Fighting for What Matters: Care, Supporting People and Preserving a Form of Life in Baton Twirling Clubs

Dominique Malatesta; Christophe Jaccoud

doi:10.2478/sjs-2021-0025

Abstract

In this article, we look at twirling baton clubs characterized by a specific sociality which is part of a life form. This was threatened by the demands of sportivisation from the sport institution. The protests expressed by the clubs show the attachment to a logic of care with the aim of protecting the vulnerabilities and the singular identities of the athletes who are mostly young girls.

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Fighting for What Matters: Care, Supporting People and Preserving a Form of Life in Baton Twirling Clubs

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