Sport, Social Justice & Development Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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, we talk with Nathan Kalman-Lamb, co-host of The End of Sport Podcast and Lecturing Fellow in the Thompson Writing Program at Duke University. Nathan discusses his research in sport, labour, fandom, and capitalism, and debunks "The Great Sport Myth" for us. We also discuss the difficulties of teaching critical thinking in kinesiology spaces.

Check out Nathan's work here: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/Nathan.Kalman-Lamb#insyorkuniversityintorontocanada and The End of Sport Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2JyEACAxKLvQxkJgzkhc1s?si=abb2bbc7c30c4d3d 

Featured in this episode: Nathan Kalman-Lamb, Julia Ferreira Gomes, Natan Levi Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free vis 'Free Music Archive' Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde

In this episode, we talk with Jeanette Steinmann, a PhD student in the sociocultural group in the School of Kinesiolgy at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Jeanette discusses her Master's research that focused on cyclists experiencing homelessness and her PhD research which explores cycling (in)equity and social justice. We also discuss some of her work on the study of bicycles for development in Toronto, Canada. 

Check out Jeanette's article on Vancouver's Underground Bicycle Economy here: https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2021/06/28/Welcome-To-Vancouver-Underground-Bicycle-Economy/

Featured in this episode: Jeanette Steinmann, Julia Ferreira Gomes, Jessica Nachman, Mitch McSweeney Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive' Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Yuka Nakamura about her work on Asian experiences in physical activity, kinesiology, and sport, including her book Playing Out of Bounds: “Belonging” and the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament. Dr. Yuka Nakamura is an Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University.

Featured in this episode: Yuka Nakamura, Julia Ferreira Gomes, Jessica Nachman

Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive'

Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde

Link to Yuka's book: https://49thshelf.com/Books/P/Playing-Out-of-Bounds3

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Brad Millington and Dr. Brian Wilson about their book, "The greening of golf: Sport, globalization and the environment," including in regard to sociological studies of sport and the environment, environmental and corporate sociology, consumer culture, and social movements, amongst other areas. Dr. Wilson who is a Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Director of the Centre for Sport and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia and Dr. Millington is Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University.

Featured in this episode: Brad Millington, Brian Wilson, Julia Ferreira Gomes, Jessica Nachman, Mitch McSweeney

Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive’

Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde

Resources

https://www.manchesteropenhive.com/view/9781526107039/9781526107039.xml

In this episode, we chat with Marika Warner, the Director of Research and Evaluation at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) Launchpad in Toronto, ON, Canada, about the effects of COVID-19 on sport-for-development programming and how MLSE Launchpad has navigated challenges of the global pandemic. MLSE Launchpad is a sport-for-development facility for youth facing barriers in downtown Toronto and MLSE Corporation’s largest community and charitable investment. MLSE LaunchPad is a "place where youth facing barriers use sport to recognize and reach their potential" (http://mlselaunchpad.org/).

Featured in this episode: Marika Warner, Julia Ferreira Gomes, Jessica Nachman, Mitch McSweeney

Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive’

Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde

Resources
MLSE Launchpad - http://mlselaunchpad.org/

In this episode, we talk with Janet Otte, who holds a Masters Degree in Development and Security from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom, and has over ten years experience in managing development projects related to refugees, women's rights, gender relations, and clinical research in communities in Uganda. Janet discusses the research she conducted with a number of 'bicycle-for-development' organizations and practitioners in Northern Uganda. Featured in this episode: Janet Otte, Mitch McSweeney Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive' Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde

In this episode, we talk with Shawn Forde, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and Tarminder Kaur, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Shawn and Tarminder discuss their research in Bloemfontein, South Africa, that explored the use of the bicycle by mostly working class men to commute to work or find work, and issues in relation to cycling and the role of the bicycle in the community and people's lives.

Featured in this episode: Shawn Forde, Tarminder Kaur, Lyndsay Hayhurst, Mitch McSweeney Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive' Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde

In this episode, we sit down with Charles Chiu, the Executive Director at Toronto bike shop, Charlie’s Freewheels. Charlie’s Freewheels uses bicycles to "support the development of empowered young leaders, and self-assured young cyclists. They do this by improving youth access to bicycles, facilitating bicycle-related skill development, and inspiring youth to ride with confidence" (CFW, 2020). 

Featured in this episode: Charles Chiu, Lyndsay Hayhurst, Mitch McSweeney

Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive’

Album Artwork by: Shawn Forde

Resources
Charlie’s Freewheels - https://charliesfreewheels.ca/mission/