Abstracts
Résumé
La popularité croissante du fitness dans les zones urbaines du Mozambique, une activité que beaucoup pratiquent à l’extérieur, met en relief certains des défis auxquels les femmes sont confrontées au quotidien, particulièrement en ce qui a trait aux efforts concurrents pour contrôler leurs mouvements et leur visibilité dans l’espace public. Dans cet article, je me penche sur la circulation, sur les médias sociaux, d’une série de photos illustrant les activités d’un groupe d’entraînement communautaire, soulignant les répercussions inattendues et transformatrices de cet événement sur les membres du groupe. Situant l’épisode au sein des dynamiques locales de genre et de manière plus large, en relation aux politiques de visibilité et d’invisibilité, je réfléchis sur le rôle des images dans la formation d’un public afin de qualifier le potentiel du sport comme moteur de changement social. L’article est basé sur des recherches ethnographiques menées dans la ville d’Inhambane, dans le sud du Mozambique, sur une période de cinq ans.
Mots-clés :
- Archambault,
- fitness,
- espace public,
- public,
- relations de genre,
- santé et bien-être,
- Mozambique
Abstract
The growing popularity of fitness across urban Mozambique, an activity that many carry out outdoors, highlights some of the challenges women face in their everyday lives, particularly regarding competing efforts to control their movements and visibility in public spaces. In this paper, I focus on the circulation of a series of images, on social media, depicting the activities of a community fitness organization, highlighting the unexpected and transformative repercussions this had on how the women see themselves and are seen by the rest of the community. Locating the event within local politics of visibility and invisibility, I reflect on how images participate in the construction of a public to qualify understandings of the transformative potential of sport. The paper is based on ethnographic research that I have carried out with the organization in the Mozambican city of Inhambane over a five-year period.
Keywords:
- Archambault,
- fitness,
- public space,
- public,
- gender relations,
- health and wellbeing,
- Mozambique
Resumen
La creciente popularidad del fitness en las zonas urbanas de Mozambique, actividad que muchos practican al exterior, pone de relieve ciertos desafíos a los cuales se confrontan cotidianamente las mujeres, particularmente en lo referente a los esfuerzos concurrentes en el control de sus movimientos y su visibilidad en el espacio público. En este artículo, enfoco la circulación, en los medios sociales, de una serie de fotos que ilustran las actividades de un grupo de entrenamiento comunitario, subrayando las repercusiones inesperadas y transformadoras de este evento sobre los miembros de dicho grupo. Situando este episodio en el seno de las dinámicas locales del género y más ampliamente, en relación con las políticas de visibilidad e invisibilidad; reflexiono sobre el rol de las imágenes en la formación de un público con el fin de calificar el potencial del deporte como motor del cambio social. El artículo está basado en investigaciones etnográficas realizadas en la ciudad de Inhambane, en el sur de Mozambique, durante un periodo de cinco años.
Palabras clave:
- Archambault,
- fitness,
- espacio público,
- público,
- relaciones de género,
- salud y bienestar,
- Mozambique
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