1st Edition
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance “Support the Troops”
1. Introduction
2. Sport’s role in promoting British militarism
3. Sociological explanations of the hero-fication and support of British militarism
4. The ideological construction of British remembrance
5. Communicating consent for British militarism
6. Concluding thoughts
Biography
John Kelly is a founding member of the Edinburgh Critical Studies in Sport (ECSS) research group and is a former Director of Postgraduate Research at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His research interests are varied, and his articles have looked at "sectarianism", Scottish football and the media, the sociology of rugby union, symbolic self-representations of ballet dancers, sport and militarism, and schoolchildren’s virtual idealised body image. His previous books are Sport and Social Theory: An Introduction (co-written with Gyozo Molnar), Bigotry, Football and Scotland (co-edited with John Flint), and Routledge Handbook of Sport and Politics (co-edited with Alan Bairner and Jung Woo Lee).
"In this careful examination of how British militarism emerges (and is contested) through sport, John Kelly offers a timely reminder of why we must continue to critically interrogate our relationship with the military. Important reading for all Critical Military Studies scholars".
Dr Alice Cree, Associate Editor of Critical Military Studies, Newcastle University
"A fascinating critique of the cultural value of sport to the British military, which expertly examines how militarism has become embedded (and at times resisted) within the spectacle of professional sport. A valuable resource for anyone interested in how sociology, media, and politics operate within sport."Dr David Scott, Social Sciences of Sport scholar, Abertay University
