We are delighted to announce the launch of “Sport and Psychoanalysis”, a new section of the Cogent Social Sciences journal (Routledge) dedicated to exploring the intersections between sport and psychoanalysis. Click here to read about the journal’s aims and scope.
At first glance, these fields may appear worlds apart: sport is associated with physicality, competition, and entertainment, while psychoanalysis explores the unconscious, desire, and the contradictions that structure subjectivity. Yet, it is precisely this apparent disparity that makes their relationship so compelling. By engaging with the psychic, cultural, and social dimensions of sport, the journal offers a critical space for examining how sport both reflects and unsettles the psychic and social structures that shape our lives. “Sport and Psychoanalysis” will seek to investigate how sport is not merely an application of psychoanalytic thought but a site that challenges and expands psychoanalysis itself.
The journal’s editorial introduction can be freely accessed here.
“Sport and Psychoanalysis” welcomes submissions that critically engage with this intersection from a variety of perspectives. We invite contributions in the following categories:
Original Research
We seek in-depth research articles exploring the unconscious dimensions of sporting experience, embodiment, fandom, and performance. Submissions may draw from qualitative or quantitative methodologies, psychoanalytic theory, or clinical insights from professionals such as sports psychologists and coaches.
Review Articles
We encourage critical reviews that examine key debates, foundational texts, or emerging trends at the intersection of sport and psychoanalysis, offering fresh perspectives and new directions for inquiry.
Film, Television, and Documentary Reviews
We welcome analyses of audiovisual media that engage with psychoanalytic themes in sport, from identity and obsession to trauma and jouissance, rethinking sport’s cultural and psychological significance.
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We invite scholars, practitioners, and researchers from diverse backgrounds to contribute to this exciting new platform. If you are interested in submitting or learning more, please get in touch.
Jack Black, j.black@shu.ac.uk
Joseph S. Reynoso
