Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Cricket and Contemporary Society in Britain: Crisis and Continuity
1st Edition
By Russell Holden
May 31, 2023
This book investigates the declining status of cricket within contemporary British society after the high-water mark of England’s Ashes victory in 2005. It considers the deep roots of the game within British national life as well as its ever-changing nature, and reflects upon the current ...
Lifestyle Sports and Identities: Subcultural Careers Through the Life Course
1st Edition
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By Tyler Dupont, Becky Beal
May 31, 2023
This book examines how different stages of adult life affect participation in lifestyle sports and in the construction of identity. Drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives, it explores how gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and location, in conjunction with age and stage in career, affect lifestyle ...
Sport Stadiums and Environmental Justice
1st Edition
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By Timothy Kellison
December 14, 2022
This book explores the local environmental impact of sports stadiums, and how that impact can disproportionately affect communities of color. Offering a series of review articles and global case studies, it illustrates what happens when sport organizations and other public and private stakeholders ...
Disability, the Media and the Paralympic Games
1st Edition
By Carolyn Jackson-Brown
May 06, 2022
This book focuses on the ground-breaking coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games by the UK’s publicly owned but commercially funded Channel 4 network, coverage which seemed to deliver a transformational shift in attitudes towards people with disabilities. It sheds important new light on our ...
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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...