Dear all,
Last week the following items were published on idrottsforum.org (see below; language and publication dates, YYMMDD, in brackets). Click on the red 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
Feature Article
Inclusion and sustainable practices: SVEBI Annual Conference 23–24 November 2023, University of Gothenburg
The 2023 Swedish Association for Behavioral and Social Science Sports Research (SVEBI) conference took place in the vibrant, timeless, and culturally rich city of Gothenburg, and Comfort Ankunda & Webster Tinashe Chakawata were idrottsforum.org’s ears and eyes. The University of Gothenburg’s Department of Nutrition and Sports Science provided the setting for the three-day conference, which gathered an impressive number of attendees, including leading sport social scientists from Sweden, together with educators, students, and practitioners – and indeed alongside those also participants from the Nordic countries, Europe and even Australia! (Published in English 240123.
Book Reviews
Kunst, krop og terapi, by Helle Winther, Jan Toft & Simo Køppe (red.)
Humans have always sought insight, well-being and emotional freedom through artistic expression. The idea that Art, body and therapy are closely connected is not new, and yet this anthology, compiled by Helle Winther, Jim Toft and Simo Køppe (Hans Reitzel), opens up new avenues. Märtha Gripson is our reviewer, and she guides us through the book’s various chapters and forms of therapy to a cohesive whole. The book, he believes, should have a wide readership and can be very useful in therapeutic theory and practice. (Book in Danish, review in Swedish, published 240125.)
Doping in Sport and Fitness, by April Henning & Jesper Andreasson (eds.)
Doping, as both practice and phenomenon, has largely been approached as a question of socio-cultural context and structures. April Henning’s and Jestper Andreasson’s edited volume Doping in Sport and Fitness (Emerald) argues that rigid differentiations between doping contexts – such as sport/fitness or elite/recreational – are less clear than it might seem. Andrew Bloodworth found the book an informative and interesting read, and he highly recommends it to those with an interest in this wide and complex field. (Review in English, published 240126.)
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
Call for Chapter Contributions | Critical Pedagogies in Sport: Examining Higher Education | Edited Collection Proposal for Routledge. Call ends February 29, 2024 (240122)- Call for Participation | “The Politics of Irish Rugby”, online seminar | February 1, 2024 (240123)
- Call for Papers | Sport Anthropology Caucus III: Defining Sport | Denver, Colorado, May 24–27, 2024. Call ends January 29, 2024 (240123)
- Call for Papers | Impact Evaluation of Community Sport Programmes and “Sport Social Work Practices”, Special Issue of Social Inclusion. Call ends April 15, 2024 (240123)
- Call for Papers | “Sport Studies as a Public Service: Popular Scholarship, Histories, and Activism”, NASSH 2024 Pre-Conference Workshop | Thursday May 23 and the morning of Friday May 24, 2024. Call ends February 16, 2024 (240125)
