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Traversing the Matrix

Cyborg Athletes, Technology, and the Environment

San José State University, tbutryn1{at}kin.sjsu.edu

Matthew A. Masucci

San José State University

Despite the growing body of sport studies literature engaging cyborg theory, and notwithstanding the significant amount of work within sport sociology interrogating sport and space, few scholars have attempted to situate the lived experiences of cyborg athletes both within the wide range of indoor, often more technologized settings, and outdoors in what have been considered "wilderness" environments. Furthermore, little work has examined the relationship between sport identities, sporting environments, and environmental politics. Therefore, this study qualitatively examined the lived sporting experiences of 12 competitive athletes who trained and competed both indoors and outdoors while using an array of sporting technologies. Results showed that athletes negotiated the boundaries between human, technology, and nature in complex, often contradictory ways, and made moderate connections between their cyborg identities and their impact on the environment.

Key Words: cyborg • qualitative • environment

Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Vol. 33, No. 3, 285-307 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0193723509340000


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