Sport, Protest and Globalisation: Stopping Play (Global Culture and Sport Series)

This volume is built around three assumptions – first, that for huge numbers people around the world, including many sport lovers, there are more important things in life than sport; second, that the governance of sport is in many ways problematic and needs to be confronted; and, third, that contrary to the still-popular belief that sport and politics don’t mix, sport often provides an ideal theatre for the enacting of political protest. The book contains studies of a range of protests, stretching back to the death of suffragist Emily Davison at the Derby of 1913 and encompassing subsequent protests against the exclusion of women from the sporting arena; the Berlin Olympics of 1936; Western imperialism; the Mexico Olympics, 1968; the state racism of apartheid in South Africa; the effect of the global golf industry on ecosystems; Israeli government policy; resistance to the various attempts to bring the Olympic Games to Canadian and American cities; the cutting of welfare benefits for disabled British citizens; class privilege in the UK; Russian anti-gay laws; and high public spending on sport mega-events in Brazil. The collection will be of interest to scholars and students with an interest in Sports Studies, History, Politics, Geography, Cultural Studies and Sociology. "Acknowledgements"--"Contents" -- "Contributors" -- "Introduction: Sport and Protest" -- "References" -- "â#x80;#x98;Deeds, Not Wordsâ#x80;#x99;: Emily Wilding Davison and the Epsom Derby 1913 Revisited" -- " Before Derby Day" -- " Embodied Political Protest" -- " â#x80;#x98;No Surrender!â#x80;#x99;: From Holloway to Derby Day" -- " Innovation: Sport as a Platform for Political Protest" -- " Aftermath" -- " â#x80;#x98;It Wasnâ#x80;#x99;t Just Emily Davisonâ#x80;#x99; Revisited: Sport as a Platform for Political Protest" -- " Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Womenâ#x80;#x99;s Olympics: Protest, Strategy or Both?" -- " Womenâ#x80;#x99;s Sport in Womenâ#x80;#x99;s Hands?" -- " Track and Field Timelines" -- " Voting Patterns: IAAF, IOC, FSFI" -- " Alice Milliat, Feminist?" -- " Sophie Eliott-Lynn" -- " Conclusion" -- "References" -- "A Most Contentious Contest: Politics and Protests at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" -- " Boycott Berlin!" -- " Policing, Persecution, and Protest" -- " Alternative Games" -- " Legacies" -- "References" -- "Splitting the World of International Sport: The 1963 Games of the New Emerging Forces and the Politics of Challenging the Global Sport Order" -- " The First World Anticipates GANEFO" -- " Sporting Consequences: The IOC Responds to GANEFO" -- " Southeast Asia and the Second World" -- " Allies, Warm Bodies, and Contested Meanings" -- " Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Archival Sources " -- "Secondary Literature" -- "â#x80;#x9C;Memorias del'68: Media, Massacre, and the Construction of Collective Memoriesâ#x80;#x9D;" -- " Hybrid Framing Theory and the Importance of Collective Memory" -- " Mexican Television in Historical Context" -- " The Student Movements and the Olympics of 1968" -- " News Coverage of the Tlatelolco Massacre and the Olympics" -- " Coverage of 1968 Four Decades Later" -- " Yuriria Sierra, Cadena Tres Noticias, Segunda EmisiÃ3n." 'deeds, Not Words' : Emily Wilding Davison And The Epsom Derby 1913 Revisited / Carol Osborne -- Women's Olympics : Protest, Strategy Or Both? / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj -- A Most Contentious Contest : Politics And Protests At The 1936 Berlin Olympics / David Clay Large -- Splitting The World Of International Sport : The 1963 Games Of The New Emerging Forces And The Politics Of Challenging The Global Sport Order / Russell Field -- Memorias Del '68 : Media, Massacre, And The Construction Of Collective Memories / Celeste González Bustamante -- Race, Rugby And Political Protest In New Zealand : A Personal Account / John Minto -- Fighting Toxic Greens : The Global Anti-golf Movement (gag'm) Revisited / Anita Pleumarom -- 'human Rights Or Cheap Code Words For Antisemitism?' : The Debate Over Israel, Palestine And Sport Sanctions / Jon Dart -- Chicago 2016 Versus Rio 2016 : Olympic 'winners' And 'losers' / Kostas Zervas -- The Olympics Do Not Understand Canada : Canada And The Rise Of Olympic Protests / Christine M. O'bonsawin -- 'the Atos Games' : Protest, The Paralympics Of 2012 And The New Politics Of Disablement / Stephen Wagg -- 'messing About On The River' : Trenton Oldfield And The Possibilities Of Sports Protest / Jon Dart -- Sochi 2014 Olympics : Accommodation And Resistance / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj -- An Anatomy Of Resistance : The Popular Committees Of The Fifa World Cup In Brazil / Christopher Gaffney. Jon Dart, Stephen Wagg, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction: Sport and Protest....Pages 1-16 ‘Deeds, Not Words’: Emily Wilding Davison and the Epsom Derby 1913 Revisited....Pages 17-34 Women’s Olympics: Protest, Strategy or Both?....Pages 35-50 A Most Contentious Contest: Politics and Protests at the 1936 Berlin Olympics....Pages 51-75 Splitting the World of International Sport: The 1963 Games of the New Emerging Forces and the Politics of Challenging the Global Sport Order....Pages 77-99 “Memorias del ’68: Media, Massacre, and the Construction of Collective Memories”....Pages 101-130 Race, Rugby and Political Protest in New Zealand: A Personal Account....Pages 131-150 Fighting Toxic Greens: The Global Anti-Golf Movement (GAG’M) Revisited....Pages 151-179 ‘Human Rights or Cheap Code Words for Antisemitism?’ The Debate over Israel, Palestine and Sport Sanctions....Pages 181-207 Chicago 2016 Versus Rio 2016: Olympic ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers’....Pages 209-226 “The Olympics Do Not Understand Canada”: Canada and the Rise of Olympic Protests....Pages 227-255 ‘The Atos Games’: Protest, the Paralympics of 2012 and the New Politics of Disablement....Pages 257-287 ‘Messing About on the River.’ Trenton Oldfield and the Possibilities of Sports Protest....Pages 289-310 Sochi 2014 Olympics: Accommodation and Resistance....Pages 311-334 An Anatomy of Resistance: The Popular Committees of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil....Pages 335-363 Back Matter....Pages 365-373