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
Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming by Karen Eva Carr
Karen Eva Carr’s Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming (Reaktion Books) is a comprehensive history of swimming, where that history functions as a new lens through which to gain a clearer view of race, gender and power on a centuries-long scale. We’ve been fortunate to engage as reviewer leading aquatic sports historian Dave Day, Manchester Metropolitan University. Relating Carr’s book to several previous histories of swimming, he finds her effort both stimulating, accessible and readable. (Review in English, published 221004.)
Degrees of Difficulty: How women’s gymnastics rose to prominence and fell from grace by Georgia Cervin
In her book Degrees of Difficulty: How women’s gymnastics rose to prominence and fell from grace (University of Illinois Press), Georgia Cervin offers a unique history of women’s gymnastics, examining how the high-stakes diplomatic rivalry of the Cold War created a breeding ground for exploitation. Our highly knowledgeable reviewer, with athletic as well as scholarly experiences of the subject is Laura Misener, and she is impressed and moved by Cervin’s insightful revelations. (Review in English, published 221007.)
New Blog Post
Glimt i London: Hvorfor fotball engasjerer by Mads Skauge
Det største norske bortefølget i europacupen var Vålerenga, som møtte Chelsea i London i 1999. De fleste anslår at omkring 3200 var til stede. Glimt vil antagelig minst tangere dette mot Arsenal. En del har billett utenfor bortefeltet som tar 3000, og mange gule reiser uten kampbillett. Glimt kunne sikkert solgt et par tusen bortebilletter til. Dette blir rett og slett tidenes største bortefølge til utlandet for en norsk klubb! . (Published in Norwegian 221006.)
New Issues of Scholarly Journals
(We rely heavily on journal publishers delivering on their promises of new issue alerts. Sometimes they don’t.)
Athens Journal of Sports, Volume 9, 2022, Issue 3 (221003)- Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, Volume 14, 2022, Issue 2 (221003)
- Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Volume 34, 2022, Issue 5 | Sport Injury Psychology (221003)
- Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Volume 93, 2022, Issue 6 (221003)
- European Journal for Sport and Society, Vol. 19, 2022, Issue 3 (221004)
- Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Vol. 46, 2022, No. 5 (221005)
Athens Journal of Sports, Volume 9, 2022, Issue 3 (221003)News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
Call for Papers | 23rd Annual International Conference on Sports: Economic, Management, Marketing & Social Aspects | Athens, Greece, May 8–11, 2023. Call ends October 10, 2022 (221003)- Call for Submissions | North American Society for Sport History Dissertation Prize | Call ends December 31, 2022 (221004)
- Call for Participants | “Advancing Transdisciplinary Research in the Sport for Development Field” | Virtual discussion on October 12, 2022, from 9:00–10:30 a.m. EDT, or October 19, 2022, from 1:00–2:30 p.m. AEST (221004)
- Call for Papers | Frontiers Research Topic: “Sport, Power and Policies”. Call ends November 7, 2022 (221005)
Call for Papers | 23rd Annual International Conference on Sports: Economic, Management, Marketing & Social Aspects | Athens, Greece, May 8–11, 2023. Call ends October 10, 2022 (221003)
