Making meaning out of mountains : the political ecology of skiing / Mark C.J. Stoddart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoddart, Mark C. J., 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skis and skiing--Environmental aspects--British Columbia.

Skis and skiing--Social aspects--British Columbia.

Skis and skiing--Political aspects--British Columbia.

Mountain ecology--British Columbia.

Mountain ecology.

Skis and skiing.

Social aspects.

Skis and skiing--Environmental aspects.

British Columbia.

Physical Description:

223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2012]

Summary:

Stoddart (sociology, Memorial U. of Newfoundland) argues that we must examine skiing within the context of ecopolitics. Concentrating on the mountains of British Columbia, he uses concepts from the field of environmental sociology to examine social constructions of skiing landscapes by the ski industry, social movement groups, and the mass media; skiing as a site of interaction between humans and non-human nature; and skiing as a site of ecopower relations among humans and non-humans. A final chapter looks at how skiing is shaped by the social dynamics of gender, class, and race. Discussion encompasses the protests of the 2010 Winter Olympics, ski resort culture, and skiers as cyborgs aided by technology. The book is distributed in the US by University of Washington Press, and in Canada by University of Toronto Press. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Attractive Economy of Skiing 1

2 Skiing Naturecultures and the Mountainous Sublime 26

3 Cyborg Skiers and Snowy Collectives 66

4 Environmental subjectivity and the Ecopolitics of Skiing 105

5 Skiing and social Power 137

6 Conclusion: Toward a Political Ecology of Skiing 171

7 Epilogue: The 2010 Olympics and the Ecopolitics of Snow 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-212) and index.

ISBN:

9780774821964

0774821965

OCLC:

768534777