Notes For A Young Surfer
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Clifton Evers (Author)
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This complex look at surf culture explores its inherent masculinity, as well as the violence, racism, misogyny, turf wars, and homophobia that are as much a part of the sport as ocean swells. Both a touching memoir and a sharp social critique, this analysis reveals the unwritten codes that rule all aspects of a surfer's life - from body image and national identity to politics and friendship - and the issues that have imprinted themselves on Australian beaches since the Cronulla riots.
About the Author
Dr Clifton Evers has been surfing for over thirty years and has a habit of pacing the floor and twitching all night when a new winter swell is on its way. He is a surfer/writer/intellectual and wrote his PhD on surf culture. He researches gender and cultural studies at the University of New South Wales. He's been published on surfing and men's issues, including in the Sydney Morning Herald, and is an editor of Kurungabaa: A Journal of Literature, History and Ideas from the Sea.
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- Contributor: Clifton Evers
- Imprint: Melbourne University Press
- ISBN13: 9780522854893
- Number of Pages: 176
- Packaged Dimensions: 155x232x16mm
- Packaged Weight: 242
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Melbourne University Press
- Release Date: 2010-06-30
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Dr Clifton Evers has been surfing for over thirty years and has a habit of pacing the floor and twitching all night when a new winter swell is on its way. He is a surfer/writer/intellectual and wrote his PhD on surf culture. He researches gender and cultural studies at the University of New South Wales. He's been published on surfing and men's issues, including in the Sydney Morning Herald, and is an editor of Kurungabaa: A Journal of Literature, History and Ideas from the Sea.
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