Tag: CfP Scholarly journal

Sport, history and society is a peer-reviewed academic publication of sport, leisure and recreation history seated in Sweden and Scandinavia. Its scope, however, goes beyond the borders of Scandinavia, and we publish articles in English as well as in Scandinavian languages. Representing the Swedish Association for Sport History (SVIF), the yearbook publishes original articles on historical aspects of sport in a broad sense, and invites scholars to contribute with articles to its yearbook.

The Velvet Light Trap #87 seeks to deepen media studies understandings of sports. Given our current era of destabilization (of texts, genres, technologies, industries, distribution models, franchises, policies, etc.), sports undoubtedly remains a stimulus of—and, at times, barrier to—change in the media industries. We invite a variety of media scholars—not just those who specialize in sports media—to reconsider and engage with sports in new and dynamic ways.

The purpose of Olimpianos – Journal of Olympic Studies is to provide a channel for communication and academic dissemination within Olympic and Paralympic studies. The scope s directed in 3 broad areas, humanities and Olympic Studies, governance and Olympic Studies, and communication, marketing and Olympic studies. The journal is Open Access.

This special issue of the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics is designed to move our understandings of the experience college athletes have in their educational pursuits through a grounding in educational theory associated with academic engagement and success. It is unique from the extant research because it is intended to encourage scholarship that focuses on ways to increase participation in these activities.

Contributors may come from any social or human science discipline, including sport management, marketing, sport policy, sociology, sport psychology, sport economics... Robust qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research approaches that would focus on the societal impact of elite sport are welcome. We are looking for studies that advance theory and knowledge on the understanding of societal impact of elite sport.

Consistent with the aims and objectives of JIA, this special Issue intends to seek contributions that critically examine, debate, and shed light on new perspectives in digital and interactive marketing communications in sports. We are especially interested in theoretical, empirical, and critical analyses focusing on a wide spectrum of issues regarding interactive communication issues in sports.

How did Nietzsche view the sporting culture of the 19th century? How would he view our sporting culture today? This issue of The Agonist is dedicated to examining these and other sport related themes in Nietzsche and post-Nietzschean literature, including authors, thinkers, sport philosophers and movements influenced by his ideas.

This special issue will blend historical analyses with sociology, political studies and media & communications studies to develop knowledge on the role of sport in fostering and augmenting transnational relations and exchanges. Research could incorporate, at its core, analyses of race (including ethnicity and indigeneity), gender and class relations over time, and highlight the growing importance of sport in the making of identity politics.

Olympika: International Journal of Olympic Studies invites graduate students to write a journal article review for our next issue (Volume 28, 2019). The Journal Article Review section of the publication offers a platform for graduate students to engage in scholarly discourse on Olympic issues while also providing an opportunity to enhance their CV with a written review credit.

This special issue invites articles that explore how outdoor experiences have been and are shaped in particular ways and to what effects. Moreover, the issue takes particular interest in how dominant discourses can be challenged and reshaped in order to make outdoor experiences available and accessible to, and enjoyed by, diverse people and in diverse ways.