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This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by Sage Publications Inc., 2019.
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Based on studies of mixed martial arts and surfing, we argue that an appeal of these physical activities are the intimate and sensual relationships that take place during participation and “downtime” e.g. resting on mats, floating in the sea. Here our participants, men, experience shared vulnerability and emotion. These fleeting instances of care are often missed in emphasizing the traditional performances that dominate sites of masculinity. Yet, these shared intensive moments are important. They are tied to a policing of ‘appropriate’ masculine values and practices but also provide an opening into considering creative negotiations of potentially new possibilities.
Author(s): Green K, Evers C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Contexts
Year: 2019
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Pages: 10-15
Print publication date: 01/05/2020
Online publication date: 27/05/2020
Acceptance date: 23/08/2019
Date deposited: 24/09/2019
ISSN (print): 1536-5042
ISSN (electronic): 1537-6052
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1536504220920188
DOI: 10.1177%2F1536504220920188
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