Book Reviews
Nineteenth century American sport: “An effective antidote to stress and psychosomatic...
Gerald R. Gems’ latest book Mental Health, Gender, and the Rise of Sport (Lexington Books) examines the historical role of sport as both a mental and physical remedy during the late-nineteenth-century epidemic of neurasthenia in the US, a debilitating neurological condition that gripped American society. We asked Scott Fleming, seasoned scholar of sport studies, for a review. He found Gem’s book thoroughly enjoyable, rigorously researched, engagingly written, and dealing with this neurasthenia epidemic, the curing of which prescribed sport, exercise and physical activity.
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Call for Participation | Women, Children and Youth in Sport – Protection of Fundamental Human Rights | Hybrid free conference at the University of...
This conference is a combination of experience and research by members of the academic community, stakeholders in the sports system and our celebrated athletes. The program is conceptually divided into two parts, the first will address the topics of the legal framework of the human rights of female athletes and children, the protection and rights of female athletes to motherhood, aspects of the social and legal protection of female athletes. The second part of the program is a round table on the topic: The right to motherhood, health care and protection of female athletes and the preservation of the right to compete.
That Was The Week That Was, May 18–24, 2026
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Call for Papers | 15th Annual International Conference of Czech Philosophy of Sport | Charles University, Prague, October 15–16, 2026. Call ends August 10,...
The 15th Annual International Conference of Czech Philosophy of Sport will take place at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (FTVS), Charles University, Prague. We plan as usual to organise an in-person meeting, with no online presentations this year. The conference will be in English. We cordially invite you to participate in this event.
