The Popular Entertainment Studies eJournal applies an interesting range of theoretical perspectives to the broad spectrum of entertainment. A new issue of the journal has been published which includes a paper I wrote on the impact of spectators on the experience of mountain bikers at community level events. It is exciting to see this work sit in conversation with explorations on other forms of entertainment, particularly those which lie within the performing arts.Continue reading “Popular Entertainment Studies – Vol 2, No 1”
Category Archives: Research
Riding Radicals in 2011
Following this video post (and great riding experience) using Radical Lights, several bike nerd discussions and general bike technology excitment, I am pleased to share that I will be riding, racing and working with Radical Lights in 2011.Continue reading “Riding Radicals in 2011”
Time. Transcendence. Performance. Proceedings.
Peer reviewed conference proceedings from the “Time. Transcendence. Performance” conference I attended at Monash University in 2009 have now been published online. Follow this link to browse through a large selection of work from the event. I contributed a paper investigating the lived experience of cross-country racing, questioning the different thought processes in an elite and a developing athlete in relation to ideas about flow.Continue reading “Time. Transcendence. Performance. Proceedings.”
About Performance – No 10
About Performance is an annual journal situated within the academic field of Performance Studies. The current issue considers the role of the spectator in live performance and includes a broad range of interesting works on the topic. A paper I wrote investigating spectating at mountain bike events is included in this volume and considers the skill development processes made possible by watching other riders race across technical trails.Continue reading “About Performance – No 10”
Stripping Bare – 2010 ADSA Conference
The 2010 ADSA Conference, themed ‘Stripping Bare’, is being held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from 29 June to 2 July. This is the annual conference of the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies. Attending, sharing ideas, and feeling like part of a greater academic community always gives a big lift to the private research time that takes place before and after.
The abstract for the paper I’ll be presenting is below. As always, I’d be interested to hear any thoughts or feedback on this work, so don’t hold back!Continue reading “Stripping Bare – 2010 ADSA Conference”
Kath Bicknell 