Towards a Pacific Island Sociology of Sport
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83753-087-8 (ISBN)
Engaging with critical gaps and building on existing knowledge, this volume of Research in the Sociology of Sport brings to the fore new stories from across Oceania, extending the horizon of regional sport scholarship beyond the Global North and tackling the ever-critical question of global disparity and sport.
Taking stock of existing knowledge and sociological relevance, contributors reveal the latest research on the sports and issues most widely studied in the region to date, such as sport migrations in rugby unions and sport for development. Presenting insights from emerging research on indigenous or ‘traditional’ sports such as indigenised cricket, outrigger canoeing and indigenous physical activities/games, chapters fill a lacuna in existing scholarship with a further emphasis on women’s football, minority ethnic women’s engagement with sport/exercise and ethnic politics in sport.
Positioning these narratives as fundamental to the central project of the sociology of sport, rather than simply an exercise in inclusion, Towards a Pacific Island Sociology of Sport offers an exciting opportunity for sociology of sport scholars to widen the scope of their research in search of fuller understandings of the forms, meanings, dynamics and impacts of sport for Pacific peoples.
Yoko Kanemasu is a Japanese woman who considers Fiji her home. She is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of the South Pacific interested in gender, sexuality, identity, sport and migration, with a focus on the socio-political agency of women and non-heteronormative persons in the Pacific.
Introduction – Pacific Sport Research: Seeking New Horizons; Yoko Kanemasu
Part 1. Indigeneity and Sport
Chapter 1. Solomon Islands Swimming: Racial Hierarchies and the Marginalisation of Pacific Swimming Cultures; Gary Osmond
Chapter 2. Looking Back and Beyond: Exploring the Past and Present of Cricket and Kirikiti in Oceania; Benjamin Sacks
Chapter 3. Tivaevae as a Conceptual Model for Integrating Traditional Sports and Games into Formal Education in the Pacific: The Case of the Cook Islands; Aue Te Ava
Chapter 4. Paddling Our Sea of Islands: Fiji Outrigger Canoe Racing (Va’a) as Living Culture; Yoko Kanemasu
Part 2. Gender, Ethnicity and Sport
Chapter 5. Indo-Fijian Women and Girls’ Sporting Experiences: Disrupting Cultural Hegemony; Rohini Balram and Jorge Knijnik
Chapter 6. Untangling Complexity: The Ethnic, Gender and Class Dimensions in Fijian Sport and Society; Jack Sugden
Chapter 7. The Potential for Sports to Stimulate National Unity in Solomon Islands; Gordon Leua Nanau, Jeremy Dorovolomo, Billy Fitoó, and Patrick Miniti
Chapter 8. Reframing Impact through Sharing Stories: Reflections on Emerging Evaluation Practices in Women’s Football in the Pacific Islands; Lee McGowan, Yoko Kanemasu, Chelsey Taylor, and Kasey Symons
Part 3. Sport in Global Contexts
Chapter 9. Rugby and Diasporic Fiji Islander Sociality; Dominik Schieder
Chapter 10. Harnessing Sport for Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Action: A Vanuatu Case Study; Thomas Wanner and Katja Siefken
Chapter 11. Tackling Athlete Wellbeing: Investigating the Wellbeing of Professional Male Pacific Rugby Players; Deacon Manu, Tania Cassidy, and Jeremy Hapeta
Chapter 12. Visibility and Erasure in Pacific Island Sport: An Epilogue; Niko Besnier
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.09.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Research in the Sociology of Sport |
| Verlagsort | Bingley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 456 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83753-087-4 / 1837530874 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83753-087-8 / 9781837530878 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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