CSS affiliates present at Global Climate and Health Summit!
On July 16th and 17th of 2025, the Physiological Society (of the United Kingdom) put on the Global Climate and Health Summit. The UBC CSS and School of Kinesiology was well represented with two UBC KIN PhD alumnae (Drs. Luisa Giles and CSS Associate Sarah Koch) giving keynote presentations, and CSS Associate Dr. Michael Koehle […]
CSS affiliates present at 2025 World Congress of Sociology of Sport
CSS affiliates gathered in Seoul, South Korea in July for the 60th anniversary of the World Congress of the Sociology of Sport. Two UBC Kinesiology MA students presented at the conference! Joseph Silva presented a paper entitled “Cool Poses, Sanitized Portrayals: Promotional Media Recontextualizations of Breaking during the 2024 Olympic Games”, and Kailan Tan presented […]
New recorded event! Sustainability Leadership in and through Sport
On July 15th, 2025, the Centre for Sport and Sustainability and Master of High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership (MHPCTL) programme, (both housed in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia), hosted a presentation exploring opportunities and strategies for climate action and sustainability leadership in and through sport organizations. Visit the Sport and […]
New publication: Prometheanism in Ski/Snowboard Media: Messages About the Environment in Warren Miller “Docu-tainment” Films
Congratulations to UBC Kin Phd student and CSS affiliate Julia Lawrence & CSS Director Brian Wilson on the new publication “Prometheanism in Ski/Snowboard Media: Messages About the Environment in Warren Miller “Docu-tainment” Films” in the Sociology of Sport Journal!
New video: Sport, Environment & Sustainability: Is ‘Sustainable Sport’ Always ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Sport?
Brian Wilson, Professor in Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia, Director of UBC Kinesiology’s Centre for Sport and Sustainability, and a member of the Mobilizing Sport and Sustainability Collective, explores links between sport, environmental issues, and the oft-used (but quite ambiguous!) term ‘sustainability’ — focusing especially on the question, “is ‘sustainable sport’ always ‘environmentally […]