Bodies, Narratives, Selves, and Autobiography: The Example of Lance Armstrong  

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Sparkes, Andrew C.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Sport and Social Issues vol. 28 no. 4 (Nov. 2004), page 397-428.
Topik: Lance Armstrong; autobiography; illness; narratives; selves; bodies; restitution; quest
Fulltext: 397.pdf (217.4KB)

Isi artikel

This article focuses on Lance Armstrong’s autobiography titled It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life. From a perspective informed by autobiographical studies and the sociology of the body and illness, insights are provided into a variety of bodies, selves, and narratives that circulate within the text. The case ismade that early in his sporting career, Armstrong develops a disciplined and dominating body that has an elective affinity for the cyborg narrative. On being diagnosed with cancer, these ideal body types lead him toward a restitution narrative.The illness experience, however, provides an opportunity for a communicative body to emerge that links him to a quest narrative. On returning to elite sport, former body-self relationships are restored and foregrounded. Issues are raised regarding the cultural shaping of Armstrong’s autobiography, and its form and content are problematized.

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