Towards a Pacific Island sociology of sport : seeking new horizons
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 disparit...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2024.
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| Series | Research in the sociology of sport ;
22. |
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781837530885 |
| DOI | 10.1108/S1476-2854202422 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (164 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.