NASSS 2018 Conference - Vancouver

Music, Canadian Identity and SportSporting events, particularly those of international magnitude such as the Olympic Games (OG) and the Olympic Winter Games (OWG), provide an opportunity to create and transmit powerful narratives.  The Olympics are one of the most viewed televised... Read More →

In this presentation, I use the sport of Athletics (Track and Field) as a case study to explore changes in the opportunities for women and men at the Olympic Games from the beginning of the modern Olympic Games. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is one... Read More →

Within the sport-for-development and peace (SDP) sector, much of the scholarship over the past two decades has emerged from scholars in the Global North or High Income Countries (HIC) with little representation from indigenous scholars and voices. This is problematic given recent... Read More →

This study seeks to unravel the management structure of sport mega-events with the dependency model suggested by Andre Gunder Frank, as well as Immanuel Wallerstein’s world-systems theory, using the case of Daegwallyeong-myeon in PyeongChang, South Korea, host community of the 2018... Read More →

Understanding Olympic-related Developments from Local Residents’ Perspectives: The Case of Mount Gariwang for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic GamesIn this presentation I explore the experiences of local residents who live(d) near Mount Gariwang, a formerly protected area that... Read More →

In this presentation, I use the sport of Athletics (Track and Field) as a case study to explore changes in the opportunities for women and men at the Olympic Games from the beginning of the modern Olympic Games. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is one... Read More →