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Med kroppen som verktyg: hur människor med träning som fritidsintresse använder kroppen i informationspraktiker
University of Borås, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT.
University of Borås, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Using your body for information : how people with sport as a serious leisure activity use their bodies in information practices (English)
Abstract [en]

All leisure activities lead to interaction with information. This study explores the role of the body in information practices in sport as a serious leisure activity. The purpose of the study is to contribute to more knowledge being gathered concerning how the body, both of the performers of serious leisure activities and those around them, is used to interact with information related to the leisure activity in question. Qualitative semi-structured interviews with four participants were conducted to answer the following research questions: how do the participants use their bodies in information practices related to sport as a serious leisure activity? In what ways are other peoples` bodies a source of information in their serious leisure activity and how are their own bodies` a source of information for others?   Theories of embodied information were used to investigate three aspects of embodied information: information gathered from the senses externally, information gathered from the senses internally and information gathered from interaction with other peoples` bodies. The study finds that embodied information is an integral part of information practices in sport as a serious leisure activity. The information is often related to the physical aspects of training such as the environment and to measure progress in the sport, in both the long and short term. Other individuals are important sources of information for the participants, especially when learning new elements within the sport. The study also finds that there is need for further studies within the field.  

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2022.
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intensivt fritidsintresse, förkroppsligad information, informationspraktiker, ELIS
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Information Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-27453OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-27453DiVA, id: diva2:1638048
Available from: 2022-02-16 Created: 2022-02-15 Last updated: 2025-09-24Bibliographically approved

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