Tag: diaspora

This Special Issue would allow interdisciplinary, international, and Global South scholars working in Sociology of Leisure to present research which explores the diverse and different aspects of the diasporic phenomenon. We further invite scholarly work that critically explore the concept of ‘diaspora’ within Sociology of Leisure research. ‘Diaspora’ is an enigma, with its attendant questions of cultural, racial, and social identification and affiliation, of lineage and identity, of story and memory, and indeed, of participation, representation, and socialisation in multicultural societies.

The editors seek manuscripts that critically engage issues related to football/soccer and diaspora. This may include topics that heighten our understanding of: (a) migration, acculturation, and assimilation; (b) sport, identity, and representation; (c) the construction and accomplishment of nationality; (d) sport and football fandom; (e) and nationhood, citizenship, and politics. We welcome cross-disciplinary research from anthropological, communication, cultural, historical, psychological, political and sociological perspectives.

Guest Editors:Professor Rachael Joo (Middlebury College) Professor Sameer Pandya (University of California, Santa Barbara)Publication Date: Summer 2015Due Date: Paper submissions (up to 5,000 words) due August 15, 2014From...

ArticlesPlaying through time and space: Sport and South Asian diasporas Daniel Burdsey, Stanley Thangaraj & Rajinder DudrahSituating Vijay Singh in (Asian) America Sameer PandyaAffect and sport...