Comments on: Calling Sports Sociology Off the Bench http://contexts.org/articles/summer-2008/calling-sports-sociology-off-the-bench/ Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes sociology interesting and relevant to anyone interested in how society operates. It is a publication of the American Sociological Association, edited by Jodi O’Brien (Seattle University) and Arlene Stein (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey). Tue, 15 May 2012 04:20:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: One Year of One Sport Voice in the Blogosphere « Nicole M LaVoi.com http://contexts.org/articles/summer-2008/calling-sports-sociology-off-the-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-98 One Year of One Sport Voice in the Blogosphere « Nicole M LaVoi.com Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:24:17 +0000 http://contexts.org/articles/?p=73#comment-98 [...] one not usually represented in many media outlets. I also wanted to answer Dave Zirin’s call he made in Contexts for academics, particularly sport sociologists, to “get off the [...] [...] one not usually represented in many media outlets. I also wanted to answer Dave Zirin’s call he made in Contexts for academics, particularly sport sociologists, to “get off the [...]

]]> By: Wednesday Round Up #32 « Neuroanthropology http://contexts.org/articles/summer-2008/calling-sports-sociology-off-the-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Wednesday Round Up #32 « Neuroanthropology Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:53:16 +0000 http://contexts.org/articles/?p=73#comment-26 [...] Zirin, Calling Sports Sociology Off the Bench “The job of the sports sociologist is to be a professional debunker of accepted [...] [...] Zirin, Calling Sports Sociology Off the Bench “The job of the sports sociologist is to be a professional debunker of accepted [...]

]]> By: gradstudentbyday http://contexts.org/articles/summer-2008/calling-sports-sociology-off-the-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-25 gradstudentbyday Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:15:38 +0000 http://contexts.org/articles/?p=73#comment-25 Thanks for this article. I hadn't had much prior exposure to the sociology of sports, and it's fascinating. Thanks for this article. I hadn’t had much prior exposure to the sociology of sports, and it’s fascinating.

]]> By: dessie http://contexts.org/articles/summer-2008/calling-sports-sociology-off-the-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-24 dessie Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:43:46 +0000 http://contexts.org/articles/?p=73#comment-24 I agree with most of what David has to say here, but would expand the call to all those in sports studies programs, history departments, anthropology, philosophy, religion, and literature in U.S. and worldwide. I have been writing a column for the Sport Literature Association for about twelve years which started as a radio commentary in 1991 and ended its radio life in 1998. The column as a very limited audience as it goes out on the SLA listserve to about 400 people and to perhaps another 100 people who get the column directly from me. As a historian I try to give some historical context or perspective to most of the pieces I do although I suspect some of what I write would qualify as rant. I know that these essays get some additional circulation through the forward button on the computer, and I know also that some get use in classrooms in the U.S. and Canada. This has been an interesting writing and thinking exercise for me, particularly when feedback comes from readers. The oclumn started as a weekly and now is done more irregularly when the spirit moves me. But the point is I do think there is an audience for semi-intelligent writing on sport and social issues and would encourage others to take up the keyboard and join the dialogue, or even the monologue. Richard Crepeau History Department University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida I agree with most of what David has to say here, but would expand the call to all those in sports studies programs, history departments, anthropology, philosophy, religion, and literature in U.S. and worldwide.

I have been writing a column for the Sport Literature Association for about twelve years which started as a radio commentary in 1991 and ended its radio life in 1998. The column as a very limited audience as it goes out on the SLA listserve to about 400 people and to perhaps another 100 people who get the column directly from me.

As a historian I try to give some historical context or perspective to most of the pieces I do although I suspect some of what I write would qualify as rant.

I know that these essays get some additional circulation through the forward button on the computer, and I know also that some get use in classrooms in the U.S. and Canada. This has been an interesting writing and thinking exercise for me, particularly when feedback comes from readers.

The oclumn started as a weekly and now is done more irregularly when the spirit moves me. But the point is I do think there is an audience for semi-intelligent writing on sport and social issues and would encourage others to take up the keyboard and join the dialogue, or even the monologue.

Richard Crepeau
History Department
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida

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