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Disability and physical activity (2017)
Book Chapter
Williams, T., & Smith, B. (2017). Disability and physical activity. In J. Piggin, L. Mansfield, & M. Weed (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice (284-297). London: Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315672779-20

This chapter explores the relationship between disability, health and physical activity. First we explore how disability is understood and the consequence this has on shaping medical practices and public health programmes. Next, we discuss the barrie... Read More about Disability and physical activity.

Narrative inquiry and autoethnography (2017)
Book Chapter
Smith, B. (2017). Narrative inquiry and autoethnography. In M. Silk, D. Andrews, & H. Thorpe (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Physical Cultural Studies (505-514). London: Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315745664-51

This chapter concerns narrative inquiry as a methodological contingency for physical cultural studies (PCS). It focuses on one narrative approach, that is autoethnography, and highlights several challenges that go with doing an autoethnography. Autoe... Read More about Narrative inquiry and autoethnography.