Abstract
In this chapter, we will discuss the different ways of ‘writing up’ qualitative research such as:
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Realist writing;
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Different forms of narrative writing;
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Autoethnography;
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Performance ethnography.
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Further reading
Special issue in Leisure Sciences 29, 119–30 2007, on Creative Analytic Practices
Essayistic personal experience narrative
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Literary personal experience narrative
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Essayistic research story
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Literary research story
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Rowe, D. (2000). ‘Amour improper, or “fever” sans reflexivity’. Sociology of Sport Journal, 17, 95–7.
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Markula, P., Silk, M. (2011). Presentation (and Representation). In: Qualitative Research for Physical Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305632_8
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