scholarly journals Educación Física y Comunidades Virtuales (Physical Education and Virtual Communities)

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Milena Avelaneda Origuela ◽  
Cinthia Lopes da Silva ◽  
Elisângela Aparecida Macedo Fraga
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pedagogical Action ◽  
Social Discourses ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
Body Practices ◽  
A Current ◽  
Qualitative Discussion

Las comunidades virtuales de internet son un fenómeno de la actualidad, constituyéndose en fuente de investigación y medio de acceso a los discursos sociales. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar los discursos de dos comunidades virtuales «Yo amo Educación Física» y «Yo odio Educación Física», del website Orkut. El surgimiento de tales comunidades se constituye como elemento para reflexión acerca de los significados atribuidos a las clases de Educación Física escolar y a la tradición de esas clases en Brasil. Como procedimiento metodológico es realizada investigación bibliográfica e investigación de campo, con base en principios de la etnografía, caracterizando una discusión eminentemente cualitativa. En las entrevistas con los participantes de ambas comunidades fue posible observar que hay varios relatos de malas experiencias en las clases, tanto por parte de los que dicen «amar» Educación Física como de los que dicen «odiar» esa disciplina escolar. La justificativa para eso es la tradición de esas clases en Brasil, siendo predominante una visión de cuerpo y de las prácticas corporales exclusivamente biológica. Esa tradición implica un accionar pedagógico por parte de los profesores direccionado para la universalización de las expresiones de los alumnos, desconsiderando sus diferencias.Palabra clave: Cultura; Prácticas Corporales; Clases de Educación Física; Internet; Escuela; Comunidades virtuales.Abstract: Virtual communities on internet are a current phenomenon. They are sources of research and access to social discourses. The present paper has the objective to analyze discourses in two virtual communities: «I love Physical Education» and «I hate Physical Education» on Orkut website. The emergence of these communities constitutes an element for reflection about the signifiers assigned to Physical Education classes at school and the tradition of these classes in Brazil. Bibliography and field research were the methodological procedures based on ethnography principles characterizing a mainly qualitative discussion. During the interviews with participants from both communities, it was able to realized that there are many complaints of badly succeeded classes by people who say «to love» Physical Education as by the ones who say «to hate» this subject at school.           The reason for that is the tradition of these classes in Brazil, which are mainly an exclusively biological view of the body and body practices. This tradition implies a pedagogical action by the teachers focused on standardizing the students and not considering their differences.Key words: Culture; Body Practices; Physical Education classes; Internet; School; Virtual communities.

scholarly journals Práticas corporais de aventura na natureza na educação infantil: um relato de experiência

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Jéssica Karina Silva Ferreira ◽  
Paula Cristina Da Costa Silva
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Body Practices

