Invaders come back once again,
claimed the land
with fists and fire excuses beliefs
of the chosen and the promised
as if God is a real estate agent

Mohammed El-Kurd ‘Rifqa’, Rifqa 2021

El-Kurd's superb collection tells the story of the nakba that is multi-generational and everyday....

Impressive unpacking by Sofia Mayer Piriz of the creation of racist imagery of 'R*dmen' marking sports teams & identity in University of Guelph yearbook #BSSH2025

Although through sporting engagements disrupts homoerotics of public schools in late Victorian and Edwardian eras, but not less restrictive femininity ##BSSH2025

Although set against fear of sport on young women, it becomes depicted as a marker of modernity

Delving into the ever intriguing world of sport fiction - Atlanta Tsiaoukkas is unpacking Dorothea Moore's early 20th century fiction for girls #BSSH2025

Sam Oldfield fabulously disrupting the simplicities of the origins of Netball #BSSH2025

Insightful sharp session with Sarah Barnes, Damion Thomas, Jed Smith & @raw-toast.bsky.social exploring sport in/and museums, and how we might work collectively #NASSH2025

I'm quite enjoying @monaeltahawy.bsky.social Daily Dose: today's is a doozy - dare the future

Some suggestions for READ PALESTINE WEEK 2024: November 29 – December 5

CfP: Amazons of the Arena: Essays on the History of Female Wrestling, Eds: David L. Chapman, Conor Heffernan & Rachel Ozerkavich. Women's wrestling from its ancient origins to the contemporary era, exploring its impact on sport, gender, sociology, and popular culture. Due February 29, 2025.

If you see this, post a concert photo you took: Fatoumata Diawara, Cheltenham, 2024