Tag: sociology of sport

Quest is the official journal of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE). It is the leading journal for interdisciplinary scholarship for professionals in kinesiology in higher education. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Unifying Theory of Physical Activity by Thiago Sousa Matias & Joe Piggin.

For this special issue celebrating the 40th anniversary year of SSJ, we iseek manuscripts that explore and envision a more radical sociology of sport and physical culture; a project that necessarily builds upon four decades of scholarship while pushing boundaries of what a sociology of sport and physical culture scholarship towards liberation could look like. As Karl Marx noted, “The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.”

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: What’s at play? Power, transnational coaches and the global hegemony of performance within Danish elite swimming by Jørgen Bagger Kjær & Sine Agergaard.

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: “Just Existing Is Activism”: Transgender Experiences in Martial Arts by Anna Kavoura, Alex Channon, Marja Kokkonen.

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The co-development of inclusive tools in physical education for pupils with and without disabilities by Lars Kristén, Bodil Klingvall & Mikael Ring (open access).

Kinesiology Review is a peer-reviewed publication whose mission ir is to advance the field of Kinesiology by publishing evaluative, insightful, and integrative scholarly reviews of kinesiology research, both basic and applied. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Human Movement: In Search of Borderlands Between Philosophy and Physics by Scott Kretchmar, Mark L. Latash.

The aim of the course is to advance student interest in, and understanding of, the social and cultural aspects of sport, with particular reference to broader issues of culture, cultural production and cultural politics. The course will feature a mix of lectures, seminars and workshops on these themes. Lectures and seminars will be given by leading academics from European universities.  Workshops will enable students to discuss their projects with lecturers and fellow students.

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 for Sustainability? The Extractives Industry, Sport, and Sustainable Development by Rob Millington, Audrey R. Giles, Nicolien van Luijk, and Lyndsay M. C. Hayhurst

IRSS is a peer reviewed academic journal. Its main purpose is to disseminate research and scholarship on sport throughout the international academic community. The journal publishes research articles of varying lengths, as well as book and media reviews. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Earth(l)y pleasures and air-borne bodies: Elemental haptics in women's cross-country running by Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson and Patricia C Jackman (open access).

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: From sport-for-development to sports mega-events: conflict, authoritarian modernisation and statecraft in Azerbaijan by Joel Rookwood.(open access).