Sean Heath
20142022

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Sean Heath is Social Anthropologist specializing in the body, movement, the senses, and human-water interactions. He has conducted research with competitive swimmers in Canada and the UK which examined the sensory aspects of immersion in water and the sociality of club swimming and how these affect youths’ wellbeing. He has also examined the emplaced entanglements between the material, social, and emotional experiences of outdoor swimming in “natural” environments.  

Education/Academic qualification

Master, Simon Fraser University

Award Date: 14 Sep 2017

Bachelor, Simon Fraser University

Award Date: 8 Sep 2014

Keywords

  • GN Anthropology
  • Childhood and Youth
  • Anthropology of Sport
  • Embodiment
  • Identity
  • Swimming
  • phenomenology
  • the body
  • water
  • movement
  • the senses

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