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Sport in History @sportinhistory.bsky.social · 5d

***NEW ARTICLE***

Welcoming the ladies with one foot on the brake: Swedish women’s ice hockey’s road towards legitimacy in the early 1980s by John Berg.

Available to read open-access via the link below ⬇️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.tandfonline.com

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · 9d

A great event at @ihr.bsky.social last night celebrating Dick Holt’s from the @icshc.bsky.social revised edition of ‘Sport & the British’ with a record crowd of 70+ joining us both in-person & online.

If you want to listen to the discussion, you can do so now ⬇️

shows.acast.com/sport-in-histo…

https://shows.acast.com/sport-in-histo…

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · 17d

Sign up before 6pm THIS SUNDAY to be part of an amazing event celebrating a legendary book via the link below ⬇️

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Rewriting Sport and the British

www.history.ac.uk

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Sport in History @sportinhistory.bsky.social · 17d

Congratulations @rafnicholson.bsky.social on this amazing article!

Check out Raf’s articles which is currently open-access and all our other content at: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsi...

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Raf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social · 28d

30 September 5-6pm BST:

We're launching a new research report on the history of women's cricket in Scotland.

I'll be chatting to Fiona Reid @bayfirth.bsky.social, Nic Wilson (Cricket Scotland) & former Scotland players.

Zoom link & more info here - come along!

www.bayfirth.co.uk/women-s-cric...

Women's Cricket Research

In 2024-25 Bayfirth Research CIC is leading a project

www.bayfirth.co.uk

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · 29d

We’re 2 and a half weeks away from this great event at @ihr.bsky.social
celebrating Richard Holt’s revised edition of his seminal book ‘Sport & the British’ on September 29th.

Sign up to join us online or in-person by clicking the link below ⬇️

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Rewriting Sport and the British

www.history.ac.uk

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're thrilled to announce the release of the revised edition of Richard Holt's iconic book 'Sport and the British' by @oxfordunipress.bsky.social

A must-have for sports historians for over 35 years, Holt's book has been called “The bible of Sports History”.

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · Aug 25

The first of 2 recordings from the @bssh.bsky.social conference are now available to listen to with Matthew Brown of @bristoluni.bsky.social giving the Lord Aberdare Keynote lecture on sports in South America.

Listen via the link or wherever you get your podcasts!

shows.acast.com/sport-in-his....

Sport in History

Bringing you the latest research into Sports History from leading and up-and-coming researchers.

shows.acast.com

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · Aug 25

Like us, @sportinhistory.bsky.social are now on LinkedIn!

It’s great to see the journal increase its online presence and we hope as many of you take the time to follow their account on there (and ours too if you’re feeling generous!)

But please do share the post below with your networks!

Sport in History @sportinhistory.bsky.social · Aug 25

After our recent arrival here on Bluesky, we’ve continued our expansion of our online presence by joining LinkedIn!

If you are on LinkedIn, please feel free to follow us on there via the link below ⬇️

Likewise, please feel free to share this news where you can!!

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Sport in History Journal | LinkedIn

Sport in History Journal | Publishing original, archive-based research, historiographical reviews and debates on sport history. | The Sport in History Journal is the official journal of the British So...

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Sport in History @sportinhistory.bsky.social · Aug 25

After our recent arrival here on Bluesky, we’ve continued our expansion of our online presence by joining LinkedIn!

If you are on LinkedIn, please feel free to follow us on there via the link below ⬇️

Likewise, please feel free to share this news where you can!!

www.linkedin.com/company/spor...

Sport in History Journal | LinkedIn

Sport in History Journal | Publishing original, archive-based research, historiographical reviews and debates on sport history. | The Sport in History Journal is the official journal of the British So...

www.linkedin.com

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Sport in History @sportinhistory.bsky.social · Aug 24

Welcome to the Bluesky page for the Sport in History journal, the official journal of @bssh.bsky.social that covers all eras & contexts of sports history.

If you want to find out more about the journal or submit a piece, please check our website:

www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsi...

Learn about Sport in History

Learn about Sport in History aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.

www.tandfonline.com

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · Aug 24

The @sportinhistory.bsky.social journal, of which we’re named after, is now on @bsky.app.

As the podcast of the journal and @bssh.bsky.social, we’re pleased to see British sports history increasing its online profile and we hope you find all of our content interesting!

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