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Sport, Physical Activity, and Anti-Colonial Autoethnography This book offers a brief history of how autoethnography has been employed in studies of sport and physical (in)activity to date and makes an explicit call for anti-colonial approaches – challenging scholars of physical culture to interrogate and write against the colonial assumptions at work in so many physical cultural and academic spaces. It presents examples of autoethnographic work that interrogate physical cul- tural practices as both produced by, and generative of, settler-colonial logics and structures, including research into outdoor recreation, youth sport experiences, and sport spectatorship. It situates this work in the context of key paradigmatic issues in social scientific research, including ontology, epistemology, axiology, ethics, and praxis, and looks ahead at the shape that social relations might take beyond settler colonialism. Drawing on cutting-edge research and presenting innovative theoretical per- spectives, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in physical cultural studies, sport studies, outdoor studies, sociology, cultural studies, or qual- itative research methods in the social sciences. Jason Laurendeau is Associate Professor with the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. His research interests include settler colonialism, gender, risk, childhood, research methodology generally, and autoethnography in particular. Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity Series Editors: Michael D. Giardina Florida State University, USA Brett Smith University of Birmingham, UK From ethnography and narrative inquiry to participatory action research and digital methods, feminist and poststructural theory to new materialism and on- to-epistemologies, serious conversations about the practices, politics and philos- ophies of qualitative inquiry have never been stronger or more abundant in the field of sport, exercise and health. At the same time, the growth of new critical methodologies has opened up interdisciplinary space for sustained engagement with provocative questions over evidence, knowledge, and research practices. The Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity series is the first of its kind within the field that has as its mandate the necessary advancement of qualitative methodologies and their intersection with theory and practice. Books in the se- ries will develop new and innovative methodologies, serve as ‘how-to’ guides for conducting research, and present empirical research findings. It will serve the growing number of students and academics who promote and utilize qualitative inquiry in university courses, research, and applied practice. Also available in this series: Digital Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity Edited by Andrea Bundon Creative Nonfiction in Sport and Exercise Research Edited by Francesca Cavallerio Motherhood and Sport Collective Stories of Identity and Difference Edited by Lucy Spowart and Kerry R. McGannon Sport, Physical Activity, and Anti-Colonial Autoethnography Stories and Ways of Being Jason Laurendeau www.routledge.com/sport/series/QRSPA Sport, Physical Activity, and Anti-Colonial Autoethnography Stories and Ways of Being Jason Laurendeau First published 2023 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2023 Jason Laurendeau The right of Jason Laurendeau to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Laurendeau, Jason, author. Title: Sport, physical activity, and anti-colonial autoethnography : stories and ways of being / Jason Laurendeau. Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2023. | Series: Qualitative research in sport and physical activity | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “This book offers a brief history of how autoethnography has been employed in studies of sport and physical (in) activity to date and makes an explicit call for anti-colonial approaches - challenging scholars of physical culture to interrogate and write against the colonial assumptions at work in so many physical cultural and academic spaces. It presents examples of autoethnographic work that interrogate physical cultural practices as both produced by, and generative of, settler colonial logics and structures, including research into outdoor recreation, youth sport experiences, and sport spectatorship. It situates this work in the context of key paradigmatic issues in social scientific research, including ontology, epistemology, axiology, ethics and praxis, and looks ahead at the shape that social relations might take beyond settler-colonialism. Drawing on cutting- edge research and presenting innovative theoretical perspectives, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in physical cultural studies, sport studies, outdoor studies, sociology, cultural studies, or qualitative research methods in the social sciences”— Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2022047106 | ISBN 9780367672348 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367672492 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003130451 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Sports—Sociological aspects. | Physical education and training—Sociological aspects. | Settler colonialism. | Ethnology— Biographical methods. Classification: LCC GV706.5 .L38 2023 | DDC 306.4/83—dc23/eng/20221213 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022047106 ISBN: 978-0-367-67234-8 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-67249-2 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-13045-1 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003130451 Typeset in Goudy by codeMantra For Matthew, Quinn, Avery, and Levi Contents Acknowledgements ix Proem 2 1 Writing Sport and Physical Activity Autoethnographically: “The Stories That Will Make a Difference Aren’t the Easy Ones” 6 2 Situating the Author, Interrogating Canada: (Un)sett(l)ing the Stage 26 3 Anti-Colonial Autoethnography 48 4 Outdoor Recreation, the Wilderness Ideal, and Complicating Settler Mobility 65 5 Pedagogies of White Settler Masculinity: (Un)Becoming(?) Settlers 86 6 O Canada? (Be)longing, (Un)certainty, and White Settler Inheritance 104 7 (Autoethnographic) Futures: “Something as Yet Unimagined” 133 Index 147 Acknowledgements Scholarship is too often thought of as a product of an individual – their mind, their labour, their insight. But it is always relational work, whether it is acknowl- edged as such or not. I would suggest that this is especially true in autoethnog- raphy, criticisms of this method as solipsistic notwithstanding. In terms of the work that appears in these pages, it simply could not have happened without the insight, generosity, and encouragement of many people. While I take full respon- sibility for any shortcomings in the work, any value therein is thanks in no small part to valued readers and supporters. Several folks read significant chunks of earlier drafts of the work and provided invaluable feedback and encouragement. I asked an enormous amount of John- Reid Hresko and he stepped up with “compassionate accountability” to highlight when I was taking the too-easy path. Nik Dean moved from the role of former stu- dent to that of trusted reader, helping me see what was working autoethnographi- cally and where I needed to think more deeply. Tanner Layton read early drafts of several chapters and put them in conversation with his own thinking and writing in deeply generative ways. Jordan Koch and Mike Auksi read a full draft of the manuscript when I desperately needed thoughtful and insightful readers to do so. Nathan Fawaz read a full draft of the book with more generosity, insight, and nuance that I could have asked or imagined, supporting me especially in the most (intellectually and emotionally) difficult dimensions of the work. Many generous readers provided focused feedback on particular sections of the work, again pushing me to deepen my thinking and sharpen my writing. My sin- cere gratitude to Chen Chen, Amanda DeLisio, Alex Giancarlo, Dallas Hunt, Charli Kerns, Rob Kossuth, Kevin McGeough, Sam McKegney, Joshua Newman, Waubgeshig Rice, Jamieson Ryan, Smokii Sumac, and Jennifer Wigglesworth for their time, insight, and generosity. Thanks to Richard Van Camp for challenging me to write with my heart, not (just) my head. For numerous stimulating intellectual conversations foundational to this work, my thanks to Suzanne Lenon, Michelle Helstein, Judy Davidson, Kristine Alexander, Julie Young, Kara Granzow, Davina McLeod, Mary Louise Adams, Ashley Pollock, and Chris Miller.
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