Topic: Action sports

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Research Articles

Breivik, Gunnar Ekstremsport – et senmoderne fenomen? (artikel 041214))

Bäckström, Åsa Frihet, ungdomlighet, gemenskap: Stereotypier inom skateboard- och snowboardkultur(artikel 041214)

Cubillo, Enrique G. Switch-Kick Locomotion: A first classification of bilateral alternating propulsion on wheeled platforms (published in English 260416)

Dumas, Alex & Sophie Laforest Intergenerational Conflict: What can skateboarding tell us about the struggles for legitimacy in the field of sports? (080409)

Højbjerre Larsen, Signe Parkour and Critical Sociology: A review of Jeffrey Kidder’s Parkour and the City and a call for comparative and socio-culturally sensitive studies of lifestyle sports (181029)

Johnsson, Mats Parkour – livsstil eller modern urban idrottslig aktivitet? (090606)

Kolind, Magnus & Lars Domino Østergaard Hvad sker der når gade­idræt bliver organiseret væk fra gaden? Konsekvenser af en større organisering for gadeidræt som bevægelsesform og kulturfænomen (published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum, Vol 12 2021, 211213)

Mandić, Mirna & Anne Tjønndal Motivasjon i klatring (151211)

Palmås, Karl Bodies Without Bodhis: Towards a Philosophy of Surfing (130123)

Riling, Y. Predrag World’s Fastest Drummer: Extreme Sport Drumming (071121)

Pereira Martins, Constantino Big waves, big questions: Philosophical implications in the surfing experience (published 240402)

Tjønndal, Anne, Arve Hjelseth & Verena Lenneis Fra presentasjon til prestasjon? Sportifisering av skateboard i Norge (publicerad i Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum, Vol 10, 2019, 190520)

Feature Articles

Bodemar, Annika, Anna-Maria Strittmatter & Josef Fahlén Doomed to fail? A study of how junior managers at a major sport event cope with leadership issues | A Summary (201124)

Book, Karin How Malmö became the world’s most skating-friendly city – what municipalities and associations can learn from a unique initiative (250629)

Cibeyra, Dihuen & Jorge Ricardo Saraví The internal logic of surfing | A Summary (210120)

Cubillo, Enrique G. SpikeBoarding is Skiing: Mechanical Equivalence of Poling-Driven Propulsion on Roller Skis and Skateboards (260220)

Ljungberg, Gustav Kitesurfing – uppkomsten av en ny extremsport! (SWE 150430)

Nilsén, Åke Fältanteckningar: På utflykt med bouldrare (SWE 120215)

Nilsén, Åke Fältanteckningar: På utflykt med sportdykare (SWE 131003)

Book Reviews

Action Sports and the Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Belinda Wheaton & Holly Thorpe Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2022 (review in English by Anna-Maria Strittmatter, published 231205)

Adventure and Society Simon Beames, Chris Mackie & Matthew Atencio London: Palgrave Macmillan 2019 (review in English by Anne Tjønndal, published 200417)

Climbing: Because It’s There Stephen E. Schmid (red) Oxford, Oxon.: Wiley Blackwell 2010 (Åke Nilsén 120125)

The Cultural Politics of Lifestyle Sports Belinda Wheaton Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2013 (Kalle Jonasson 170426)

Dangerous Fun: The Social Lives of Big Wave Surfers Ugo Corte Chicago, IL.: University of Chicago Press 2022 (review in English by Mads Skauge, published 260521)

Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport: Male Identity and Rock Climbing Victoria Robinson Oxford: Berg Publishers 2008 (Åke Nilsén 090606)

Extreme Landscapes of Leisure: Not a Hap-Hazardous Sport Patrick Laviolette Aldershot, Hamps.: Ashgate Publishing 2011 (Halvdan Haugsbakken 110511)

Hawk: Occupation Skateboarder Tony Hawk & Sean Mortimer New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2001 (Åsa Bäckström 080206)

Innføring i klatring Stein Tronstad Oslo: Akilles 2005 (Åke Nilsén, recension 060517)

Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road Kate Harris New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2018 (review by Duncan Jamieson, published 190614)

Mike Mentzer: American Odysseus John Little Toronto, ON: ECW 2026 (review in English by Łukasz Muniowski, published 260428)