INTRODUÇÃO: As práticas corporais de aventura na natureza são pouco exploradas nas aulas de Educação Física na Educação Infantil, seja pela lacuna na formação inicial dos professores, por carência de literatura sobre o tema ou infraestrutura adequada nas escolas. OBJETIVO: Apresentar desafios, limites e possibilidades de inserção das práticas corporais de aventura na natureza nas aulas de educação física na educação infantil, em um projeto transversal de Educação Ambiental, mediante uma abordagem lúdica, atraente e significativa. MÉTODOS: A experiência deu-se em 2017, em um Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil, da rede pública, do município de Viana, Espírito Santo, nas aulas de educação física na perspectiva do “se-movimentar”, como parte de projeto transversal de Educação Ambiental. O projeto envolveu 95 alunos, entre 3 e 5 anos, de turmas de maternal II, pré I e pré II. Os dados foram obtidos por meio da observação da professora de Educação Física e registrados com fotos e caderno de campo.RESULTADOS: As experiências desenvolvidas foram enriquecedoras para o aprendizado das crianças, que manifestaram autocontrole, coragem, aumento da autoestima, superação de desafios, elementos essenciais para o desenvolvimento na infância.CONCLUSÃO: O projeto foi exitoso e seu modelo foi adotado por toda a rede de ensino do município, por comprovar que é possível desenvolver um trabalho transversal nas escolas com temas que envolvem a educação física e a educação ambiental.ABSTRACT. Adventure body practices in nature in kindergarden: an experience report.BACKGROUND: The body practices of adventure in nature are few explored in Physical Education classes in Kindgarden, either due to the lack in the initial training of teachers, for few literature about the theme due to the lack of adequate infrastructure in schools.OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this report is to present the challenges, limits and possibilities of insertion of adventure body practices in nature in physical education classes in kindgarden, in a transversal project of Environmental Education, through a playful, attractive and significant approach.METHODS: The narrated experience was carried out in 2017, in a Municipal Center for Kindergarden, attending public schools, in the municipality of Viana, Espírito Santo, Brazil, in physical education classes from the perspective of “moving around” as part of a transversal project of Environmental Education. The total number of students served in the project was 95, between the ages of 3 and 5, from the respective classes of maternal II, pré I and pré II. The reported data were obtained through observation of the Physical Education teacher and recorded by photos and a field notes. RESULTS: As a result, it was found an enriching developed in the experiences for children’s learning who demonstrated self-control, courage, increase self-esteem, overcoming challenges in the classes, those are essential elements for childhood development.CONCLUSION: The experience proved to be successful and became na example that was adopted by the entire attending public city schools for demonstrating that it is possible to develop transversal work in schools based on themes involving Physical Education and Environmental Education.

scholarly journals Affect[ing] Bodies

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pirkko Markula
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Public Intellectual ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Third ◽  
Performative Pedagogy ◽  
Body Practices

This paper argues for a performative methodology that uses body's affect to create change in the current subjectivation to femininity. It locates this discussion into a context of fitness instruction to explore how a researcher can assume a role of a public intellectual through performative pedagogy. It is divided into four parts. The first part examines how critical pedagogy has been utilized previously within physical cultural studies to find ways to further understand how physical activity can be used for purposes of social change. The second part focuses on how physical education can inform critical body practices. The third part aims to link this discussion with feminist readings of critical pedagogy to further understand how femininity can be linked with practices of fitness instruction. It also introduces Deleuze's concept of affect. The final part discusses the implications of this literature for creating a performative pedagogy of the body through fitness instruction.

scholarly journals As práticas corporais de aventura nas aulas de educação física durante o ensino remoto: planejando o movimentar-se com a prancha de equilíbrio

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Kauana Possamai ◽  
Pedro Henrique Monticelli da Luz ◽  
Rogério Santos Pereira ◽  
Isadora Vieira Prates ◽  
Fabiane Castilho Teixeira Breschiliare
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Field School ◽  
Effective Contact ◽  
Formative Experience ◽  
Body Practices ◽  
Class Teacher ◽  
Balance Board

