Tag: Sarah Wymer
Sport in Society, Volume 27, 2024, Issue 5
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: Female empowerment through sport: an exploratory narrative review by Aspen E. Streetman & Katie M. Heinrich.
Showcasing the necessity of separating the wheat from the chaff
Stefan Lawrence’s edited collection Digital Wellness, Health and Fitness Influencers: Critical Perspectives on Digital Guru Media (Routledge) examines the phenomenon of ‘digital guru media’ (DGM)who post on the themes of wellness, health and fitness. Arélien Daudi finds that some chapters contribute with important insights into this increasingly nonignorable social avenue, while others simply lack the novelty, ingenuity, and scope to say much of meaning. He was left equal parts frustrated and educated.
