Tag: social media

The scope of the issue will include immigrants, emigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people, and will focus on movement across international borders rather than domestic migration. Migration remains a cultural and competitive grey area when athletes— particularly those in underdeveloped nations—emigrate from their home country to compete for another, often with no cultural, historical, or linguistic link to their new nation. These athletes typically immigrate to developed countries at the expense of struggling sports systems in their home nations.

With the rise of the internet and smartphones, our sources of information have seen a massive shift. We no longer exclusively turn to books, professionals, or institutions for advice; we also turn to the internet. Among the myriad topics we seek information on, fitness stands out. And guiding us through our digital fitness journeys are online fitness influencers. This is especially the case for male gym goers who are a core audience for many of the internet’s most famous fitness personalities.This PhD examines how influencers have become such central figures in fitness spaces.

Lovisa Broms’ dissertation explores the transformative role of social media in shaping and reshaping stable cultures within equestrian sports. Although equestrianism is Sweden’s second-largest youth sport, there is a limited body of research on the impact of social media on its practices. Social media has expanded traditional stable cultures—once confined to physical spaces—into digital environments, where riders of all ages exchange knowledge, experiences, and insights.

Aurélien Daudi’s dissertation deals with the emergence, attraction, and normalization of a widespread, digital exhibitionism and its implications. In this age of imagery, the compulsive sharing of personal photographs on social media has become pervasive. Unabashedly narcissistic displays are all but encouraged. The study illuminates the profound impact of social media, challenging conventional wisdom and offering new insights into the relationship between technology, culture, and human behavior.

Given the rapid pace of technological advancement, scholars and practitioners in recreation and sport are continually seeking knowledge on the latest trends and their implications, and there is a need for additional material that covers the impact of new technologies on the fitness, recreation and sport industry. The book will provide both scholars and practitioners with valuable insights, making it an essential resource for staying informed and competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape, whether through academic research or practical application in the field.

The intersection of sport, politics, and communication serves as a compelling arena for academic inquiry and societal reflection. The International Journal of Sport Communication (IJSC) invites researchers, scholars, and professionals to contribute their original research and insights to a special issue that explores the multifaceted relationships between sport, politics, and communication.

In this talk, I examine the implications of social media platforms in relation to agenda diversity during the Olympic Games. I overview recent datapoints on representations of sport, gender, and national identity from multiple contexts (e.g., United States, Australia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Hungary) to illustrate that nationalism continues to be a driving force in coverage, albeit with local particularities. I problematize notions of “gender equality” in media representations that obscure gendered nationalism and perpetuate “us versus them” divisions.

Klara Boije af Gennäs is a doctoral student in sport science at Malmo University since September 2021. She is part of the doctoral school Learning in Multicultural Societal Contexts. She holds a BA in Sports Coaching and a MA from Gothenburg University. Klara’s research aims to increase the knowledge on sport related injuries in adolescents. She focuses on equestrian sport injuries using an interdisciplinary research approach combining sociology, sports medicine, and media and communication.

Co-funded by the University of Canberra and Sport Integrity Australia, the project will support a PhD scholar to complete a doctoral research program that will seek to identify mechanisms to reduce the insidious and increasing levels of toxic abuse online and cyber hate directed at women involved in the sport industry. In this project, we broadly define cyberbullying as hurtful messages that are threatening, humiliating, or intimidating to individuals.

This Research Topic aims to look at the special themes related to interdisciplinary study related but not limited to cognitive sports functions, injury prevention, memory and conformity biases in judging, mental well-being, motion capturing technique, social network, sports performance, and well-being. With the collection of cutting-edge research findings, we would like to help the social practitioners, coaches, and sport administrators understand the opportunities and challenges of developing the competitive sport in the digital era.