Topic: Cultural studies of sports

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Research Articles

Carlsson, Bo & Martin Svensson Masterchef and the ‘Sportification’ of Popular Culture… and Society (150930)

Eichberg, Henning Review Essay: Individuals? Factors? Definitions? The sociological abstraction of the body (published 2014-11-10, in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol 5, 2014)

Pedersen, Henrik & Lone Friis Thing ”Løb for livet”: En teoretisk sociologisk analyse af løbekultur (DAN 160914)

Stålstrøm, Jannicke, Zack P. Pedersen & Marina Iskhakova Olympism and Cross-Cultural Differences in The Youth Olympic Games: The Case of Singapore and Norway (published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 16, 2025, 250526)

Feature Articles

Jönsson, Kutte Om idrott och manliga tårar (151020)

Jönsson, Kutte När Zlatan blev en del av konsthistorien (160112)

Book Reviews

A Companion to Sport David L. Andrews & Ben Carrington (red) Oxford, Oxon.: Wiley Blackwell 2013 (Alan Bairner 140425)

The Body and Social Theory: Third Edition Chris Shilling London: Sage Publications 2012 (Henning Eichberg 141110)

Body, town planning, and participation: The roles of young people and sport Antonio Borgogni Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä 2012 (Henning Eichberg 130307)

British Sporting Literature and Culture in the Long Eighteenth Century Sharon Harrow (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2016 (Katarina Tornborg 160908)

Celebrating the Super Bowl: Programs, Profits, Parties Linda K. Fuller Champaign, IL: Common Ground 2024 (review in English by Alan Bairner, published 250924)

Critical Readings in Bodybuilding Adam Locks & Niall Richardson (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2012 (Jesper Andreasson 140311)

Deconstructing Martial Arts Paul Bowman Cardiff: Cardiff University Press 2019 (review in English by Anne Tjønndal, published 191204)

Ethnosport: The End of Decline Alexey Kylasov Münster: Lit Verlag 2015 (Henning Eichberg 160519)

Fictional Representations of English Football and Fan Cultures: Slum sport, slum people Cyprian Piskurek London: Palgrave Macmillan 2018 (review by Arve Hjelseth, published 190531)

Football, Fandom and Consumption Oliver Brooks Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2019 (review in English by Andy Fuller, published 191218)

Football in Fiction: A History Lee McGowan Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2020 (review in English by Daniel Alsarve, published 200903)

Football Murals: A celebration of soccer’s greatest street art Andy Brassell London: Bloomsbury 2022 (review in English by Jacob Kimvall, published 230410)

Football Nation: The Playing Fields of German Culture, History, and Society Rebeccah Dawson, Bastian Heinsohn, Oliver Knabe & Alan McDougall (ed.) New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2023 (review in English by Mats Franzén, published 230615)

Gender, Sport, and the Role of Alter Ego in Roller Derby Colleen Arendt Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2019 (Greta Bladh 190312)

Helvetet tur och retur Andreas Haddad & Max Bergander Stockholm: Bladh by Bladh 2014 (Torbjörn Andersson 150925)

Hockey as Religion: The Montreal Canadians Olivier Bauer Champaign, IL: Common Ground 2011 (Tobias Stark 131001)

Immaterial Bodies: Affect, Embodiment, Mediation Lisa Blackman London: Sage Publications 2012 (Ørnulf Seippel 131015)

Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building: Interrogating Sámi Sport and Beyond Eivind Å. Skille Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Malcolm MacLean, published 250924)

Kampen om idrættens kulturpolitik: Mere mening – mere skønhed Claus Bøje Hellerup: Forlaget Spring 2021 (review in Swedish by Kalle Jonasson, published 221124)

Key Concepts in Body & Society Kate Cregan London: Sage Publications 2012 (Henning Eichberg 141110)

Love Game: A History of Tennis, From Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon Elizabeth Wilson London: Serpent’s Tail 2014 (Hans Bolling 150123)

The Making of Sporting Cultures John Hughson Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2011 (Ørnulf Seippel 121010)

Marked Men: Sport and Masculinity in Victorian Popular Culture, 1866-1904 Shannon Rose Smith Kingston, ON.: Queen’s University 2012 (review in English by Matthew L. McDowell, published 200214)

