« Sea, sex and sun » : la sexualité dans la mythologie du surf way of life

The “Surf way of life”, a lifestyle based on sensual pleasures, is often presented as “liberating”. Born in the fifties on californian beaches, surf riding is, rather than a sport, a “philosophy” or a “way of life” according to passionate surfers. There is a real mythology around this sport. Individ...

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Main Author: Adolphe Maillot
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Language:fra
Published: Genre, Sexualité et Société 2010-05-01
Series:Genre, Sexualité et Société
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/gss/1371
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description The “Surf way of life”, a lifestyle based on sensual pleasures, is often presented as “liberating”. Born in the fifties on californian beaches, surf riding is, rather than a sport, a “philosophy” or a “way of life” according to passionate surfers. There is a real mythology around this sport. Individuals feel better and more important through the waves and the narrations of magnification made by specialized magazines or publicity. The main hero of this mythology is the “soul surfer”, whose exceptional sexual vitality is not the least of his qualities. This article will put into perspective the liberating aspect of a sports-based and hedonistic ideology, emphasizing in particular the domination of the heterosexual pattern.
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« Sea, sex and sun » : la sexualité dans la mythologie du surf way of life
Genre, Sexualité et Société
sexuality
surf
hedonism
narration
mythology
title « Sea, sex and sun » : la sexualité dans la mythologie du surf way of life
title_full « Sea, sex and sun » : la sexualité dans la mythologie du surf way of life
title_fullStr « Sea, sex and sun » : la sexualité dans la mythologie du surf way of life
title_full_unstemmed « Sea, sex and sun » : la sexualité dans la mythologie du surf way of life
title_short « Sea, sex and sun » : la sexualité dans la mythologie du surf way of life
title_sort sea sex and sun la sexualite dans la mythologie du surf way of life
topic sexuality
surf
hedonism
narration
mythology
url https://journals.openedition.org/gss/1371
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