Book Reviews
Loading New Insights: A Review of Critical Perspectives on Esports
Annette R. Hofmann & Pascal Mamudou Camara’s edited collection Critical Perspectives on Esports (Routledge) offers new, multidisciplinary approaches to esports, one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the sports and leisure industries. Sociologist and esports expert Egil Trasti Rogstad has read the anthology carefully, and his review offers a thorough description and an insightful and critical analysis of the various perspectives that make up the book’s way of looking at esports.
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Konferensinbjudan | Fritidens och idrottens potential som våldsförebyggande arenor [ Örebro universitet, den 21 november 2024. Anmälan senast den 13 november 2024
Konferensen sätter samverkan mellan forskning och praktik i fokus, och består av flera kortare föredrag från forskare som belyser möjligheter och utmaningar för att öka samhällets motståndskraft mot ett växande våld, genom fritidens och idrottens arenor. Utöver detta kommer dagen även innehålla presentationer från praktiker, paneldiskussioner samt en avslutande talare. Årets avslutande talare är David Ekholm, docent i socialt arbete, vid Linköpings universitet.
That Was The Week That Was, October 7–13, 2024
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