Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Female Fans, Gender Relations and Football Fandom: Challenging the Brotherhood Culture
1st Edition
By Honorata Jakubowska, Dominik Antonowicz, Radoslaw Kossakowski
May 06, 2022
This book assesses the transformation of football fan culture from a gender perspective. Referring to the notions of homosociality, hegemonic masculinity and performative perspectives on gender and fandom, it investigates the processes of women entering the world of football fandom. Drawing on ...
Sport and Secessionism
1st Edition
Edited
By Mariann Vaczi, Alan Bairner
May 06, 2022
Sport and Secessionism examines how sporting cultures reflect, inform and sometimes frustrate secessionist movements around the world. Investigating a wide range of cases, the book explores key themes including nationalism, nation building, state-region antagonisms, independence movements, identity...
Sport, Film and National Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Seán Crosson
May 06, 2022
Sport and film have historically been key components of national cultures and societies. This is the first collection dedicated to examining the intersection of these popular cultural forces within specific national contexts. Covering films of all types, from Hollywood blockbusters to regional ...
Gym Bodies: Exploring Fitness Cultures
1st Edition
By James Brighton, Ian Wellard, Amy Clark
April 29, 2022
Drawing on empirical research, this fascinating new book explores the embodied experiences of ‘gym goers’ and the fitness cultures that are constructed within gyms and fitness spaces. Gym Bodies offers a personal, interactive, ethnographic account of the multiplicity of contemporary gym practices, ...
Sport, Welfare and Social Policy in the European Union
1st Edition
Edited
By Nicola Porro, Stefano Martelli, Alberto Testa
December 13, 2021
Sport is often seen as an indicator of the civic maturity of a community, an aspect of the rights of citizens to health, education and social integration. This book examines the relationships between participation in sport and physical activity, and welfare policies across Europe.It argues that the...
Social Activism in Women’s Tennis: Generations of Politics and Cultural Change
1st Edition
By Kristi Tredway
September 30, 2021
Analyzing the key players and political moments in women’s professional tennis since 1968, this book explores the historical lineage of social activism within women’s tennis and the issues, expressions, risks, and effects associated with each cohort of players.Drawing on original qualitative ...
Sport and Mediatization
1st Edition
By Kirsten Frandsen
September 30, 2021
Contemporary society is highly media-saturated, and no sector more so than sport. Drawing on case studies from the Tour de France to fitness apps, this book introduces the concept of ‘mediatization’ and examines how media - historically and currently – are significant drivers for social and ...
The Nordic Model and Physical Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Mikkel Tin, Frode Telseth, Jan Ove Tangen, Richard Giulianotti
September 30, 2021
This book examines the relationships between the Nordic social democratic welfare system (‘The Nordic Model’) and physical culture, across the domains of sport, education, and public space. Presenting important new empirical research, it helps us to understand how the paradoxical blend of social ...
Capitalism, Sport Mega Events and the Global South
1st Edition
By Billy Graeff
March 31, 2021
What are the social, political and economic consequences of staging sport mega events such as the Olympics and the World Cup? Capitalism, Sport Mega Events and the Global South presents a new approach to sport mega events and related issues, exploring elements that are not present or are not ...
The Rugby World in the Professional Era
1st Edition
Edited
By John Nauright, Tony Collins
March 31, 2021
Twenty years of professionalism has seen rugby union undergo dramatic transformations, from changes to everyday training cultures to the growth of the Rugby World Cup into one of the largest global sporting events. The Rugby World in the Professional Era is the first book to examine the ...
Deleuze and the Physically Active Body
1st Edition
By Pirkko Markula
December 18, 2020
This volume examines Gilles Deleuze’s philosophy as it relates to the study of the physically active body. It explores theoretical and practical examples of how the physically active body can be examined as a material, social, political, and cultural entity using a Deleuzian perspective.Examining ...
Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise: Psychological Perspectives
1st Edition
By Noora Ronkainen, Mark Nesti
December 18, 2020
Despite the growing literature on spirituality and its positive impact on well-being in health psychology, education, occupational psychology and leisure studies, it has been less examined in sport studies. Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise: Psychological Perspectives examines the many...