Dear all,
We lost an article last week, or rather the authors of an article. An unsolicited submission, we accepted it for good reasons and planned for publication during spring. Somewhat later that expected we sent off the proof pages ahead of publication, but we’ve not yet been able to elicit a response from the authors. We’re working on it, though, as well as on the next article in line. In the meanwhile, you’ll have to make do with the usual stuff, book reviews, new journal issues, and calls for papers.
So, last week the following items were published on idrottsforum.org (see below; language and publication dates, YYMMDD, in brackets). Click on section headings to go to content. Utilize the Google Translate service to turn Scandinavian language pages into (some sort of) English.
Have a great week,
Kjell Eriksson
Editor
Book Reviews
The Jurisprudence of Sport: Sports and Games as Legal Systems by Mitchell N. Berman & Richard D. Friedman
The jurisprudence of sport is a fast-developing field of academic study which, unlike sports law, treats sports and games as legal systems to be studied in their own right. Legal philosopher Miroslav Imbrišević is well placed to review Mitchell N. Berman & Richard D. Friedman’s The Jurisprudence of Sport: Sports and Games as Legal Systems (West Academic Publishing), and his knowledgeable and thorough review demonstrates the value of jurisprudence as an area and method of study. (ENG 220420)
Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography by Thomas Raymen
Taking us on an ethnographic journey into the spatially transgressive practice of parkour and freerunning, in Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography (Emerald) Thomas Raymen attempts to explain and untangle some of the contradictions that surround this popular lifestyle sport and its exclusion from our hyper-regulated cities. Jenny Hall, cultural geographer, reads Raymen’s tour de force as a comprehensive analysis of the harm that leisure produces. (ENG 220421)
Science Meets Sports: When statistics are more than numbers by Christophe Ley & Yves Dominicy (eds.)
Science Meets Sports: When statistics are more than numbers, edited by Christophe Ley & Yves Dominicy (Cambridge Scholars Publishing), presents the field of sports statistics to two very distinct target audiences, academicians and sports fans. And according to our reviewer Mats Franzén the book works well for both groups; he finds a number of promising approaches to analysis of sporting practices, although they may be more accessible for the sports-interested statistician than the regular sports fan. (ENG 220422)
New Issues of Scholarly Journals
(We rely heavily on journal publishers delivering on their promises of new issue alerts. Sometimes they don’t.)
Journal of Sports Sciences, Volume 40, 2022, Issue 6 (220418)
- Sport Sciences for Health, Vol. 18, 2022, Issue 1 (220518)
- International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Volume 13, 2022, Issue 2 (220419)
- Journal of Sport & Tourism, Volume 26, 2022, Issue 1 (220419)
- Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, Volume 16, 2022, Issue 1 (220419)
- European Journal of Sport Science, Volume 22, 2022, Issue 3 (220420)
- Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure, Volume 44, 2021, Issue 3 | Leisure’s place in the intangible cultural heritage (220420)
- Journal of Athlete Development and Experience, Volume 4, 2022, Issue 1 | NCAA Division III College Athlete Development and Experience (220421)
- Sport, Business and Management, Volume 12, 2022, Issue 2 (220421)
- Leisure Studies, Volume 41, 2022, Issue 2 (220422)
- International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, Volume 17, 2022, Issue 2 (220424)
- Sports, Volume 10, 2022, Issue 3 (220426)
- International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Volume 20, 2022, Issue 2 (220426)
- Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, Volume 35, 2022, Issue 2 (220426)
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
- Call for Chapters | Participatory Research in Sport and Exercise, Edited Volume | Call ends June 1, 2022 (220418)
- Call for Papers | 2022 Sport Leadership Summit @ Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, October 24–25, 2022 | Call ends September 15, 2022 (220419)
- General Call for Papers | Sport Management Education Journal (220420)
- Call for Papers | Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science (ACSS 2022), a hybrid conference in Singapore December 6–7, 2022 | Call ends July 12, 2022 (220426)