Prof. Holly Thorpe
@hollythorpe.bsky.social
Sociologist of Sport / Physical Culture / Bodies / Theory / Method / Gender / Power (She/Her)
Pākehā living in Tairāwhiti Aotearoa New Zealand
Pākehā living in Tairāwhiti Aotearoa New Zealand
Congratulations to our amazing PhD candidate, Monica Nelson, for winning the @nasssbsky.bsky.social Barbara Brown Outstanding Paper Award. Your supervisory team are beyond proud of you!
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Waikato weightlifting researcher lifts second international award :: University of Waikato
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November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Congratulations to our amazing PhD candidate, Monica Nelson, for winning the @nasssbsky.bsky.social Barbara Brown Outstanding Paper Award. Your supervisory team are beyond proud of you!
www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/...
www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/...
A nice write up about our research exhibition that has been moving around the region over the past few months: www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-her...
Youth climate perspectives showcased in new Tairāwhiti exhibition
It features 22 black-and-white photos by Gisborne photographer Josie McClutchie.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A nice write up about our research exhibition that has been moving around the region over the past few months: www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-her...
Second in our ongoing series with an amazing panel of speakers!
July 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Second in our ongoing series with an amazing panel of speakers!
An absolute labor of love, published today!
Chronic Illness and Matters of Care in Pandemic Times: The Experiences of Women in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Chronic Illness and Matters of Care in Pandemic Times: The Experiences of Women in Aotearoa New Zealand
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
An absolute labor of love, published today!
Chronic Illness and Matters of Care in Pandemic Times: The Experiences of Women in Aotearoa New Zealand
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Chronic Illness and Matters of Care in Pandemic Times: The Experiences of Women in Aotearoa New Zealand
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Spoilsports: Doing feminist work in sport spaces
Our new collaborative article published in Women’s Studies International Forum
Check it out for free here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our new collaborative article published in Women’s Studies International Forum
Check it out for free here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Spoilsports: Doing feminist work in sport spaces
Feminist activism has played an important part in challenging patriarchal, ableist, corporate and colonial sporting traditions, structures, economies …
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April 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Spoilsports: Doing feminist work in sport spaces
Our new collaborative article published in Women’s Studies International Forum
Check it out for free here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our new collaborative article published in Women’s Studies International Forum
Check it out for free here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join us for the first of our new digital series ⬇️
March 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Join us for the first of our new digital series ⬇️
Reposted by Prof. Holly Thorpe
"Action Sports and the Olympic Games: From Tokyo to Paris, Los Angeles, and Beyond," a panel held at the 2023 CSSOR Conference, was adapted into curated dialogue in Journal of Olympic Studies Vol 5, Iss 2, featuring @hollythorpe.bsky.social and more. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jos/arti...
March 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Action Sports and the Olympic Games: From Tokyo to Paris, Los Angeles, and Beyond," a panel held at the 2023 CSSOR Conference, was adapted into curated dialogue in Journal of Olympic Studies Vol 5, Iss 2, featuring @hollythorpe.bsky.social and more. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jos/arti...
Look what I found in the 📬 morning!
March 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Look what I found in the 📬 morning!
Had a great time sharing the stage with my Masters student Francesca Kurghan for a keynote at the Fuel Auckland conference. What a cool opportunity to amplify the research of the next generation of scholars, and share our findings with the NZ fitness community!
February 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Had a great time sharing the stage with my Masters student Francesca Kurghan for a keynote at the Fuel Auckland conference. What a cool opportunity to amplify the research of the next generation of scholars, and share our findings with the NZ fitness community!
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The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle and repeated weather events have changed how rangatahi in Tairāwhiti engage with the places they love through sport 🏄🧵
February 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle and repeated weather events have changed how rangatahi in Tairāwhiti engage with the places they love through sport 🏄🧵
Our symposium Sport in a Changing Climate: A Community Insights and Research Symposium is TODAY! If you can't join us in person, you can watch via the Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3yj...
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February 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Our symposium Sport in a Changing Climate: A Community Insights and Research Symposium is TODAY! If you can't join us in person, you can watch via the Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3yj...
Out of the Darkness: An exhibition of youth perspectives on Tairāwhiti in a Changing Climate
I’ve loved working on this project with amazing photographer Josie McClutchie. We can’t wait to share with our community!
@tepunahamatatini.bsky.social
I’ve loved working on this project with amazing photographer Josie McClutchie. We can’t wait to share with our community!
@tepunahamatatini.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Out of the Darkness: An exhibition of youth perspectives on Tairāwhiti in a Changing Climate
I’ve loved working on this project with amazing photographer Josie McClutchie. We can’t wait to share with our community!
@tepunahamatatini.bsky.social
I’ve loved working on this project with amazing photographer Josie McClutchie. We can’t wait to share with our community!
@tepunahamatatini.bsky.social
Less than a month to go until our “Sport in a Changing Climate” Symposium hosted right here in Te Tairāwhiti. It’s free… so register your interest now for either joining us in-person or via the livestream.
Join the dialogue and be part of the solution for your community!
Join the dialogue and be part of the solution for your community!
January 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Less than a month to go until our “Sport in a Changing Climate” Symposium hosted right here in Te Tairāwhiti. It’s free… so register your interest now for either joining us in-person or via the livestream.
Join the dialogue and be part of the solution for your community!
Join the dialogue and be part of the solution for your community!
Part 2: It’s going to be super fun sharing the stage with Fran. What a cool opportunity to share her Masters research back with the fitness community!
