Sport, Social Justice & Development Podcast Lyndsay Hayhurst, Mitch McSweeney, Julia Ferreira Gomes, and Jessica Nachman

In this episode, Jess (she/they) and Natan (he/they) chat with Dr. Chen Chen (he/him) about the ways in which imperialism and settler colonialism manifest in sport. Chen is an assistant professor of sport management at the Neag School of Education. Chen takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the intersection of sport with colonialism as well as social, racial, and environmental justice. He is particularly interested in how non-dominant epistemologies can mobilize sport, education, and movement spaces to be more just and equitable, facilitating more meaningful community-building towards decolonization and collective liberation.



Chen's institutional profile: https://education.uconn.edu/person/chen-chen/



Chen's Twitter: @cchenDr


Links to Chen's articles



Imperialism and sport:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17430437.2023.2214522



Settler colonialism and sport management: https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jsm/33/5/article-p379.xml



Featured in this episode: Chen Chen, Jess Nachman, Natan Levi. Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive'. Album artwork by: Shawn Forde.

In this episode, Isra chats with Paola Castañeda and Sergio Montero Munoz about addressing unequal cycling spaces in Latin American cities. Paola is an Assistant Professor in the History and Geography department at the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. Sergio Montero is an associate professor of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto, Scarborough.

Links to Paola and Sergio's chapter:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360768303_Making_Space_for_Cycling [open access]
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003142041-31/making-space-cycling-paola-casta%C3%B1eda-sergio-montero-munoz



Sergio's Twitter: @sergemont


Featured in this episode: Paola Castañeda, Sergio Montero Munoz, Isra Iqbal. Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive'. Album artwork by: Shawn Forde.

In this episode, Natan chats with Tim Adams, Tania Cameron, and Linda Flanagan about their work with youth sport programming. Tim is the founder and CEO of FreePlay Sports, an organization providing free sport programming to children and youth in Edmonton, AB. Tania is a sport coach who organizes sporting opportunities for Indigenous youth in Ontario. Linda is the author of Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports - and Why it Matters. The three of them discuss the opportunities and challenges they've faced with sport programming for diverse youth.



Link to FreePlay Sports: https://freeplayforkids.com/

Link to Linda's book, Take Back the Game: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653840/take-back-the-game-by-linda-flanagan/



Featured in this episode: Tim Adams, Tania Cameron, Linda Flanagan, Natan Levi. Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive'. Album artwork by: Shawn Forde.

In this episode, Jess chats with Adam Ali, Michael Dao, and Tavis Smith about their respective research in sport, resilience, and sustainability. Adam is an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology at Western University. Adam's research explores anti-Islamic racism, radicalization and sport in the post-9/11 era. Michael is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at San José State University. Michael's research interests are rooted in sport as tool for development internationally, and sport studies in Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora. Tavis is a lecturer in the Department of Sports Studies at Bishop's University. Tavis’ research interests are primarily in sport’s role in community development, well-being and social inequality, and the environment.



Adam's Twitter: @AdamAli_04

Michael's Twitter: @DocMikeDao



Featured in this episode: Adam Ali, Michael Dao, Tavis Smith, Jess Nachman. Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive'. Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde.

In this episode, Julia chats with Adam Kuban about his new book, "Facing Social Justice in Sports", a collaboration between students, athletes, coaches, and sports media professionals. The book highlights topics regarding racism, gender equality, poverty, international-student rights, mental health, disability, and LGBTQ+ challenges in sport. Adam is a professor in the School of Journalism & Strategic Communication and in the Honors College at Ball State University, and has taught for 18 years as the solo instructor of record for a wide array of media-oriented courses. He is also the co-director of Water Quality Indiana, an interdisciplinary program designed to bring together science and journalism majors to explore local, regional and global water issues. To date, Adam has led more than 15 community-engaged projects.



Link to Adam's book: https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Social-Justice-Sports-Kuban/dp/B0BDTL8FKW or https://facingproject.com/facing-social-justice-in-sports/



Adam's Twitter: @AdamJKuban

Adam's website: https://adamjkuban.com/



Featured in this episode: Adam Kuban, Julia Ferreira Gomes. Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive'. Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde.

In this episode, Julia speaks with Ian Kennedy about his new book, "On Account of Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport". Ian amplifies the stories of local athletes from his community, and discusses the history and legacies of systemic racism in North American sport. Ian is the founder of the Chatham-Kent Sports Network. He is also a writer for The Hockey News, Yahoo Sports Canada and Yahoo Sports NHL. 

Link to Ian's book: https://www.tidewaterpress.ca/on-account-of-darkness/ or https://www.amazon.ca/Account-Darkness-Shining-Light-Sport/dp/1990160107

Ian's Twitter: @IanKennedyCK

Featured in this episode: Ian Kennedy, Julia Ferreira Gomes. Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive'. Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde.