LEADER 03922oam 2200613I 450 001 9910159452703321 005 20230126214942.0 010 $a1-317-28815-7 010 $a1-315-64415-0 010 $a1-317-28816-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315644158 035 $a(CKB)3710000001018869 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4786500 035 $a(OCoLC)968243813 035 $a(BIP)63344517 035 $a(BIP)53538551 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001018869 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aCulture, identity and intense performativity $ebeing in the zone /$fedited by Tim Jordan, Brigid McClure and Kath Woodward 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (195 pages) 225 0 $aInnovations in the humanities, social sciences and creative arts 311 08$a1-138-18592-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $apt. I. The social and cultural inside the zone -- pt. II. The zone in the social and cultural. 330 $a'Being in the zone' means performing in a distinctive, unusual, pleasurable and highly competent way at something you already regularly do: dancing or playing a viola, computer programming, tennis and much more. What makes the zone special? This volume offers groundbreaking research that brings sociological and cultural studies to bear on the idea of being in the zone. There is original research on musicians, dancers and surfers which shows that being in the zone far from being exclusively individualised and private but must be understood as social and collective and possibly accessible to all. The zone is not just for elite performers. Being in the zone is not just the province of the athlete who suddenly and seemingly without extra effort swims faster or jumps higher or the musician who suddenly plays more than perfectly, but also of the doctor working under intense pressure or the computer programmer staying up all night. The meaning of such experiences for convincing people to work in intense conditions, often with short term contracts, is explored to show how being in the zone can have problematic effects and have negative and constraining as well as creative and productive implications. Often being in the zone is understood from a psychological viewpoint but this can limit our understanding. This volume provides the first in-depth analysis of being in the zone from social and cultural viewpoints drawing on a range of theories and novel evidence. Written in a stimulating and accessible style, Culture, Identity and Intense Performativity: Being in the Zone will strongly appeal to students and researchers who aim to understand the experience of work, creativity, musicianship and sport. Issues of the body are also central to being in the zone and will make this book relevant to anyone studying ?bodies and embodiment . This collection will establish being in the zone as an important area of enquiry for social science and the humanities. 606 $aSuccess$xPsycholgical aspects 606 $aSuccess$xSocial aspects 606 $aPerformance 606 $aEmotions 606 $aIdentity (Philosophical concept) 615 0$aSuccess$xPsycholgical aspects. 615 0$aSuccess$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aPerformance. 615 0$aEmotions. 615 0$aIdentity (Philosophical concept) 676 $a302/.1 676 $a302.1 701 $aJordan$b Tim$0495813 701 $aMcClure$b Brigid$0993248 701 $aWoodward$b Kath$0315558 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910159452703321 996 $aCulture, identity and intense performativity$92274318 997 $aUNINA