A thrilling ethnography of big wave surfing in Hawaii that explores
the sociology of fun. Straight from the beaches of Hawaii comes an
exciting new ethnography of a community of big-wave surfers. Oahu's
Waimea Bay attracts the world's best big wave surfers-men and women
who come to test their physical strength, courage, style, knowledge
of the water, and love of the ocean. Sociologist Ugo Corte sees
their fun as the outcome of social interaction within a community.
Both as participant and observer, he examines how mentors, novices,
and peers interact to create episodes of collective fun in a
dangerous setting; how they push one another's limits, nourish a
lifestyle, advance the sport and, in some cases, make a living
based on their passion for the sport. In Dangerous Fun, Corte
traces how surfers earn and maintain a reputation within the field,
and how, as innovations are introduced, and as they progress,
establish themselves and age, they modify their strategies for
maximizing performance and limiting chances of failure. Corte
argues that fun is a social phenomenon, a pathway to solidarity
rooted in the delight in actualizing the self within a social
world. It is a form of group cohesion achieved through shared
participation in risky interactions with uncertain outcomes.
Ultimately, Corte provides an understanding of collective
effervescence, emotional energy, and the interaction rituals
leading to fateful moments-moments of decision that, once made,
transform one's self-concept irrevocably.
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