Journal of Olympic Studies (2024)

27/07/2022

Indigenous athletes have struggled to represent their nations at the Olympics. Gary Osmond, Murray G. Phillips, and Alistair Harvey show why and explain how changing policies helped indigenous athletes like Adrian Blair become Olympians. Article link here: http://ow.ly/OKvN50K5QNM

11/07/2022

Christine O'Bonsawin and Michael Heine examine the 1936 Olympic Games cultural program and the notable absence of indigenous dance through a Canadian settler colonial history. Link to the article here: https://doi.org/10.5406/26396025.3.1.04

09/07/2022

Jesse Owens looms large in Olympic memory, largely thanks to museums displaying his exploits. Andrew D Linden and Lindsay Parks Pieper explore how museums have emphasized and diminished aspects of Owens’ life to fit their broader missions. Link here: https://doi.org/10.5406/26396025.3.1.03

08/07/2022

David Wiggins and Damion Thomas have produced a timely special issue on Race and the Olympic Games. Filled with top scholars, these six essays provide compelling research at the intersection of race, sport, and culture. See the Vol 3.1 special issue here: http://ow.ly/kPfy50JRZb9

23/06/2022

With the summer Olympics due to come to Los Angeles in 2028, learn more about how Brad Congelio plans to monitor policing efforts in the city in the lead up to, and during, the festival. Here is a link to the article: http://ow.ly/co1X50JGbht

20/06/2022

As the Olympics continue to attract controversy surrounding issues of national sovereignty, Erin Redihan provides a timely reminder of how Baltic States used the Olympics to assert their own claims to independence from Soviet rule during the 1980s. See article here: http://ow.ly/Y8LF50JBRot

17/06/2022

Does hosting an Olympic Games make kids go out and play? Dorsch et al shed light on the role of mega-sporting events as a catalyst to shape youth sport participation. Here is the link: https://doi.org/10.5406/jofolympstud.2.2.0084

16/06/2022

Are we seeing more “mercenary” athletes changing countries to participate in the Olympic Games? Read the Robert K. Barney 2020 Graduate Essay winner Zachary Bigalke and his deep dive into the data to answer this question. https://doi.org/10.5406/jofolympstud.2.2.0063

14/06/2022

The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta represented a controversial turning point in the commercial orientation of the Games. Now, more than twenty years on, Ellis and Leopkey examine their long-term impact on Olympic marketing and sponsorship. See https://doi.org/10.5406/jofolympstud.2.2.0027

03/01/2022

2nd Call for Abstracts: Deadline January 24, 2022 for CSSOR Conference March 18-19, 2022. https://www.cssor.org/call-for-papers/

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07/12/2021

Announcing the 3rd Annual Robert K. Barney Essay Award. Submissions due by May 6, 2022. More information here: https://olympicstudies.org/robert-k-barney-graduate-student-essay-award/

The Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research (CSSOR) welcomes submissions for the Robert K. Barney Graduate Student Essay Award. This international prize is awarded annually to one graduate student (Masters or Doctoral candidates) who submits the most outstanding piece of original researc...

16/11/2021

Sport and politics often provide a combustible mix. Here Austin Duckworth and Jörg Krieger examine the involvement of the American IOC member, Julian K. Roosevelt, in the events leading up to the recognition of Chinese Taipei in the Olympic Games. https://olympicstudies.org/these-people-never-give-up-american-debates-on-the-return-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-to-the-olympic-movement/

02/11/2021

Doping or medicine? John Gleaves argues why Olympic athletes should be allowed to use Therapeutic Use Exemptions for banned performance enhancing drugs, even if it gives an advantage. Read here https://olympicstudies.org/a-moral-examination-of-the-therapeutic-use-exemption-in-anti-doping/

27/10/2021

What to do with an Olympic stadium? Garry Whannel examines the legacy strategy for the London Stadium used for the 2012 Olympic Games. Check it out here: https://olympicstudies.org/the-olympic-games-and-the-problems-of-legacy-the-london-stadium-story/

06/10/2021

Call for Papers: The Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research has released its Call for Papers at https://www.cssor.org/call-for-papers/
Keynote Presenters will be Dr. Christine O'Bonsawin and Dr. Richard Lapchick

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28/09/2021

Think Esports will be at the Olympic Games? In a persuasive article and podcast for the Journal of Olympic Studies, Parry argues why Esports won’t be in the Olympics. See article here: https://olympicstudies.org/esports-will-not-be-at-the-olympics/

21/09/2021

Professor Andy Miah wants you to know why Esports will be at the Olympics. Check out Miah’s compelling article and podcast in the Journal of Olympic Studies here https://olympicstudies.org/the-esports-question/

14/09/2021

Looking for fresh content on the Olympic Games? Check out the Esports Forum in the Journal of Olympic Studies with articles from Andy Miah and Jim Parry: www.olympicstudies.org

07/09/2021

Missing the Olympics and Paralympics? Why not catch up on the latest research in the Journal of Olympic Studies over at www.olympicstudies.org

19/04/2021

https://olympicstudies.org/robert-k-barney-graduate-student-essay-award/

The Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research (CSSOR) welcomes submissions for the Robert K. Barney Graduate Student Essay Award. This international prize is awarded annually to one graduate student (Masters or Doctoral candidates) who submits the most outstanding piece of original researc...

16/03/2021

Utah Senator Mitt Romney calls for an economic and diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in NY Times Op-Ed http://ow.ly/SUdr50E0lTj . For background on the topic, check out Professor John MacAloon’s recent article and podcast for the Journal of Olympic Studies here https://olympicstudies.org/infection-is-one-thing-mortality-another-olympic-movement-in-extremis/

The United States can repudiate Chinese policy without unfairly punishing our athletes.

27/01/2021

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19/01/2021

What do Olympic athletes really think about the Olympic Games and Olympic values? Utilizing a “sporting” life history approach, Jonathan Grix et al. reveal that when Olympians transition to a post-athletic career, their attitudes change dramatically. Find article at https://olympicstudies.org/olympians-attitudes-toward-olympic-values-a-sporting-life-history-approach/

11/01/2021

Don't judge a journal by its beautiful cover (Thanks )...The content inside is even better. Now is the time to renew or subscribe for the Journal of Olympic Studies. You won't want to miss out on Volume 2. Here is the link to subscribe: https://olympicstudies.org/subscriptions/

07/01/2021

Call for submissions: The Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research has opened submissions for the 2021 Robert K. Barney Graduate Student Essay Award. Submissions are due by May 14, 2021. https://olympicstudies.org/robert-k-barney-graduate-student-essay-award/

22/12/2020

The 1936 Olympics in N**i Germany sparked a global boycott and protest movement. In the latest Journal of Olympic Studies, historian Kevin Witherspoon discusses two counter-Olympic festivals held in the United States during the summer of 1936. http://ow.ly/WLSx50CSyDe

15/12/2020

Journal of Olympic Studies podcast with acclaimed academic, Professor John MacAloon, explaining how the 202One Tokyo Games and the 2022 Beijing Games could represent two inverse challenges for the Olympic Movement's future. Link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-511256562/john-macaloon-journal-of

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14/12/2020

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12/12/2020

Journal of Olympic Studies podcast with leading economist, Andrew Zimbalist, discussing the economic impact of postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-511256562/dr-andrew-zimbalist-journal-of