Tag: Routledge

At first glance, Sport and Psychoanalysis may appear worlds apart: sport is associated with physicality, competition, and entertainment, while psychoanalysis explores the unconscious, desire, and the contradictions that structure subjectivity. Yet, it is precisely this apparent disparity that makes their relationship so compelling. By engaging with the psychic, cultural, and social dimensions of sport, the journal offers a critical space for examining how sport both reflects and unsettles the psychic and social structures that shape our lives.

Sports Coaching Review is an international peer-reviewed medium for the publication of articles related to sports coaching. It aspires to be a major focal point for the publication of sports coaching research throughout the world. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: “Joseph Maigrot (1900-1983): a track and field coach who pioneered a French style of coaching” by Serge Vaucelle.

The importance of physical proximity for team cohesion – a case study of USA Rugby 7s by Jacqueline Mueller, Robbie Matz, Zack J. Damon, Michael L. Naraine & James Skinner (open access).

Sport, Education and Society encourages contributions from social scientists and educationalists studying the relationships between pedagogy, ‘the body’ and society, The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: How school-built factors and organisational dimensions contribute to bodily exposure, degrading treatment and bullying in school changing rooms by Camilla Forsberg, Paul Horton & Robert Thornberg (open access).

This special issue aims to address this gap by highlighting the contributions of feminist thinkers whose influential writings continue to shape the philosophy of sport or hold future promise through their direct engagement with it. Although these scholars are no longer active, their insights remain vital to ongoing discussions about gender, embodiment, ethics, competition, and power in sport. We invite submissions that critically engage with the contributions of feminist thinkers, highlighting their impact on the philosophy of sport and/or exploring how their ideas can shape current and future discussions in the field.

The International Journal of the History of Sport is the world’s leading sport history academic periodical with fully-refereed global coverage of the subject. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Daciada and Winter Sports in Romania, 1976–1989 by Simona Petracovschi, Martin Domokos & Eugen Bota (open access).

The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport provides a forum for discussion of philosophical issues – metaphysical, ethical, epistemological, aesthetic, or otherwise – arising in sport, games, play, dance, embodiment, and other motor-related activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The puzzle of sports fandom by Peter Kung & Shawn E. Klein (open access).

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: The struggle to establish basketball in Scotland by Ross Walker (open access).

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Ontology and interdisciplinary research in esports by Tom Brock (open access).

Special Olympics involvement and families of individuals with intellectual disabilities: Impacts on sense of community, social isolation, and health by Andrew C. Pickett, Suzanne E. Williams & Zack J. Damon.