cultures, lifestyle sports and subcultures.No Full Tex
Skateboarding and urban landscapes in Asia: endless spots (Book review)
No full textSkate films, video clips and media about skateboarding in Asia produced in the West can be a mixed journey, especially in terms of the quality of Asian representation in these productions. When locals in Asia produce the content, we witness the creative interpretation of built environments and Asians’ identities as skaters as a source of pride. A skate crew known as the “Osaka Daggers” in Japan are one such example, who film themselves confidently skating the city with joy, innovation, and style. However, when watching videos made by skateboarders visiting from abroad, feelings of disappointment can quickly surface. The skateboarding remains spectacular but is often accessorized or draped in Orientalist tropes. Asians tend to only appear as naïve, threatening, or generally inferior. This includes images of children in awe, comical or disruptive bystanders, or exasperated interpreters. Studies of skateboarding in Asia, therefore, face the challenge of unpacking the dynamics of mythmaking and racializing representations.No Full Tex
Skateboarding, Power and Change
No full textFeatures previously unpublished illustrations and interviews with key industry insiders
Draws attention to how skateboarding is connected to positive changes taking effect at local and global levels
Accessibly written and grounded in ethnographic researchNo Full Tex
From orphaned China dolls to long distance daughters : A call for solidarity across borders
No full textSkateboarding activism: exploring diverse voices and community support
No full textThis chapter aims to shed light on lesser-known populations involved with and supportive of skateboarding to move beyond narrow assumptions of those who participate in and appreciate this subculture and identify how this can benefit skateboarding activism. We argue for broadening the common (mis)understandings of skateboarding as a subculture of young males to allow for recognition of more diverse populations at the periphery, examining instances in which a broader range of people, particularly females, mature-aged skaters, parents, and individuals from the general public express support for skateboarding. Our focus addresses a gap in studies of subcultures in which the participation of females and older generations are overlooked – particularly in scenes that are practiced beyond private, indoor, and domestic spaces (Taylor 2012). Highlighting diversity within the skateboarding community adds a more inclusive and realistic representation of the fluidity and diversity in this subculture and arms skateboarding advocates with ammunition to lobby authorities for greater consideration of skate facilities and skateboarding in public spaces.Arts, Education & Law Group, School of Humanities, Languages and Social SciencesNo Full Tex
Constructing identities and issues of race in transnational adoption: the experiences of adoptive parents
No full textTransnational adoption requires adoptive parents to negotiate complexities concerning difference and belonging within the family. Transnational adoption is mediated through societal and governmental prescriptions of suitability that include willingness and competency to raise children to maintain connections to their birth heritages. Tensions in the formation of parental identities are located in different racial, ethnic, cultural and class-based backgrounds to the children they adopt. This contrasts against dominant models of family where constructions of belonging are based on biological ties. A qualitative study of thirty-five Australian adoptive parents explored reflections on adoption processes and how the complex task of performing suitability was negotiated. Theoretical understandings were developed using a grounded theory approach. Contemporary social theory with a focus on race, cosmopolitanism and families further developed emergent theoretical understandings during analysis. Tensions in identity formation are discussed. The paper concludes that issues of race in identity formation are marginalised
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