Tag: Maddie Brockbank
Sport and social work: An excellent thesis that offers important analyses
Sports have increasingly been considered a movement that is addressing social issues. Tony B. Mickelsson’s dissertation, A Nordic sport social work in the context of refugee reception (Södertörn University), examines the necessary conditions for including underrepresented populations in Swedish sports clubs, such as people with migrant backgrounds. Maddie Brockbank finds much to appreciate in the book, saying it “carves a compelling pathway for further work in this area of study”.
A critical and comprehensive exploration of sexual assault in Canadian sport
Through a detailed examination of over 300 cases appearing in news media and legal files across Canada from 1990 to 2020, Curtis Fogel and Andrea Quinlan’s Sexual Assault in Canadian Sport (UBC Press) uncovers an enduring institutional tolerance and silencing of sexual assault in Canadian sport. Maddie Brockbank is our reviewer, and she readily acknowledges the book’s importance and vital contribution towards solving a lasting problem in Canadian sports – a development she can only hope will happen.
