What do we study studying body? Researcher’s attempts to embodiment research.
Abstract
The article presents researcher’s attempts, methodological
problems and queries in embodiment research during a Grounded
Theory Methodology based study on social world of ballroom dancers.
The research has been conducted among ballroom dancers, flamenco
dancers, belly dancers, dance instructors, choreographers and judges.
One of the aspects of the research is social construction of
embodiment. In the article I will present techniques and methods of
research such as autoetnography, interview, observation, photo and
video analysis as well as kind of results they may give and what is really
studied when using these methods. I will also present how one
experiences his/her body in this group. I will try to answer a question:
what is the real result of researcher’s attempts in embodiment study in
sociology; do we really study body, or its social practices, socially
constructed individual experience; how deeply can we make the
research when our object (somebody else’s body) is not entirely
intersubjectively available for our recognition.
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