Who else among the sport historians here on Bluesky is going to NASSH this year?

I'll be in Austin!

The 2026 conference of the North American Society for Sport History runs May 22 to May 25 at two locations:
U of Texas at Austin
New College, U of Toronto

Conference details: https://bit.ly/4ba0cHW

Related books: https://bit.ly/4bFUzkJ

#sport #history #NASSH @nassh1972.bsky.social

Deadline for early-bird registration rates is TODAY! #NASSH2026

The deadline for early-bird registration rates are tomorrow, April 15. If you have not yet registered, please do so as soon as possible: pci.jotform.com/form/2530765.... More details about registration can be found here:https://conference.nassh.org/registration/ #NASSH2026 #SportHistory #Skystorians

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📚 The latest @journsporthist.bsky.social (53.1) on @projectmuse.bsky.social contains 10 book reviews, including recent titles by @hopkinspress.bsky.social, @ucpress.bsky.social, @mcfarland.bsky.social, and @tamupress.bsky.social. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/issue/56452

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In @journsporthist.bsky.social Vol. 53, No. 1, @markaorton.bsky.social reviews "Muertes, Funerales, Biografías Póstumas y Deportes en la Argentina (Siglos XX y XXI): La Invención del Panteón Deportivo." Read on @projectmuse.bsky.social. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

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Winters of Discontent The Winter Olympics and a Half Century of Protest and Resistance Author: Edited by Russell Field Black and red text on a snow background with Olympic-colored chains, broken in the middle.

PearlAnn Reichwein reviews WINTERS OF DISCONTENT edited by Russell Field in @journsporthist.bsky.social Vol. 53, Iss. 1. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social

📝 Review on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
📘 Book: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

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⚽ Check out "Cutting the Carbs: The Rise and Expulsion of Detroit's Holley Carburetor Soccer Club 1924–1930" by @gabegwinn.bsky.social in @journsporthist.bsky.social 53.1 on @projectmuse.bsky.social. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

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Beyond the Field How Soccer Built Community in the United States Author: Brian D. Bunk Black and white photo on a chalkboard green background with yellow and white text.

"A masterful addition to the historiography of early American soccer."

Garrett Lewis reviews BEYOND THE FIELD by @brianbunk.bsky.social in Journal of Sport History (@journsporthist.bsky.social) Vol. 53, No. 1 on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social

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Journal of Sport History (@journsporthist.bsky.social) 53.1 contains a forum on "smell and sport history," including by "Sport: Its Pentimento" by @ssydnor.bsky.social. Read on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social

Updates on #NASSH2026 accommodations for those attending in Austin! #SportHistory #Skystorians

Event announcement: Iowa Colloquium on Sport and Culture: 2026 Birrell-Parratt Lecture

Friday, April 3, 4:00pm CST; Sarah K. Fields, University of Colorado Denver

“Name Image, and Likeness: Past Battles, Present Complexities, and the Future of College Sports”

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Matthew Klugman ( @raw-toast.bsky.social ) & Roshani Jayawardana ( @uvic.ca
) examine the history of visual depictions of Australian sport + how historians can use this iconography in @journsporthist.bsky.social 52.3 cc: @projectmuse.bsky.social @nassh1972.bsky.social
muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

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In @journsporthist.bsky.social 52.3 on @projectmuse.bsky.social , @joshbland13.bsky.social highlights critical heritage studies as a useful tool for sports historians to explore the intersection of current sports culture, sporting past, and power. @nassh1972.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

Please see the below message about the passing of James Anthony Mangan, posted on behalf of the #NASSH Legacy Committee. #SportHistory #Skystorians

The #NASSH2026 Distinguished Lectures and Honors Awards welcomes your nominations for awards and addresses. Due Feb. 10. #SportHistory #Skystorians

🔊🔊 🔊
Excited about this project. Please DM me with any questions.

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📢 @journsporthist.bsky.social 52.3, on @projectmuse.bsky.social , is a special issue on "Sport Studies as a Public Service," with a forum of museum public historians and articles by @joshbland13.bsky.social , @raw-toast.bsky.social , and more. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55992

Call for Papers - Contributions to Anthology on Queering Sport/Physical Culture #SportHistory #Skystorians #NASSH2026 @mjveri.bsky.social

Call for Papers - Contributions to Anthology on Queering Sport/Physical Culture #SportHistory #Skystorians #NASSH2026 @mjveri.bsky.social

#NASSH Writing Group Spring Meetings and Calling for Review Ideas and Inviting Submissions: @journsporthist.bsky.social Film, Media, and Museum Section #SportHistory #Skystorians #NASSH2026

Wow. What a loss. Canadian sports history has lost a giant, whose body of work will forever enrich and inform our understanding of this country's sporting past and heritage. Condolences to Ann's loved ones, friends and colleagues.

Please see the message about the passing of Margaret Ann Hall, posted on behalf of the NASSH Legacy Committee. #SportHistory #Skystorians

#SportHistory Opportunities (Project, employment, and event announcements) #Skystorians

Elizabeth E. Sine reviews Patrick Moser's "Waikīkī Dreams: How California Appropriated Hawaiian Beach Culture" in @journsporthist.bsky.social Vol. 52, No. 2. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social

📄 Review @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
📕 Book: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

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Today is American Football Day! 🏈

In recognition, learn more about "Concussion's Past," a special issue of @journsporthist.bsky.social.

📙@projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/issue/53464
🎧Podcast rss.com/podcasts/uip...
💻 Blog www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/in...

cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social

In @journsporthist.bsky.social Vol. 50, No. 3, Hunter M. Hampton reviews DYED IN CRIMSON: Football, Faith and Remaking Harvard's America by Zev Eleff.

📄 Review on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
📕 Book: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social

Deadline for all NASSH award applications is Jan. 31, 2026. We encourage members to apply, as well as to help distribute information about the awards to potential candidates. #NASSH2026 #SportHistory #Skystorians

The Digital NBA How the World's Savviest League Brings the Court to Our Couch Author: Steven Secular

📚 New review in the Journal of Sport History!

THE DIGITAL NBA: How the World's Savviest League Brings the Court to Our Couch by Steven Secular
📝https://buff.ly/9vs0TfB
📕https://buff.ly/Kd1rcmw
cc: @journsporthist.bsky.social @nassh1972.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social

Expressions of Interest are sought for proposals from those interested in hosting the annual #NASSH2026 Pre-Conference Workshop @ the Univ. of Texas-Austin. The project is designed to workshop & develop papers for a special issue of the @journsporthist.bsky.social. #SportHistory #Skystorians