OBJETIVO: Apresentar a proposta de planejamento e a construção de uma prancha de equilíbrio para o ensino das Práticas Corporais de Aventura para alunos dos anos finais do ensino fundamental, no contexto do ensino remoto. MÉTODOS: Foi elaborado a partir da Disciplina Estágio Supervisionado em Educação Física Escolar II, desenvolvida no 2° semestre de 2020, do curso de Licenciatura em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. texto considera a análise conjuntural da Educação Física no ensino remoto e da unidade educativa que serviu de base para se estruturar este planejamento. A proposta de intervenção foi pensada buscando considerar os conteúdos yoga e meditação que estavam sendo trabalhados pela professora da turma. RESULTADOS: Destaca-se que o conteúdo Práticas Corporais de Aventura surgiu a partir de um levantamento prévio feito com os estudantes sobre conteúdos que tinham interesse em aprender. Foi planejado um conjunto de cinco módulos de conteúdos para duas turmas do nono ano da escola-campo. CONCLUSÃO: Conclui-se que essa experiência pedagógica proporcionou aos envolvidos um conjunto de aprendizados significativos para o incremento da prática pedagógica docente. E que, a ausência do contato mais efetivo com os estudantes e com a realidade da escola-campo impactou a experiência formativa dos graduandos em Educação Física.ABSTRACT. The body practices of adventure in physical education classes during remote teaching: planning to move with the balance board.OBJECTIVE: To present the proposal for planning and building a balance board for teaching Adventure Body Practices to students in the final years of elementary school, in the context of distance education. METHODS: It was developed from the Discipline Supervised Internship in School Physical Education II, developed in the 2nd semester of 2020, of the Licentiate Degree in Physical Education at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. The text considers the conjunctural analysis of Physical Education in remote education and the educational unit that served as the basis for structuring this planning. The intervention proposal was designed seeking to consider the yoga and meditation contents that were being worked on by the class teacher. RESULTS: It is noteworthy that the Corporal Practices of Adventure content emerged from a previous survey made with students about content they were interested in learning. A set of five content modules was planned for two classes in the ninth year of the field-school. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that this pedagogical experience provided those involved with a set of significant learnings for the increment of the teaching pedagogical practice. And that the lack of more effective contact with students and with the reality of the school-field impacted the formative experience of undergraduates in Physical Education.

scholarly journals Bringing sexy back: Reclaiming the body aesthetic via self-shooting

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Tiidenberg
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Technologies Of The Self ◽  
The Gaze ◽  
Control Power ◽  
Embodied Self ◽  
Mainstream Culture ◽  
Body Practices

This paper is based on visual narrative analysis of cyber-ethnographic material from a 2.5 year field-research with ‘not safe for work’ [NSFW] bloggers and self-shooters on tumblr.com. I use Koskela’s concept of ‘empowering exhibitionism’, Waskul’s ‘erotic looking glass’, and Foucault’s ‘technologies of the self’ to analyze self-shooting (taking photos of one-self). Constricting societal norms of sexuality, body shape and body practices influence how my participants (N=20, 10 female, 9 male, 1 transgender, ages 21 - 51, average age 34) live their embodied and sexual lives. Through self-shooting and by negotiating the community specific issues of control, power and the gaze, they are able to construct a new, empowered, embodied identity for themselves.I look at self-shooting and selfie-blogging as a practice of reclaiming control over one’s embodied self AND over the body-aesthetic, thus appropriating what is and is not ‘sexy’. The NSFW self-shooting community offers a safe space otherwise so hard to find within the body/sexuality-normative mainstream culture. This makes self-shooting a collective therapeutic activity. In their self-images participants construct themselves as ‘beautiful’, ‘sexy’, ‘devious’, ‘more than just a mother and an employee’ and as someone who ‘likes their body instead of trying to not hate it’. The technologies of the self activated through diaristic blogging and selfie sharing, along with the empowerment from interactions with peers take bloggers on a path of sexual awakening and reintroduce them to their own bodies.

scholarly journals Physical Education and health: perspectives for high school

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Rocha Adelino Dias ◽  
Adalberto dos Santos Souza ◽  
Rogério Cruz de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
The Body ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Body Practices

Abstract This study aims to discuss the perspectives of Physical Education for high school regarding health. To this end, a literature review was developed, and a pedagogical work proposal was presented. The literature review sought theoretical subsidies, especially in documents that guide the practice of physical education in school environments, whereas the proposal was constructed from the dialectical pairs presented by Luiz Carlos Freitas (objectives x evaluation and content x methodology). In this study, a proposal was made so that Physical Education can contribute to the training of critical and independent subjects in relation to the opinions they assume. We believe that this proposition can encourage students to reflect on the body and health regarding contemporary precepts of the active and healthy lifestyle, providing an expanded look at body practices and life.

scholarly journals Lendo o mundo nas aulas de educação física no ensino médio: por uma ecologia de saberes contra-hegemônicos sobre as práticas corporais e o corpo

