Tag: Alina Bernstein
Well-concieved collection on the complexities of globalization for sport and identity
The edited collection Sport, Globalisation and Identity: New Perspectives on Regions and Nations by Jim O’Brien, Russell Holden & Xavier Ginesta (Routledge) explores the complex interrelationships between nations, regions and states in the landscape of contemporary international sport, with a particular focus on identity. Christer Ericsson, a self-confessed anthology skeptic, had some reservations while reading but concluded that this anthology had done its job, presenting interesting new studies in a way as to create a coherent whole.
Call for Participation | Sport, Globalisation and Identity – Recent reflections on our publication | Webinar, November 24, 2020, 18:00 CET
Sport can be a vehicle for the expression of identity, and also a factor in the shaping of identity. In Sport, Globalisation and Identity: New Perspectives on Regions and Nations, edited by Jim O'Brien, Russell Holden, Xavier Ginesta, the complex interrelationships between nations, regions and states in the landscape of contemporary international sport, with a particular focus on identity, is explored.
Den nationella sporthjältens kris
John Hellström, som själv forskar om idrottsstjärnor och idrottshjältar, recenserar Cornel Sandvoss’, Michael Reals och Alina Bernsteins antologi Bodies of Discourse: Sports Stars, Media and the Global Public, som bjuder på många intressanta bidrag.
