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.
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.And remember, if you’re not already hooked up to one of the social media outlets that we utilize, for now they are Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn and X, you’re missing quite a lot of information from idrottsforum.org that never appears on the website. So, if that is the case, check out, by clicking on the names, our Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn and X accounts.
Have a great week,
Kjell Eriksson
Editor
Book Review
Soaring on Ice: A Critical Appreciation of Jamie Dopp’s Hockey on the Moon
Fantasy and reality come together in sports, and in his latest book, Hockey on the Moon: Imagination and Canada’s Game (Athabasca University Press), Jamie Dopp argues that nowhere is this blurring of the borders of reality more evident than in Canadian hockey. We asked leading ice hockey historian and enthusiast Dr. Tobias Stark for a review. Spoiler alert: He proclaims his appreciation for Dopp’s book with his usual eloquence. Read and be dazzled. (Published in English 251125.
Important issues, but ‘social debt’ needs further elucidation
FIn 1998, Bill Clinton hosted a town hall on race and sports. ‘If you’ve got a special gift,’ the president said of athletes, ‘you owe more back.’ The idea is that a gifted athlete who received something for nothing runs up a social debt, whereas the gritty athlete received nothing and owes no one. The distinction between gift and grit is racial, but also racializing. Our reviewer of Joseph Darda’s Gift and Grit: Race, Sports, and the Construction of Social Debt (Cambridge UP), Duncan R. Jamieson, finds that the author does not present a clearly organized and defined response to his title. (Published in English 251127.
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
- Lediga platser | Doktorander i idrottsvetenskap med inriktning samhällsvetenskap och humaniora | Sök senast 2026-01-20 (251125)
- PhD studentship opportunities at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) | Apply before February 1, 2026 (251126)
- Call for Papers | Breaking Barriers 2026: Reimagining Inclusion and Innovation in Sport | Weetwood Hall Estate, Leeds, June 12, 2026. Call ends April 1, 2026 (251127)