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Daniel Teixeira Maldonado ◽  
Uirá De Siqueira Farias ◽  
Valdilene Aline Nogueira
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Paulo Freire ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The Body ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Body Practices

OBJETIVO: Relatar uma experiência político-pedagógica que ampliou a leitura de mundo dos estudantes do Ensino Médio sobre os conhecimentos contra-hegemônicos produzidos sobre as práticas corporais e o corpo durante as aulas de Educação Física. MÉTODOS: Foi relatada uma experiência educativa com estudantes do 1º ano do curso de Eletrônica integrado ao Ensino Médio do Instituto Federal de São Paulo – Campus SP, entre os meses de agosto e dezembro de 2020. A turma possui aproximadamente 40 alunos e o currículo é constituído por duas aulas semanais de Educação Física. RESULTADOS: Os estudantes realizaram uma leitura crítica do mundo sobre os saberes contra-hegemônicos sociais, políticos, econômicos, históricos, biológicos e fisiológicos que se relacionam com as práticas corporais e o corpo, produzidos pela literatura científica e movimentos sociais, durante as aulas do componente curricular. CONCLUSÃO: Ao fazer um diálogo entre os conceitos de leitura de mundo e ecologia de saberes contra-hegemônicos, produzidos por Paulo Freire e Boaventura de Sousa Santos, passamos a defender que a função social das aulas de educação física está relacionada com a leitura crítica do mundo dos saberes produzidos sobre as danças, lutas, esportes, ginásticas, jogos, brincadeiras e a relação da sociedade com o corpo, pelos grupos que foram marginalizados no sistema capitalista.ABSTRACT. Reading the world in physical education classes in high school: For an ecology of counter-hegemonic knowledge about body practices and the bodyOBJECTIVE: To report a political-pedagogical experience that expanded the reading of the world of high school students about the counter-hegemonic knowledge produced about body and body practices during physical education classes. METHODS: An educational experience was reported with students from the 1st year of the electronics course integrated with high school at the Federal Institute of São Paulo - Campus SP, between the months of august and december of the year 2020. the class has approximately 40 students and the curriculum is consisting of two weekly physical education. RESULTS: The students carried out a critical reading of the world about the social, political, economic, historical, biological and physiological counter-hegemonic knowledge that is related to body and body practices, produced by scientific literature and social movements, during the classes of the curricular component. CONCLUSION: By making a dialogue between the concepts of world reading and the ecology of counter-hegemonic knowledge, produced by Paulo Freire and Boaventura de Sousa Santos, we come to defend that the social function of Physical Education classes is related to the critical reading of the world of knowledge produced on dances, fights, sports, gymnastics, games and the relationship of society with the body, by groups that were marginalized in the capitalist system.

scholarly journals Oficinas temáticas na educação física escolar

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Luciana Santos Collier
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
The Body ◽  
School Students ◽  
Body Culture ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Body Practices

