Tag: Soraia Chung Saura

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: Three paths to the summit: understanding mountaineering through game-playing, deep ecology and art b y Gunnar Karlsen (open access).

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The phenomenology of image and enthusiasm for the experience of foiling sailboats by Maria Altimira Hackerott, A.C. Zimmermann & S.C. Saura.

Women and Sport in Brazil: Many Roles, a Single Struggle, edited by Katia Rubio (Editora Laços) shows the development of women athletes in Brazilian Olympic sports. The book presents stories of women who overcame various barriers to make it to the Olympic Games, and to make history. Alan Bairner, well up on male Brazilian athletes, primarily footballers, and with little insights into women and sports, now knows considerably more and intends to make it his business to continue to take an interest in women’s sport in Brazil.

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Between chaos and the cosmos: the imaginary of traditional climbing by Eric Sioji Ito, Soraia Chung Saura & Ana Cristina Zimmermann.