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Highly uneven collection of texts on intersectionality in sport studies

Intersectionality is increasingly used in sport studies and the sociology of sport to move beyond one-dimensional views of inequality and discrimination. The edited volume Not Playing Around: Intersectional Identities, Media Representation, and the Power of Sport by Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito, Tracy Everbach & Karen Weiller-Abels (Lexington Books) aims to explicate the use of intersectionality in sport studies; however, according to our reviewer Greta Bladh, with very varying degrees of success. What all contributions manage to emphasize, though, and with excellence, is the power of sport.

Sport, Education and Society, Volume 27, 2022, Issue 5

Sport, Education and Society encourages contributions from social scientists and educationalists studying the relationships between pedagogy, ‘the body’ and society, The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: What are youth sports for? Youth sports parenting in working-class communities by Ingunn Marie Eriksen & Kari Stefansen.

Journal of Sports Media, Volume 16, 2021, Number 1

JSM provides a broad-based exploration of the field and promotes a greater understanding of sports media in terms of their practices, value, and effect on the culture as a whole. The journal features scholarly articles, essays, book reviews, and reports on major conferences and seminars. Editor’s pick from the current issue: Hoping for a Hail Mary: A Critical Feminist Analysis of the NFL’s Post-Rice Tactics by Nicole Cox, Lauren DeCarvalho.

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, Volume 38, 2021, Number 1

APAQ is an internationa journal designed to stimulate and communicate scholarly inquiry relating to physical activity that is adapted. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT RESEARCH ON PARASPORT COACHES? A SCOPING REVIEW by Marte Bentzen, Danielle Alexander, Gordon A. Bloom, Göran Kenttä.