Maximilian Stejskal: Folklig Idrott Marie-Isabel Vogel & Alan Rappaport Zürich: Edition Patrick Frey 2016 (Isak Lidström 170118)

Med kroppen ind i kulturen: Idrætshistoriske strejflys Hans Bonde, under medverkan av Stanis Elsborg Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2020 (review in Danish by Martin Friis Andersen, published 210930)

Midt i en surfertid: Den rekreative by mellem fast og flydende modernitet Klaus Eskelund Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2013 (Simon Junström 150423)

Nationalism and Globalization in Turkish Football: Voices from Fan Culture John Konuk Blasing Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, published 250603)

Olympic Ceremonialism and the Performance of National Character: From London 2012 to Rio 2016 Rodanthi Tzanelli Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2013 (Björn Sandahl 141204)

On the Wrong Side of the Track? East London and the Post Olympics Phil Cohen London: Lawrence & Wishart 2013 (Malcolm MacLean 141121)

Playing on the Edge: Sport, Society and Culture in Asia and Oceania David Rowe, Bonnie Pang & Keith D. Parry (Sport in East and Southeast Asian Societies) Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2026 (review in English by Malcolm MacLean, published 260612)

Qualifying Times: Points of Change in U.S. Women’s Sport Jaime Schultz Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2014 (Jean Williams 141120)

The Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies Mary Fogarty & Imani Kai Johnson (eds.) Oxford: Oxford University Press 2023 (review in English by Jacob Kimvall, published 240615)

Power Played: A Critical Criminology of Sport Derek Silva & Liam Kennedy (eds.) Vancouver, BC: UBC Press 2022 (review in English by Tony B. Mickelsson, published 240617)

Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion Rudy Mondragón, Gaye Theresa Johnson & David J. Leonard (eds.) Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2025 (review in English by Daniele Canini & Anne Tjønndal, published 260603)

Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality Jennifer Hargreaves & Eric Anderson (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2016 (review by Benjamin Moreland, published 190425)

Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse in Sport: International perspectives in research, policy and practice Melanie Lang & Mike Hartill (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2015 (Lars H Gustafsson 151216)

The Same but Different: Hockey in Quebec Jason Blake & Andrew C. Holman (red) Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen’s University Press 2017 (Tobias Stark 180411)

Skateboarding: Subcultures, sites and shifts Kara-Jane Lombard (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2016 (Åsa Bäckström 161026)

Skateboarding and Urban Landscapes in Asia: Endless Spots Duncan McDuie-Ra Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press 2021 (review in English by Mark Brooke, published 221108)

Sport, Public Broadcasting and Cultural Citizenship: Signal Lost? Jay Scherer & David Rowe (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2014 (Britt-Mari Ringfjord 140610)

Sport and Crime: Towards a Critical Criminology of Sport Peter Millward, Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen & Jonathan Sly Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Aurélien Daudi, published 250328)

Sport and Video Games Łukasz Muniowski Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Egil Trasti Rogstad, published 250930)

Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History Tony Collins Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2013 (Tobias Stark 140207)

Sport in Iceland: How Small Nations Achieve International Success Vidar Halldorsson Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2017 (Eivind Å. Skille 171115)

Sport in Paris: Retracing the Culture of Play and Games in the City of Light (1854–2024) Maxence P. Leconte (ed.) Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2025 (review in English by Kristian Gerner, published 251001)

The Myth of Michael Jordan in Popular Culture Tomasz Jacheć Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Brian Hillman, published 251217)

The Olympic Games and Cultural Policy Beatriz Garcia Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2012 (Christian Widholm 140819)

The United States of Sport: Media Framing and Influence of the Intersection of Sports and American Culture Kenon A. Brown, Joshua Dickhaus & Mia Long Anderson Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2022 (review in English by Steph Doehler, published 240510)

Traditional Sports and Games in the Conemporary World: The New Face of Sport? Bartosz Prabucki Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2022 (review in English by Helge Chr. Pedersen, published 240229)

Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sport Eric Anderson & Ann Travers (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2017 (Jesper Fundberg 181123)

Transnational Sport: Gender, Media, and Global Korea Rachael Miyung Joo Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2012 (Anders Östnäs 130405)

The Visual in Sport Mike Huggins & Mike O’Mahony (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2012 (Leif Yttergren 121206)