Anthropology in Sporting Worlds

This ethnographically and analytically intriguing volume explores how a new generation of anthropologists is working through and with some striking features of contemporary sporting worlds in the digital age. Contributors’ accounts of a range of sporting practices pursued in varied settings provide a solid basis for engaging with essential questions, not only about the suddenly widespread use of digital technologies but also about the dynamics of knowledge, collaboration, and representation in this rapidly developing field of anthropological inquiry.

Dr. Noel Dyck

Professor Emeritus / Social Anthropology

Simon Fraser University

An exciting group of new voices exploring pressing questions about how digital technologies are changing both sporting worlds and anthropology itself. The empirically rich chapters tack deftly between methodological concerns about doing ethnography in a digitally-mediated world and wide-ranging conceptual questions that exceed a mere focus on ‘sport’ alone. This fascinating collection is an invaluable resource for students and ethnographers working in sporting contexts - whether ‘sport’ is their core focus or not – and an excellent addition to the burgeoning field of sport anthropology.

Dr. Leo Hopkinson

Durham University