“Sport qua science“ : Michel Serres’ ball as an asset of knowledge

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:„Sport qua Wissenschaft“ : Michel Serres‘ Ball als Wissenskapital
Autor:Jonasson, Kalle
Erschienen in:Sport in society
Veröffentlicht:22 (2019), 9 (The Blend of Science and Sport), S. 1512-1527, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:1743-0437, 1743-0445, 1461-0981
DOI:10.1080/17430437.2018.1435029
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201907005014
Quelle:BISp

Abstract des Autors

This article concerns the use of sport as an asset of knowledge in academia. The background to this is sport’s neglected role and isolation in academia, save for in sundry sports sciences. By mapping the academic use of philosopher Michel Serres’ sport metaphors, a new perspective of the relationship between sport and science is explored. A mixed-methods approach was chosen to review the literature using Serres’ concept of the ‘quasi-object’. The findings show that the concept appeals to a wide array of disciplines within the social sciences and the humanities. The article suggests that there exists a parallel sport science in academia that flies under the radar of regular sport disciplines, a sort of ‘sport AS humanities’. This proposed ‘sportive science’ focuses on other aspects of sport than its already existing sport study counterparts. Thus, sport qua science acknowledges its topic as an asset of knowledge, not as a mirror of society.