Tag: International Sociological Association (ISA)

Sport is one of the most emotionally charged domains of contemporary social life. From the excitement of competition and collective celebrations of victory to experiences of shame, fear, disappointment, belonging, and resilience, emotions are deeply embedded in sporting practices, institutions, and cultures. At the same time, emotions are not merely individual experiences; they are socially produced, regulated, performed, and contested within broader relations of power, identity, and inequality. This joint session brings together scholars working at the intersection of the sociology of sport and the sociology of emotions to examine how affective processes shape sporting participation, spectatorship, governance, and representation.