Mountain Biking, Culture and Society Jim Cherrington (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Christoph Wagner, published 241218)

Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography Thomas Raymen Bingley: Emerald 3019 (review in English by Jenny Hall, published 220421)

Parkour and the City: Risk, Masculinity. and Meaning in a Postmodern Sport Jeffrey L. Kidder New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press 2017 (Signe Højbjerre Larsen 181029)

Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports Mike McNamee (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2007 (Åke Nilsén 080409)

Revolt of the White Athlete: Race, Media and the Emergence of Extreme Athletes in America Kyle Kusz Bern: Peter Lang Publishing Group 2007 (Kalle Jonasson 070912)

Roll and Flow: The Cultural Politics of Skateboarding and Surfing Michael James Roberts, Kristin Lawler & David P. Cline (eds.) San Diego, CA: San Diego State University Press 2024 (review in English by Matthew L. McDowell, published 251118)

Serious Leisure and Nature: Sustainable Consumption in the Outdoors Lee Davidson & Robert A. Stebbins Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2011 (Klas Sandell 130607)

Shooting Action Sports: The Ultimate Guide to Extreme Filmmaking Todd Grossman St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Focal Press 2008 (Marit Nybelius 091125)

Skate Life: Re-Imagining White Masculinity Emily Chivers Yochim Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 2010 (David Cardell 120125)

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

Skateboarding, Space and the City: Architecture and the Body Iain Borden Oxford: Berg Publishers 2001 (Kalle Danielsson, recension 040323

Skateboarding and the Senses: Skills, Surfaces, and Spaces Sander Hölsgens & Brian Glenney Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Michael J. Roberts, published 250325)

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

Snowboarding Bodies in Theory and Practice Holly Thorpe Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2011 (Åsa Bäckström 150512)

Spenningssøkingens sosialitet: En sosiologisk undersøkelse av verdisystem i risikosport Tommy Langseth Oslo: Norges idrettshøgskole 2012 (Åke Nilsén 131129)

Spår: Om brädsportkultur, informella lärprocesser och identitet Åsa Bäckström Stockholm: HLS Förlag 2005 (Kalle Danielsson, recension 051102)

Surfing, Sex, Genders and Sexualities lisahunter (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2019 (review in English by Anna Adlwarth, published 210622)

Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland Matthew L. MacDowell Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2024 (review in English by Kristin Lawler, published 250522)

Surfing and the Philosophy of Sport Daniel Brennan Lanham, MD: Lexington Books 2021 (review in English by Gunnar Breivik, published 210624)

Surfing Life: Surface, Substructure and the Commodification of the Sublime Mark Stranger Aldershot, Hamps.: Ashgate Publishing 2011 (Åsa Bäckström 121010)

Teaching and Coaching Lifestyle Sports: Research and Practice Thomas M. Leeder & Lee C. Beaumont (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Peter Carlman, published 260615)

Understanding Lifestyle Sports: Consumption, Identity and Difference Belinda Wheaton (red) Oxford: Routledge (Critical Studies in Sport Series) 2004 (Kalle Danielsson, recension 050322)

Upplevelser och lärande i äventyrssport och skola Johan Arnegård Stockholm: HLS Förlag 2006 (Gunnar Breivik, recension 060830)

Waikīkī Dreams: How California appropriated Hawaiian beach culture Patrick Moser Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2024 (review in English by Michael J. Roberts, published 241216)

We Skate Hardcore: Photographs from Brooklyn’s Southside Vincent Cianni New York: New York University Press 2004 (Kalle Danielsson, recension 050606)

Wheels on Ice: Stories of Cycling in Alaska Jessica Cherry & Frank Soos (ed.) Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press 2022 (review in English by Duncan R. Jamieson, published 230306)

Why Would Anyone Do That? Lifestyle Sport in the Twenty-First Century Stephen C. Poulson New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press 2016 (Åke Nilsén 170322)

Women in Action Sport Cultures: Identity, Politics and Experience Holly Thorpe & Rebecca Olive (red) Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2016 (Åsa Bäckström 171123)

Women in Snowboarding Mari Kristin Sisjord Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Greta Bladh, published 240514)

Youth Culture and Sport: Identity, Power, and Politics Michael D. Giardina & Michele K. Donnelly (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2008 (Kristin Fransson 080521)