Adventure Sports, Bodily Failure, and Developing an Ethics of Humility
Published online on May 24, 2026
Abstract
Body & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article explores the role of bodily failure in shaping our ethical outlooks in adventure sports. Drawing on ethnographic research with white-water kayakers, it shows how the experiences of lost bodily composure and containment alter our relationship ...
This article explores the role of bodily failure in shaping our ethical outlooks in adventure sports. Drawing on ethnographic research with white-water kayakers, it shows how the experiences of lost bodily composure and containment alter our relationship ...