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Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand: Contested Terrain book cover

1st Edition

Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand Contested Terrain

Edited By Damion Sturm, Roslyn Kerr Copyright 2022
206 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This fascinating book investigates the sporting traditions, successes, systems, "terrains" and contemporary issues that underpin sport in New Zealand, also known by its Māori name of Aotearoa. The book unpacks some of the "cliches" around the place, prominence and impact of sport and recreation in Aotearoa New Zealand in order to better understand the country’s sporting history, cultures,... Read more

1          Introduction

            Roslyn Kerr and Damion Sturm 

2          The Neoliberal Context and Conditions of New Zealand Sport

            Thomas Kavanagh and Robert E. Rinehart 

3          Advertising, Branding and Corporate Nationalism: The Contested Terrain of the Aotearoa New Zealand All Blacks

            Steve Jackson and Damion Sturm

4          British Traditions and New Frontiers for New Zealand Cricket

            Greg Ryan 

5          Netball and the (Re)production of a Dominant Femininity: The Good Game for Kiwi Girls

            Amy Marfell 

6          Māori (Indigenous) Knowledge in Sport and Wellbeing Contexts: “Tūturu Whakamaua Kia Tina!”

            Bevan Erueti, Farah Palmer, Angelique Reweti, Chrissy Severinsen and Jeremy Hapeta 

7          Policy, Modernisation and the Politics of Sport Integrity

            Michael P. Sam and Timothy M. Dawbin 

8          Symbolic Equality in Aotearoa New Zealand Sports Organisations

            Alida Shanks, Sarah Leberman, Sally Shaw and Geoff Watson 

9          Sports Coaching, Education and Development: A Continually Contested Terrain

            Tania Cassidy 

10        The Sporting Mythscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand

            Mark Falcous and Sebastian Potgieter 

11        Global/Local Celebrity and National Sport Stardom: Examining Sonny Bill Williams, Brendon McCullum and Lydia Ko

            Damion Sturm and Koji Kobayashi 

12        Outdoor Recreation in an Age of Disruption: Change, Challenge, and Opportunity

            Stephen Espiner, Emma J. Stewart and Megan Apse 

13        Masculinities in Alternative Sports: Ultimate FrisbeeTM and Parkour

            Hamish Crocket, Richard Pringle and Damien Puddle 

14        The Contribution of Positive Relationships to Girls Wellbeing in a New Zealand School Basketball Team

            Ricardo Milheiro Pimenta and Richard L. Light 

15        The Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Active Ageing Through Participation in an Annual Sports Event: Marching Out of the Margins

            Trudie Walters and Richard Keith Wright

Biography

Damion Sturm is Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at Massey University, New Zealand.

Roslyn Kerr is Professor of Sociology of Sport and Dean of the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, at Lincoln University, New Zealand.

"Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand: Contested Terrain is timely in its reminder that amongst the euphoria of success on international stages, and the pride of ‘punching above our weight on the international stage’, the success and benefits of sport in Aotearoa New Zealand are not evenly distributed."
-Rod Philpot, idrottsforum.org
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