will face backlash—personal or professional—for writing this response. I, therefore, hope to use this privilege to offer some thoughts on how we can “step up” for trans inclusion in sport history. First, I offer responses to some of the obstacles historians encounter in studying trans history, then I
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“Stepping Up” for Trans Inclusion in Sport
Lindsay Parks Pieper
Dismantling Historical Hardscapes: Unsettling Inclusion as Solidarity
Nathan V. Fawaz and Danielle Peers
solidarity. In recognition of that call, some scholars and institutions have rigidified certain practices of acknowledgement and inclusion into structures that are founded upon the opposite. The defining feature of a solid is its substance: neither hollow nor empty. So, too, our solidarity must be
Something’s Gotta Give: Bent Rules, Breached Bottom Line, and the International Amateur Athletics Federations’ Handling of the “China Question”
Y. Andrew Hao and Jörg Krieger
promoting athletics globally, which led him to pursue the inclusion of the Soviet Union in the 1940s and newly independent nations as decolonization process broadened during the Cold War. The first tactic was abeyance: In response to the PRCAA’s statement, Pain claimed that Beijing’s position could not be
Ringing the Changes: How the Relationship between the International Gymnastics Federation and the International Olympic Committee Has Shaped Gymnastics Policy
Georgia Cervin
through its nationalist sentiments and inclusion in education and military training. Immigrant communities also carried the sport to North America and other (former) colonies, so the sport enjoyed a wide participation base around the Western world. But each of these nations practices different forms of
“Under One Banner”: The World Baseball Softball Confederation and the Gendered Politics of Olympic Participation
Callie Batts Maddox
’s baseball and women’s fast-pitch softball. Men play fast-pitch softball and women play baseball, both with growing global appeal and histories of international competition. Yet neither men’s softball nor women’s baseball were considered for Olympic inclusion in 2020. There are gender politics at play here
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Bloomington. His research interest includes diversity equity and inclusion in networking through the lens of sport. He currently serves as the Co-founder and current Graduate Advisor for the George Taliaferro Sport Association. Lu Zhouxiang is an associate professor in the School of Modern Languages
Power Play: Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development
Benjamin Downs
research may provide a more nuanced perspective. Power Play is an approachable text that is mostly suitable for its nonacademic target audience. One impactful presentation element is the inclusion of quotes from those personally involved in the arena debate. These first-hand accounts allow the reader to
Pull Hard!: Finding Grit and Purpose on Cougar Crew, 1970–2020
Alec S. Hurley
, or otherwise, for its scenic depictions of the Palouse—nestled in a quiet corner of southeastern Washington. In addition, the book constitutes a necessary inclusion on the syllabi of any university course on intercollegiate sport, perhaps in conjunction with a more generalized text. David Arnold
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’s ski jumping athlete who trained at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta, and as an activist for the inclusion of women’s ski jumping in the Winter Olympic Games informs her research interests in sport history, women’s ski jumping, sporting landscapes, sport policy, and gender and social justice
On the Field, Its Future in the Journal, and the Self-Reflection We All Need to Do at Least Once
Ornella Nzindukiyimana
ensued, all sorts of institutions, including academia, have made inclusion and diversity a rallying cry. How it gets implemented is another matter. A familiar proposition is contemplating and reflecting upon the state of the field. Certainly, one important consideration is the need to step back and
