What is it about?
This article explores whether sexist elements in surf culture actually have a restrictive impact on how women ride waves.
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Why is it important?
This article is important because feminists have hitherto ignored the impact that sexism in surfing has on the motility of surfers. Furthermore, the eroticized image of a surfer girl has, in some instances, been praised as a feminist icon. By showing how women might be negatively impacted by surf culture this article offers cautionary message to women surfers.
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I have been an avid surfer for my entire life. Certain things about the culture bother me. This article is my first attempt to offer a critique of surf culture.
Dr Daniel Brennan
Bond University
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This page is a summary of: Surfing like a Girl: A Critique of Feminine Embodied Movement in Surfing, Hypatia, January 2016, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1111/hypa.12293.
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