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Pop Culture Yoga: A Communication Remix was born out of a series of questions about the paradoxical nature of yoga: How do individuals and groups define yoga? What does it mean to “practice yoga,” and what does this practice involve? What are some of the most important principles, guidelines, or philosophical tenets of yoga that shape people’s definitions and practices? Who has the power and authority to define yoga? What are the limits, if any, of shared definitions of yoga? Kristen C. Blinne explores the myriad ways “yoga” is communicatively constructed and defined in and through popular culture in the United States. In doing so, Blinne offers insight into the many identity work processes in play in the construction of yoga categories, illuminating how individuals’ and groups’ words and actions represent practices of claiming—part of a complex communicative process centered around membership categorization—based on a range of authenticity discourses. Employing popular culture writing styles, Blinne ultimately contends that the majority of yoga styles practiced in the United States are remixes that can be classified as pop culture yoga, a distinct way of understanding this complex phenomenon.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Entering the Yogasphere
Remix 1.0
Chapter 1: (Im)material Girl: A Pop Culture Yoga Possibility
Remix 2.0
Chapter 2: The Yoga of Yogas: Definitional Play in Three Acts
Remix 3.0
Chapter 3: The Mystery of Yoga History: A Dinner Theater Dialogue
Remix 4.0
Chapter 4: D.I.Yoga Stew: A Remix Recipe
Remix 5.0
Chapter 5: Blob, Sponge, or Stone?: Yoga’s Identity Crisis
Remix 6.0
Chapter 6: Defining (Pop Culture) Yoga: The Problemsand Possibilitiesof Living in the Yogasphere
Product details
Published | Jan 23 2020 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 330 |
ISBN | 9781498584371 |
Imprint | Lexington Books |
Illustrations | 1 b/w illustrations; 5 tables; |
Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
Series | Communication Perspectives in Popular Culture |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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