Tag: Ryan King-White

Sport and Social Media in Business and Society by Gashaw Abeza & Ryan King-White (Routledge) examines the significance of social media for the sport industry and considers the history, development, commercial impact, social effects, and the legal and ethical concerns of social media in the context of sport. In his review Viktor Magnusson contends that given the limited size of the book its scope is impressive. It is accessibly written, and although the content is sometimes brief, it is highly relevant.

The Journal of Intercollegiate Sport (JIS), an open access journal supported by the University of Kansas, provides an exciting forum for research specifically addressing sport in college and university settings. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: New Deal Spending and Stadia: Constructions Utilized by National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Institutions by Chad Seifried, Tiffany Demiris.

The Sociology of Sport Journal (SSJ) publishes original research, framed by social theory, on exercise, sport, physical culture, and the (physically active) body. The purpose of SSJ is to stimulate and communicate research, critical thought, and theory development on issues pertaining to the sociology of sport. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical, theoretical, and position papers; book reviews; and critical essays.

Endurance, or long-distance, running means at least 5k, and usually much longer. Øyvind F. Standal has read a new edited volume about this phenomenon, Endurance Running: A socio-cultural examination by William Bridel, Pirkko Markula & Jim Denison (Routledge) that sheds light on this physically and mentally demanding sport.