INTRODUÇÃO: A Educação Física é a disciplina do currículo escolar que aborda a cultura corporal, com a finalidade de introduzir e integrar o estudante a essa esfera do conhecimento, formando o cidadão que vai produzir, reproduzir e transformar essa cultura. Possibilitar experiências diversificadas no âmbito das práticas corporais e fortalecer a participação dos estudantes nas aulas são fatores fundamentais no desenvolvimento da disciplina. OBJETIVO: Este relato que tem como objetivo apresentar e discutir a proposta de oficinas temáticas nas aulas de Educação Física escolar, a partir das opiniões de estudantes do ensino fundamental 2 e médio de uma escola pública federal no município de Niterói (RJ). MÉTODOS: Se caracteriza como uma pesquisa qualitativa crítica que utilizou como registro, as respostas dadas por aproximadamente 160 estudantes nas avaliações da disciplina, que, além de nortear a tomada de decisão para a realização das atividades, constituiu o corpo da investigação que ora apresentamos. RESULTADOS: Percebemos que as oficinas temáticas possibilitaram a ampliação dos conhecimentos e vivências relacionados à cultura corporal e uma maior maturidade na relação dos estudantes com a disciplina, com os colegas das diferentes turmas e com a professora. CONCLUSÃO: Foi perceptível a modificação da percepção dos estudantes sobre a Educação Física escolar, bem como ampliação da consciência crítica, colaborando com desenvolvimento da cidadania.ABSTRACT. Thematic workshops in school physical education.BACKGROUND: Physical Education is the discipline of the school curriculum that addresses body culture, with the purpose of introducing and integrating the student into this sphere of knowledge, forming the citizen who will produce, reproduce and transform this culture. Enabling diverse experiences within the scope of body practices and strengthening the participation of students in classes are fundamental factors in the development of the discipline. OBJECTIVE: This report aims to present and discuss the proposal for thematic workshops in school Physical Education classes, based on the opinions of elementary and high school students from a federal public school in the city of Niterói (RJ, Brazil). METHODS: The investigation is characterized as a qualitative critical research that used as a record, the answers given by approximately 160 students in the evaluations of the discipline, which, in addition to guiding the decision making for the performance of the activities, constituted the body of the investigation that we present here. RESULTS: We realized that thematic workshops enabled the expansion of knowledge and experiences related to body culture and greater maturity in the relationship of students with the discipline, with colleagues in different classes and with the teacher. CONCLUSION: It was noticeable that students’ perception of school Physical Education changed, as well as the expansion of critical awareness, collaborating with the development of citizenship.

Morphological Freedom and Medicine: Constructing the Posthuman Body

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luna Dolezal
Keyword(s):  
Common Sense ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
The Body ◽  
Popular Imagination ◽  
Gender Reassignment ◽  
Common Parlance ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Body Practices ◽  
Health Function ◽  
At Will

The notion that the body can be changed at will in order to meet the desires and designs of its ‘owner’ is one that has captured the popular imagination and underpins contemporary medical practices such as cosmetic surgery and gender reassignment. In fact, describing the body as ‘malleable’ or ‘plastic’ has entered common parlance and dictates common-sense ideas of how we understand the human body in late-capitalist consumer societies in the wake of commercial biotechnologies that work to modify the body aesthetically and otherwise. If we are not satisfied with some aspect of our physicality – in terms of health, function or aesthetics – we can engage with a whole variety of self-care body practices – fashion, diet, exercise, cosmetics, medicine, surgery, laser – in order to ‘correct’, reshape or restyle the body. In addition, as technology has advanced and elective cosmetic surgery has unapologetically entered the mainstream, the notion of the malleable body has become intrinsically linked to the practices and discourses of biomedicine and, furthermore, has become a significant means to assert and affirm identity.

МЕКТЕП ЖАШЫНА ЧЕЙИНКИ БАЛДАРДЫН ДЕН СООЛУГУН ЧЫҢДООДО ОЮН ТЕХНОЛОГИЯСЫН КОЛДОНУУ

2020 ◽  
pp. 158-160
Author(s):  
Салтанат Кошалиева
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Speech Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
School Students ◽  
Number Of Children

