29/30 March 2024 Join Zoom Meeting Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81225398511?pwd=NWtGaU5GWms4bXhSaDlKZ2JqWDlkQT09 Meeting ID: 812 2539 8511 Passcode: 886715 Cincinnati 5pm / London 8pm / Berlin 10pm/ Sydney 8am (following day) Host: Indigo Willing Jessica Murfree is an Assistant Professor of Sport Administration at the University of Cincinnati. Her research as a sport ecologist aims to determine if sport…
Host: Tom Critchley 13 February 2024 Join Zoom Meeting Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87146552025?pwd=VElGTDRqMDBXSTh0V3hvN0diVm5Gdz09 Meeting ID: 871 4655 2025 Passcode: 040787 London 11am / Sydney 10pm / Brisbane 9pm / 3am LA Paul O’Connor is Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Exeter, UK. He was awarded his PhD in Sociology from the University of Queensland in…
‘The Leisure of Grey Spaces, Urban Play and the Chromatic Turn’ Co-editors: Dr Paul O’Connor Dr Indigo Willing Dr Sander Hölsgens Dr Ben Duester We are pleased to invite abstracts of proposed papers for this special issue of Leisure Studies. Accepted proposals will be invited to submit a full paper by end of summer 2024. …
(Author: Brian Glenney, Norwich University, Co-Founder SSHRED) Skate Studies in an interdisciplinary community of scholars, students, participants, and peers seeking to understanding skateboarding in its various manifestations: as culture, sport, leisure activity, spatial design, illicit urban activity, progressive and horizontal social group on the edge of social norms. Of course, so much more could, should,…
Skate-stoppers are ubiquitous objects installed on outdoor surfaces in built environments all over the world. Skate-stoppers are an essential part of low-tech security of urban surfaces at a micro-scale—a single bench, handrail, or ledge—with the sole-purpose of protecting these surfaces from skateboarders. As such skate-stoppers are an extension of human and electronic surveillance systems, though…
This article focuses on national and local anti-homeless ordinances and investigates emerging spatial banishment strategies and their impacts on unhoused folks’ basic freedoms. First, we review debates on co-existing geographies of punishment and care through theoretical and legal lenses. Focusing on sixteen cities in the United States, we examine categories of anti-homeless ordinances and their…
As skateboarders, we have embraced the idea of ‘skating and destroying’ and ‘skating and creating’. But increasingly, we also need to think about ‘skating and re-generating’ in terms of the environment and issues of sustainability. By its nature, skateboarding requires a unique and sensitive way of relating to land. We scan every inch of a…
This article argues that environmental sustainability statements do not constitute a one-dimensional service but encapsulate a reciprocal power relation between producers and consumers’ expectations for continuously improving sustainability standards. Drawing on Bowen’s investigation of post-greenwashing assessments of corporate environmentalism, I will frame these expectations as ‘green pressure’. As there is currently no substantial research on…
The future of skateboarding will likely involve environmental, decolonializing, and inclusive practices, practices that we can identify and develop to enhance skateboarding’s role in forming a more just and fair society.
the Impact of Skating
SSHRED research will improve our understanding of skateboarding’s environmental impact, promote progress for inclusive social practices, and lead to ecologically sound industry practices.
We intend to add a novel indicator of our impact, the concept of a “SSHRED certification” stamp or sticker on skateboarding products that meet environmental, inclusive community, and health and wellness policy recommendations. This certification may be as robust as a B-Corp certification or a pledge agreement given feedback from steps 1 and 2. As skateboarding industry and practices often pivot on public perception, such a certification of ecological, community, and health practices will promote these practices in skateboarding industry. In addition, these progressive skateboarding practices will influence other related industries including board sports, community development, urban planning and design, and sports and recreation industries, including the Olympics. Our work will allow skateboarding to maximize its progressive influence while avoiding potential misunderstanding due to its more radical and anti-authoritarion reputation.
Team
Indigo Willing. Benjamin Duester. Talia Kaufman. Sander Hölsgens. Chris Giamarino. Paul O’Connor. Brian Glenney. Clifton Evers. Duncan McDuie-Ra.
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