I'm not so sure about geographers being marginalised from sport- at least in degree courses.
I have a feeling that at places like Loughborough and Birmingham, Geography is the most
common second subject done with PE and Sports Studies (I know PE is not the same as
sport). Geography and sport both stress 'fieldwork' (or field activity) - learning geography
(and sport) through the soles of your boots etc.
Yet a Geography OF sport is a pitiful backwater compared with ther status of sport in, say,
sociology and history (for example).
John Bale
On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:17:24 GMT Emma Mawdsley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I look forward to more discussion on geography and sport, but
>what about geographers and sport?
>
>Does anyone else get the impression from the discussion so far that
>many geographers were marginalised from sport when they were kids -
>that they were, like me, that miserable child that was always picked last.
>
>I certainly don't detect much affection for sport.
>
>First foray onto the forum ...
>
>Emma Mawdsley
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