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Author:

Stoddart, Mark C. J., 1974-

Title:

Making meaning out of mountains : the political ecology of skiing / Mark C.J. Stoddart.

Publisher:

UBC Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Skis and skiing--Environmental aspects--British Columbia.
Skis and skiing--Social aspects--British Columbia.
Skis and skiing--Political aspects--British Columbia.
Mountain ecology--British Columbia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-212) and index.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Attractive Economy of Skiing -- 2 Skiing Naturecultures and the Mountainous Sublime -- 3 Cyborg Skiers and Snowy Collectives -- 4 Environmental Subjectivity and the Ecopolitics of Skiing -- 5 Skiing and Social Power -- 6 Conclusion: Toward a Political Ecology of Skiing -- 7 Epilogue: The 2010 Olympics and the Ecopolitics of Snow.

Summary:

Stoddart draws on interviews, field observations, and media analysis to explore how the ski industry in British Columbia has helped transform mountain environments and, in turn, how skiing has come to be inscribed with multiple, often conflicted meanings informed by power struggles rooted in race, class, and gender. Corporate leaders promote the skiing industry as sustainable development, while environmentalists and some First Nations argue that skiing sacrifices wildlife habitats and traditional lands to tourism and corporate gain. Skiers themselves appreciate the opportunity to commune with nature but are concerned about skiing's environmental effects.

ISBN:

0774821965 (bound)
9780774821964 (bound)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)768534777

LCCN:

2012453700

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)