Towards a Pacific Island Sociology of Sport

Yoko Kanemasu is a Japanese woman who considers Fiji her home. She is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of the South Pacific interested in gender, sexuality, identity, sport and migration, with a focus on the socio-political agency of women and non-heteronormative persons in the Pacific.

• Introduction – Pacific Sport Research: Seeking New Horizons; Yoko KanemasuPart 1. Indigeneity and SportChapter 1. Solomon Islands Swimming: Racial Hierarchies and the Marginalisation of Pacific Swimming Cultures; Gary OsmondChapter 2. Looking Back and Beyond: Exploring the Past and Present of Cricket and Kirikiti in Oceania; Benjamin SacksChapter 3. Tivaevae as a Conceptual Model for Integrating Traditional Sports and Games into Formal Education in the Pacific: The Case of the Cook Islands; Aue Te AvaChapter 4. Paddling Our Sea of Islands: Fiji Outrigger Canoe Racing (Va’a) as Living Culture; Yoko KanemasuPart 2. Gender, Ethnicity and SportChapter 5. Indo-Fijian Women and Girls’ Sporting Experiences: Disrupting Cultural Hegemony; Rohini Balram and Jorge KnijnikChapter 6. Untangling Complexity: The Ethnic, Gender and Class Dimensions in Fijian Sport and Society; Jack SugdenChapter 7. The Potential for Sports to Stimulate National Unity in Solomon Islands; Gordon Leua Nanau, Jeremy Dorovolomo, Billy Fitoó, and Patrick MinitiChapter 8. Reframing Impact through Sharing Stories: Reflections on Emerging Evaluation Practices in Women’s Football in the Pacific Islands; Lee McGowan, Yoko Kanemasu, Chelsey Taylor, and Kasey SymonsPart 3. Sport in Global ContextsChapter 9. Rugby and Diasporic Fiji Islander Sociality; Dominik SchiederChapter 10. Harnessing Sport for Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Action: A Vanuatu Case Study; Thomas Wanner and Katja SiefkenChapter 11. Tackling Athlete Wellbeing: Investigating the Wellbeing of Professional Male Pacific Rugby Players; Deacon Manu, Tania Cassidy, and Jeremy HapetaChapter 12. Visibility and Erasure in Pacific Island Sport: An Epilogue; Niko Besnier