Skateboarding in Seoul: A Sensory Ethnography

As skaters increasingly engage with and respond to socio-political surges across the globe, skateboarding begins to refract into a multiplicity of situated practices. This includes a new wave of collectives and communities who re-imagine what cities could sound, feel, and be like.

Combining filmmaking with ethnographic writing, Sander Hölsgens traces the lived experience of a small group of skaters in South Korea. As a skater among skaters, he unravels the site-specific nuances and relational meanings of skateboarding in Seoul – working towards an intimate portrait of a growing community.

Cover photo: Jin Yob Kim

Cover design: Judith Leijdekkers

Skater on cover: Dae Geun Ahn

Cover font: Abhaya Libre, by Pushpananda Ekanayake, Sol Matas, Pathum Egodawatta

Copy editor: Paul O’Connor

Publisher: University of Groningen Press,
Broerstraat 4, 9712 CP Groningen

Production support: LINE UP boek en media bv.

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This publication is peer reviewed

Book review: LSE review of Books

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