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
Book Reviews
Beryl: In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete, by Jeremy Wilson
Beryl by Maxine Peake
Jeremy Wilson’s Beryl: In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete (Profile Books) chronicles the life and pursuits of Britain’s foremost female cyclist, Beryl Burton (1937–1996). The book won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022 and the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year 2023. It also ranks highly amongst the best sport books that our reviewer, Russell Holden has read for some time. His review includes Maxine Peake’s 2012 play Beryl: A Love Story on Two Wheels, adding extra dimensions to Burton’s complex personality.
A History of Sport in Europe in 100 Objects, by Daphné Bolz & Michael Krüger (eds.)
Daphné Bolz’ and Michael Krüger’s edited and profusely illustrated collection A History of Sport in Europe in 100 Objects (Arete Verlag) is the first attempt to create a kaleidoscopic history of European sport through its rich material culture. In his thorough, knowledgeable and cogent assessment of the book, our reviewer Conor Curran is highly appreciative of the editors’ huge achievement while still pointing out several omissions, often related to the dark sides of sport – violence, drugs, corruption, etc.
New Issues of Scholarly Journals
(We rely heavily on journal publishers delivering on their promises of new issue alerts. Sometimes they don’t.)
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Volume 21, 2023, Issue 4 (231016)- Quest, Volume 75, 2023, Issue 2 | Social Theory and Movement Skill Learning in Kinesiology (231016)
- International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Volume 14, 2023, Issue 3 (231016)
- Leisure Sciences, Volume 45, 2023, Issue 6 (231016)
- Sport in Society, Volume 26, 2023, Issue 6 (231019)
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
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(Shutterstock/matimix) Call for Papers | “Embedding children’s rights in sport and physical activity: Policy, practice and research” | Conference at The Open University, UK, October 16–17, 2024. Call ends January 19, 2024 (231016)
- Call for Papers | EASS Young Researcher Award 2024 | Call ends January 31, 2024 /231017)
- Call for Papers | The role of sport in social life: Women, sport, and social change, International Conference | Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences and University of Zagreb Faculty of Kinesiology, December 15–16, 2023. Call ends October 22, 2023 (231018)
- Call for Papers | “Constructing and Contesting Gender in Representational Practices of the Sporting Body”, Conference Panel | University of Potsdam, Germany, September 4–6, 2024. Call ends November 17, 2023 (231018)
- Call for Papers | ‘Cricket in a post-ICEC World: Where do we go from here?’ | CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, February 23, 2024. Call ends December 1, 2023 (231019)
- Call for Abstracts | “Sport in the Age of Geopolitical Crisis”, 2024 PSA Sport and Politics Specialist Group Conference | University of Edinburgh, March 21–22, 2024. Call ends December 20, 2023 (231019)
