Kinesiology, Genealogy, and An (Ephemeral) Quantitative Turn
By Jaime Schultz I confess: prior to 2005, when I landed my first academic position, I had never heard the word kinesiology. That may not be entirely true. I probably heard it or read it somewhere (most likely on a NASSH program), but the term didn’t register. It didn’t resonate. I had no idea what kinesiology meant. Today,…
Sport History Beyond 2016: Survive and Thrive
By Maureen Smith Three Sundays ago, I read through the New York Times and was delighted to see Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith’s book Blood Brothers? The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X reviewed in the newspaper’s Sunday Book Review (March 18, 2016, pBR19). Rarely is a book with sport as its subject…
President’s Forum: A New NASSH Exchange Platform
By Kevin Wamsley Beginning with a contribution by Maureen Smith later this week, we are launching a new platform for NASSH members to exchange views and commentaries on matters of concern and relevance in our discipline. The “President’s Forum: Taking Charge of the Future of Sport History at Academic Institutions,” provides a stage for various…
