Sport is acknowledged, by an increasing number of sociologists, as an heuristic way tounderstand contemporary societies. During year 2007, sports institution was faced up to aparticular situation. Indeed, Oscar Pistorius, a double legs amputated athlete with artificiallower limbs, takes part in « able-bodied » competitions (international athletics meetings). Thesingularity of this situation causes media-covered controversies regarding legitimacy of hisinvolvement. The study of this case, based on a « pragmatic » approach, highlighting whatthose controversies show from sport in contemporary societies.The analysis of media speeches about Pistorius reveals that this athlete poses a sportscategorization problem. Indeed, on the one hand, the per...
First paragraph: On May 16th 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed down its decision in Os...
Sport de haut niveau : où finit le corps, où commence la machine ? (Emission DU GRAIN A MOUDRE) Une...
International audienceL’ouvrage se propose d’explorer la notion de controverses largement débattue d...
Le sport est reconnu, par un nombre croissant de sociologues, comme un moyen heuristique de compréhe...
International audienceOscar Pistorius presents a major issue to sports organisations, as exposed in ...
International audienceAu cours de l'année 2007, l'institution sportive a été confrontée à une situat...
International audienceThe controversy surrounding Oscar Pistorius’s disputed eligibility for Olympic...
The capabilities of postmodern biotechnology inevitably lead to questioning if it is morally accepta...
Technological developments for disabled athletes may facilitate their competition in standard elite ...
In 2008, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) defined Oscar Pistorius, a Sou...
Oscar Pistorius is a Paralympic bionic leg runner and record holder in the 100, 200, and 400 meters ...
Paralympians’ participation in the Olympic Games is marked by intense debate. To evaluate disabiliti...
South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius’s extraordinary sporting records wereviewed, until recently, ...
On the 4th of August 2012 South African runner Oscar Pistorius became the first athlete to compete a...
Arguably one of the most well-known athletes in the world, Oscar Pistorius has not allowed hisphysic...
First paragraph: On May 16th 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed down its decision in Os...
Sport de haut niveau : où finit le corps, où commence la machine ? (Emission DU GRAIN A MOUDRE) Une...
International audienceL’ouvrage se propose d’explorer la notion de controverses largement débattue d...
Le sport est reconnu, par un nombre croissant de sociologues, comme un moyen heuristique de compréhe...
International audienceOscar Pistorius presents a major issue to sports organisations, as exposed in ...
International audienceAu cours de l'année 2007, l'institution sportive a été confrontée à une situat...
International audienceThe controversy surrounding Oscar Pistorius’s disputed eligibility for Olympic...
The capabilities of postmodern biotechnology inevitably lead to questioning if it is morally accepta...
Technological developments for disabled athletes may facilitate their competition in standard elite ...
In 2008, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) defined Oscar Pistorius, a Sou...
Oscar Pistorius is a Paralympic bionic leg runner and record holder in the 100, 200, and 400 meters ...
Paralympians’ participation in the Olympic Games is marked by intense debate. To evaluate disabiliti...
South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius’s extraordinary sporting records wereviewed, until recently, ...
On the 4th of August 2012 South African runner Oscar Pistorius became the first athlete to compete a...
Arguably one of the most well-known athletes in the world, Oscar Pistorius has not allowed hisphysic...
First paragraph: On May 16th 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed down its decision in Os...
Sport de haut niveau : où finit le corps, où commence la machine ? (Emission DU GRAIN A MOUDRE) Une...
International audienceL’ouvrage se propose d’explorer la notion de controverses largement débattue d...