Kadın Sporcuların Bikini Fitness Yoluyla Güçlenme ve Baskılanma Deneyimleri

Bu araştırmanın amacı bikini fitnessın kadın sporcuların yaşantılarındaki güçlendirici ve baskı kurucu yönlerini analiz etmektir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenoloji kullanılmıştır. On bikini fitness sporcusuyla yapılan derinlemesine bireysel görüşmeler yoluyla toplanan veriler tematik analiz yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları bikini fitnessçı kadınların bedenlerinin toplumsal cinsiyetlendirilmiş normlar etrafında inşa edildiğini göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte bu inşada iktidarın beden üzerindeki denetim mekanizmalarına karşı sporcuların farklı güçlenme pratikleri olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Araştırmanın sonunda bikini fitness normları Foucault’nun (1977, 1980) modern iktidarı tanımlarken başvurduğu kavramsal araçlarıyla birlikte analiz edilirken, bikini fitnessçıların deneyimleri norma uyma/normalleşme ve iktidara karşı direniş pratikleri bağlamında tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Bikini fitness, Foucault, İktidar, Kadın bedeni

Women Athletes’ Experiences of Empower and Oppression through Bikini Fitness

The aim of this study is to analyze empowering and oppressesing aspects of bikini fitness in women athletes' lives. In our study, we used phenomenology, one of the qualitative research methods. We collected data through in-depth individual interviews with ten bikini fitness athletes selected according to the criterion sampling method and analyzed them with thematic analysis method. Research findings show that the body of bikini fitness women is built around gendered norms. However, in this construction, it is understood that the athletes have different empowering practices against the control mechanisms of power on the body. When analyzing bikini fitness norms with Foucault's (1977, 1980) conceptual tools that he used to describe modern power, we discussed the experiences of bikini fitness athletes in the context of normalization and resistance to power practices.

Keywords:

Bikini fitness, Foucault, Power, Female body,

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