https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/kukkonen2/ This is the second part of our discussion with Petter Kukkonen, a former Nordic combined athlete and Finnish national team head coach. His search for the next big thing in his life following athletic retirement led him to write a 750-page novel about one athlete’s story in Ancient Greece. Almost 15 years of researchContinue reading “Petter Kukkonen (Pt2) | Ancient Greece | Olympics | Coaching | Athletic Retirement”
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Michael Tremblay (Pt2) | Stoicism | Mixed Martial Arts | Sport Philosophy | Virtue
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/tremblay2/ In their writings, Stoic philosophers have many references to sport. But how did the Stoics think about happiness, good life and meaningful life? What role might sport have in all this? How can we cultivate stoic virtues when we are practising sport? This is the second part of our episode with Michael Tremblay. InContinue reading “Michael Tremblay (Pt2) | Stoicism | Mixed Martial Arts | Sport Philosophy | Virtue”
Greg Dryer (Pt2) | Physical Education | Critical Pedagogy | miMove App
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/dryer2/ The second part of our discussion with Greg Dryer explores to the role of using apps and other ways of measuring our physical activity and how they might shape how we think and feel about movement, or even how we find meaning in it. We explore Greg’s project of developing and launching the miMoveContinue reading “Greg Dryer (Pt2) | Physical Education | Critical Pedagogy | miMove App”
Dr Anna Kavoura (Pt1) | Gender | Discourse | Femininity | Non-binary Athletes | Alternative Meanings
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/kavoura/ Sport is a very gendered institution. Although there has been a lot of effort to tackle gender-based inequalities in the past few decades, a lot of work remains to be done. This episode explores how gender informs meaning in sport. How does gender identity intersect with athletic identity? What discourses are dominant in sportingContinue reading “Dr Anna Kavoura (Pt1) | Gender | Discourse | Femininity | Non-binary Athletes | Alternative Meanings”
Dr Michael McDougall (Pt2) | Meaningful Work | Sport Organisations | Culture Change | Management of Meaning
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/mcdougall2/ The second part of our episode with Dr Michael McDougall focuses on culture, meaningful work and management of meaning. While it is very intuitive to think that aiming to create more meaningful work (or sport) is a worthy goal in organisations, so-called ‘management of meaning’ can be problematic in many levels. Our guest willContinue reading “Dr Michael McDougall (Pt2) | Meaningful Work | Sport Organisations | Culture Change | Management of Meaning”
Professor Simon Beames (Pt1) | Adventure | Outdoor Education | Sustainability | Authenticity
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/beames/ While the COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by the shift from gyms and indoor exercise to nature-based movement activities, it can be seen as an intensification of a broader trend of a growth of interest in nature-based sports and adventures. In this episode, Professor Simon Beames helps us to understand the current trends inContinue reading “Professor Simon Beames (Pt1) | Adventure | Outdoor Education | Sustainability | Authenticity”
Petter Kukkonen (Pt1) | Ancient Greece | Olympics | Culture | Athletic Retirement
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/kukkonen/ Petter Kukkonen is a former Nordic combined athlete and current Finnish national team head coach whose search for the next big thing in his life following athletic retirement led him to write a 750-page novel about one athlete’s story in Ancient Greece. Almost 15 years of research and writing recently came into completion whenContinue reading “Petter Kukkonen (Pt1) | Ancient Greece | Olympics | Culture | Athletic Retirement”
Michael Tremblay (Pt1) | Stoicism | Sport Philosophy | Virtue | Martial Arts
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/tremblay/ In their writings, Stoic philosophers have many references to sport. But how did the Stoics think about a good life and a meaningful life? What role might sport have in all this? And most importantly: How can we cultivate stoic virtues when we are practising sport? The first part of our episode with MichaelContinue reading “Michael Tremblay (Pt1) | Stoicism | Sport Philosophy | Virtue | Martial Arts”
Sport, Happiness, Meaning and ‘the Good Life’
Philosophers throughout history have sought to understand what constitutes a good life. Two candidates often rise above the others: happiness and meaning. Happiness can be understood in many different ways. Psychologists have recently taken interest in the philosophical debates on the difference between hedonia and eudaimonia, that are often understood as two different conceptions ofContinue reading “Sport, Happiness, Meaning and ‘the Good Life’”
Greg Dryer (Pt1) | Physical Education | Critical Pedagogy | Fun | Positive Youth Development
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/dryer/ Is fun a necessary part of good physical education? Or are there other, more profound experiences that might be more important for young people? Our discussion with Greg Dryer explores meaning and value of physical education in young people’s lives, what we know about meaningful experiences, and what might be ways that we canContinue reading “Greg Dryer (Pt1) | Physical Education | Critical Pedagogy | Fun | Positive Youth Development”