January 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Part 2: It’s going to be super fun sharing the stage with Fran. What a cool opportunity to share her Masters research back with the fitness community!
Part 1 of (very cringe) event promotion….
January 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Part 1 of (very cringe) event promotion….
Super proud of our @waikatouniversity.bsky.social PhD student, Monica Nelson, winning an IOC PhD & Early Career Researcher Grant! 35 candidates from 20 countries & 5 continents applied, and she got one (of only four awarded). What a star!
olympics.com/ioc/news/202...
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January 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Super proud of our @waikatouniversity.bsky.social PhD student, Monica Nelson, winning an IOC PhD & Early Career Researcher Grant! 35 candidates from 20 countries & 5 continents applied, and she got one (of only four awarded). What a star!
olympics.com/ioc/news/202...
olympics.com/ioc/news/202...
"The Real Glow Up: Transformational Fitness Futures for Aotearoa"
Francesca Kurghan (my amazing Masters student) and I are getting excited to share the stage for the keynote at the upcoming women's fitness summit in Auckland.
Check out the programme here: fuel-summit.com/fuel-akl-2
Francesca Kurghan (my amazing Masters student) and I are getting excited to share the stage for the keynote at the upcoming women's fitness summit in Auckland.
Check out the programme here: fuel-summit.com/fuel-akl-2
Fuel Summit
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January 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"The Real Glow Up: Transformational Fitness Futures for Aotearoa"
Francesca Kurghan (my amazing Masters student) and I are getting excited to share the stage for the keynote at the upcoming women's fitness summit in Auckland.
Check out the programme here: fuel-summit.com/fuel-akl-2
Francesca Kurghan (my amazing Masters student) and I are getting excited to share the stage for the keynote at the upcoming women's fitness summit in Auckland.
Check out the programme here: fuel-summit.com/fuel-akl-2
Reposted by Prof. Holly Thorpe
For the past three years, Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @hollythorpe.bsky.social and her team have focused on what happened to everyday women during the Covid-19 pandemic – and what lessons might be learned.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/2024/01/15/w...
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/2024/01/15/w...
January 14, 2024 at 10:09 PM
For the past three years, Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @hollythorpe.bsky.social and her team have focused on what happened to everyday women during the Covid-19 pandemic – and what lessons might be learned.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/2024/01/15/w...
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/2024/01/15/w...
A busy & exciting week ahead at Loughborough University! Now just to get over the jetlag 😵💫
November 19, 2023 at 7:47 AM
A busy & exciting week ahead at Loughborough University! Now just to get over the jetlag 😵💫
Reposted by Prof. Holly Thorpe
Young women played important roles in supporting their families and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In our latest blog post @hollythorpe.bsky.social shares the stories of some of the 45 young women that her team interviewed about their experiences during the pandemic → bit.ly/45WobV2
In our latest blog post @hollythorpe.bsky.social shares the stories of some of the 45 young women that her team interviewed about their experiences during the pandemic → bit.ly/45WobV2
November 6, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Young women played important roles in supporting their families and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In our latest blog post @hollythorpe.bsky.social shares the stories of some of the 45 young women that her team interviewed about their experiences during the pandemic → bit.ly/45WobV2
In our latest blog post @hollythorpe.bsky.social shares the stories of some of the 45 young women that her team interviewed about their experiences during the pandemic → bit.ly/45WobV2
“You better stay healthy and postpone any illness until I can be with you”: the multidirectional ‘care ecologies’ of migrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our new article, led by Dr Anoosh Soltani, published OA this week. A very meaningul collaboration! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 3, 2023 at 7:24 PM
“You better stay healthy and postpone any illness until I can be with you”: the multidirectional ‘care ecologies’ of migrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our new article, led by Dr Anoosh Soltani, published OA this week. A very meaningul collaboration! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations Dr Anoosh Soltani on leading this chapter titled "Migrant Women’s (Non)Belonging in Pandemic Times: An Intersectional Analysis of Home/Land". Based on the experiences of migrant women in Aotearoa, our chapter is published today in this exciting new anthology. Many great chapters!
October 23, 2023 at 8:32 PM
Congratulations Dr Anoosh Soltani on leading this chapter titled "Migrant Women’s (Non)Belonging in Pandemic Times: An Intersectional Analysis of Home/Land". Based on the experiences of migrant women in Aotearoa, our chapter is published today in this exciting new anthology. Many great chapters!
Conflicting opinions as to ownership of the cosy corner today!
October 22, 2023 at 1:17 AM
Conflicting opinions as to ownership of the cosy corner today!
‘No rest from the mess’: an intersectional analysis of young women’s pandemic lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
I don't/won't say this often, but I'm really proud of this paper with Dr Nida Ahmad, Dr Grace O'Leary & Mihi Nemani.
Let me know if you'd like a copy: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I don't/won't say this often, but I'm really proud of this paper with Dr Nida Ahmad, Dr Grace O'Leary & Mihi Nemani.
Let me know if you'd like a copy: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 18, 2023 at 8:15 AM
‘No rest from the mess’: an intersectional analysis of young women’s pandemic lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
I don't/won't say this often, but I'm really proud of this paper with Dr Nida Ahmad, Dr Grace O'Leary & Mihi Nemani.
Let me know if you'd like a copy: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I don't/won't say this often, but I'm really proud of this paper with Dr Nida Ahmad, Dr Grace O'Leary & Mihi Nemani.
Let me know if you'd like a copy: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It is a sad day to wake up to!
October 14, 2023 at 7:29 PM
It is a sad day to wake up to!