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Chapter 5. Constructing cooperative and antagonistic intercorporeality

Rugby referee talk and action on the field
  • Elaine W. Vine
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Abstract

The focus of this paper is on what constitutes cooperative intercorporeality and what constitutes antagonistic intercorporeality in the context of rugby union, a sport that involves frequent heavy body contact. This focus is explored through the lens of how professional rugby union referees control the enactment of this professional sport on the field. The paper investigates how referees in rugby union use talk and other action (e.g. whistle, body movement and positioning in space, gesture) in controlling professional matches, that is, “doing refereeing”. It explores the construction of cooperative and antagonistic intercorporeality through a multimodal analysis of the organization and negotiation of refereeing by referees and players.

Abstract

The focus of this paper is on what constitutes cooperative intercorporeality and what constitutes antagonistic intercorporeality in the context of rugby union, a sport that involves frequent heavy body contact. This focus is explored through the lens of how professional rugby union referees control the enactment of this professional sport on the field. The paper investigates how referees in rugby union use talk and other action (e.g. whistle, body movement and positioning in space, gesture) in controlling professional matches, that is, “doing refereeing”. It explores the construction of cooperative and antagonistic intercorporeality through a multimodal analysis of the organization and negotiation of refereeing by referees and players.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. List of contributors xi
  5. Chapter 1. Intercorporeality, interkinesthesia, and enaction 1
  6. Part I. Interkinesthetic coordination and intercorporeality in team sports
  7. Chapter 2. Practice as a shared accomplishment 27
  8. Chapter 3. Intercorporeality and interkinesthetic gestalts in handball 57
  9. Chapter 4. Visual and motor components of action anticipation in basketball and soccer 93
  10. Chapter 5. Constructing cooperative and antagonistic intercorporeality 113
  11. Part II. Intercorporeal relations with moving bodies and objects in individual sports
  12. Chapter 6. Rock climbers’ communicative and sensory practices 149
  13. Chapter 7. Intercorporeal enaction and synchrony 173
  14. Chapter 8. Sound joined actions in rowing and swimming 193
  15. Chapter 9. “It’s really strange when nobody is watching” 215
  16. Part III. The enactive acquisition of embodied knowledge
  17. Chapter 10. Teaching bodies 245
  18. Chapter 11. Intercorporeal (re)enaction 267
  19. Chapter 12. Ways of relating 301
  20. Chapter 13. Intercorporeality with imaginary bodies 323
  21. Chapter 14. Afterword 345
  22. Index 355
https://doi.org/10.1075/ais.8.05vin

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. List of contributors xi
  5. Chapter 1. Intercorporeality, interkinesthesia, and enaction 1
  6. Part I. Interkinesthetic coordination and intercorporeality in team sports
  7. Chapter 2. Practice as a shared accomplishment 27
  8. Chapter 3. Intercorporeality and interkinesthetic gestalts in handball 57
  9. Chapter 4. Visual and motor components of action anticipation in basketball and soccer 93
  10. Chapter 5. Constructing cooperative and antagonistic intercorporeality 113
  11. Part II. Intercorporeal relations with moving bodies and objects in individual sports
  12. Chapter 6. Rock climbers’ communicative and sensory practices 149
  13. Chapter 7. Intercorporeal enaction and synchrony 173
  14. Chapter 8. Sound joined actions in rowing and swimming 193
  15. Chapter 9. “It’s really strange when nobody is watching” 215
  16. Part III. The enactive acquisition of embodied knowledge
  17. Chapter 10. Teaching bodies 245
  18. Chapter 11. Intercorporeal (re)enaction 267
  19. Chapter 12. Ways of relating 301
  20. Chapter 13. Intercorporeality with imaginary bodies 323
  21. Chapter 14. Afterword 345
  22. Index 355
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