Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series is a collaborative project between: the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, the Japan Research Centre, the Centre for Media and Film Studies and SOAS Radio. All proudly funded by the Research and Enterprise Office Seedcorn Initiative. The purpose of this podcast series is to explore, with industry and academic experts, the role sport has played in their lives and professional practices. It is an exciting opportunity for a variety of voices and multiple interpretations of the leading question: where does sport fit in global diplomacy?
Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Keir Radnedge, who has been... See details
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:40
Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Keir Radnedge, who has been covering football worldwide for more than 50 years, writing 36 books, from tournament guides to comprehensive encyclopedias, aimed at all ages. His journalism career has included...Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Susan Brownell, Professor of... See details
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:39
Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Susan Brownell, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Most recently she has co-authored (with Niko Besnier and Thomas F. Carter) The Anthropology of Sport: Bodies, Borders,...In this episode, we interviewed Maryka Holtzhausen, a Vitality Netball Super League player from South Africa. A netball... See details
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:37
In this episode, we interviewed Maryka Holtzhausen, a Vitality Netball Super League player from South Africa. A netball fanatic, Maryka, has just finished her first season at the Severn Stars franchise and has 98 caps for South Africa, playing in three Commonwealth Games and two Netball World Cups....Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Simon Kuper, a Financial... See details
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:36
Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Simon Kuper, a Financial Times columnist and author, who has been at the forefront of journalistic commentary of current affairs with a specialist focus on global football and football tournaments for over...Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. Today we interview Dr. J Simon Rofe and... See details
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:33
Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. Today we interview Dr. J Simon Rofe and Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, who respectively, have been at the forefront of academic scholarship in and around sport diplomacy across the past decade or so. Simon and Lindsay speak to...Here is our first episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. A collaborative project between: the Centre... See details
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:31
Here is our first episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. A collaborative project between: the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, the Japan Research Centre, the Centre for Media and Film Studies and SOAS Radio. All proudly funded by the Research and Enterprise Office...This episode is a companion piece to the previous podcast where we interviewed Wonde Nevens and Gavin Price. In this... See details
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:30
This episode is a companion piece to the previous podcast where we interviewed Wonde Nevens and Gavin Price. In this episode Verity, Wonde and Gavin speak to Dr. Stuart Murray, from Bond University, Australia. The three guests discuss Stuart’s new book which represents five years of work around...This is the first of two companion podcasts. In this episode, we interviewed Wonde Nevens, a current SOAS student who... See details
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:29
This is the first of two companion podcasts. In this episode, we interviewed Wonde Nevens, a current SOAS student who has recently completed the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy module – Sport and Diplomacy: ‘More than just a Game;’ alongside Gavin Price SOAS alumni and now...
