Tag: Douglas Hartmann

SSJ publishes original research, framed by social theory, on exercise, sport, physical culture, and the (physically active) body. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical, theoretical, and position papers; book reviews; and critical essays. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sports Attitudes in Childhood and Income in Adulthood by Adam Vanzella-Yang, Pascale Domond, Frank Vitaro, Richard E. Tremblay, Vincent Bégin, Sylvana Côté.

The purpose of NASSH is to promote, stimulate, and encourage study and research and writing of the history of sport, and to support and cooperate with local, national, and international organizations having the same purposes. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Populism in Popular Games: Games of the Volk, Patriotic Gymnastics, and Heritage Populism in Europe by Tom Fabian.

By placing scholars from various disciplines side-by-side on the common topic of the Olympic Games, JOS (available in both print and electronic format and marketed to a global scholarly audience) aims to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary understanding of the Olympic Movement. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Viva Mexico! The Cultural Politics Behind the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Bid by Edgar Jesus Campos; Douglas Hartmann.

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society, edited by Lawrence A, Wenner (Oxford UP), features leading international scholars’ assessments of scholarly inquiry about sport and society. Divided into six sections, chapters consider dominant issues within key areas, approaches featured in inquiry, and debates needing resolution. Our reviewer is Richards Giulianotti, who edited the Sage four volume set The Sociology of Sport in 2012, and he finds that this new collection, some unnecessary omissions notwithstanding, is a welcome addition to the existing list of handbooks in the field.

By placing scholars from various disciplines side-by-side on the common topic of the Olympic Games, JOS (available in both print and electronic format and marketed to a global scholarly audience) aims to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary understanding of the Olympic Movement. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Professionalization of the International Olympic Committee Administration by Jean-Loup Chappelet.

Sport in History encourages the study of sport to illuminate broader historical issues and debates. Includes an extensive reviews section, an annual compendium of sports-related accessions to British archives and a 'Sport in Public History' section. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘What media coverage of the 1968 Olympic protests reveals about the deep structure of attitudes about athletic activism in the United States by Douglas Hartmann.

JSSI brings you the latest research, discussion and analysis on contemporary sport issues. In JSSI scholars study the impact of sport on social issues from many perspectives. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sport Fan Attitudes on Alcohol: Insights from a Survey of Football Supporters in Scotland and England by Richard I. Purves, Nathan Critchlow, Richard Giulianotti, Kate Hunt, Stephen Morrow, and Angus Bancroft (open access).

I sin senast monografi Midnight Basketball: Race, Sports, and Neoliberal Social Policy (University of Chicago Press) studerar Douglas Hartmann en social intervention i 1980- och 90-talens USA där unga svarta män erbjöds att spela basket runt midnatt. David Ekholm har läst med stort intresse, och skrivit en fullödig recension av boken.

Anders Östnäs Socialhögskolan i Lund D. Stanley Eitzen (red) Sport in Contemporary Society: An Anthology 10th ed., 344 sid Oxford University Press 2014 ISBN 978-0-19-020277-4 Denna bok är en klassiker inom det idrottssociologiska fältet i USA. Den har genom åren använts i idrottssociologiska kurser för studenter på skilda universitet samt som fortbildningslitteratur för sportjournalister. Genom sin bredd kan den användas i många olika sammanhang. Redaktören D. Stanley Eitzen är välkänd främst för...