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  +E  ->Parkour

Parkour is still new.

Traceurs, practitioners of Parkour, are like a cyber-tribe.

Like most tribes, traceurs seem misunderstood, exotic creatures.

Perfect for ethnography.

I came to Parkour in 2006/2007, interested in both the sports practice and the (sub-) cultural development it is.

"pk-graphie" is my work on an ethnography of Parkour and traceurs.

Its aim is to research and describe Parkour, paying particular attention to...

  • representation and reality,
  • fractures and the quest for unity,
  • pk as cultural practice

Work-in-progress will be presented and put up for discussion here in the form of a blog.


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