Аннотация: Бул макалада мектеп жашына чейинки балдардын ден соолугун чыңдоодо оюн технологиясын пайдалануунун өзгөчөлүктөрү талкууланат. Метепке чейинки курак баланын дене-бой жана психикалык ден соолугунун пайдубалын түптөөнүн чечүүчү этабы болуп саналат. Бул мезгилде органдардын ургаалдуу өнүгүшү жана организмдин функциялык системасынын калыптанышы жүрүүдө. Акыркы жылдары мектепке чейинки балдардын ден соолугунун начарлаганы туруктуу тенденцияга айланып, оорулуу балдардын саны көбөйүүдө. Мектеп жашына чейинки балдардын психикалык жана сүйлөө жөндөмдөрүн оюн аркылуу жакшыртып, жаңы механизмдерин иштеп чыгуу жагы каралган. Бала бакчанын негизги милдети - баланы өз алдынча жашоого даярдоо, жакшы адаттарга багыттоо менен тарбиялоо иши макалада каралган. Түйүндүү сөздөр: Ден соолук, бала бакчада, дене тарбия, элдик оюндар, тарбиялоо, ден соолукту чыңдоо, иш пландар, жаш муундар, коюлган талаптар, педагогикалык шарттар. Аннотация: В данной статье рассматриваются особенности использования игровых технологий в оздоровлении дошкольников. Дошкольный возраст является решающим этапом в формировании фундамента физического и психического здоровья ребенка. В этот период идет интенсивное развитие органов и становление функциональных систем организма. Наметившаяся в последние годы устойчивая тенденция ухудшения здоровья дошкольников, увеличение количества детей с нарушениями психического и речевого развития, диктует необходимость поиска механизмов, позволяющая изменить эту ситуацию. Основная задача детского сада - подготовить ребенка к самостоятельной жизни, дав ему для этого необходимые умения, навыки, воспитав определенные привычки. Сегодня в дошкольных учреждениях уделяется большое внимание здоровье сберегающим технологиям, которые направлены на решение самой главной задачидошкольного образования – сохранить, поддержать и обогатить здоровье детей. Ключевые слова: Здоровье, детский сад, физическое воспитание, народные подвижные игры, физические упражнения, общеобразовательная школа, учащиеся, воспитание, оздоровление, подрастающее поколение, предъявляемые требования, педагогические условия, теория и практика физического воспитания, подвижные игры. Abstract: This article discusses the features of the use of game technologies in the rehabilitation of preschoolers. Preschool age is a crucial stage in the formation of the Foundation of physical and mental health of the child. During this period there is an intensive development of organs and the formation of functional systems of the body. The steady tendency of deterioration of health of preschool children outlined in recent years, increase in number of children with violations of mental and speech development, dictates need of search of the mechanisms allowing to change this situation. The main task of the kindergarten is to prepare the child for independent life, giving him the necessary skills, bringing up certain habits. Today, preschool institutions pay great attention to health-saving technologies, which are aimed at solving the most important task of preschool education – to preserve, support and enrich the health of children. Key words: Health, kindergarten, physical education, folk outdoor games, physical exercises, secondary school, students, education, rehabilitation, the younger generation, the requirements, pedagogical conditions, theory and practice of physical education, out-door games.

BODY PRACTICES OF WOMEN IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST DEBATES

2018 ◽  
pp. 129-156 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Female Body ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Phenomenological Tradition ◽  
Academic Feminism ◽  
Female Bodies ◽  
Body Practices

The paper provides an analysis of the structuralist and phenomenological traditions in interpretation of female body practices. The structuralist intellectual tradition bases its methodology on concepts from social anthropology and philosophy that see the body as ‘ordered’ by social institutions. Structuralist approaches within academic feminism are focused on critical study of the social regulation of female bodies with respect to reproduction and sexualisation (health and beauty practices). The author focuses on the dominant physical ideal of femininity and the means for body pedagogics that have been constructed by patriarchal authority. In contrast to theories of the ordered body, the phenomenological tradition is focused on the “lived” body, embodied experience, and the personal motivation and values attached to body practices. This tradition has been influenced by a variety of schools of thought including philosophical anthropology, phenomenology and action theories in sociology. Within academic feminism, there are at least three phenomenologically oriented strategies of interpretation of female body practices. The first one is centred around women’s individual situation and bodily socialization; the second one studies interrelation between body practices and the sense of the self; and the third one postulates the potential of body practices to destabilize the dominant ideals of femininity and thus provides a theoretical basis for feminist activism. The phenomenological tradition primarily analyses the motivational, symbolic and value-based components of body practices as they interact with women’s corporeality and sense of self. In general, both structuralist and phenomenological traditions complement each other by focusing on different levels of analysis of female embodiment.

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