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Book review: Sport, Gender and Power: The Rise of Roller Derby

One of the book’s main advantages, compared to a majority of previous publications devoted mainly to fight sports, is the description of the studies from different sports disciplines, for both individual and team sports. Regarding the meaning of the researcher’s body as both a tool and a research subject, it is also important that the contributors are both men and women. However, only six contributors are women and they share their sports experiences less often. One can assume that the gendered body can influence equally the research process and its results; it would therefore be important and valuable if more female authors presented their own studies, e.g. auto-ethnographies. Unfortunately, one could express regret that all the contributors represent the Western science world (with England in the majority). Taking into account Bourdieu’s theory, mentioned in the book, and the meaning of the researcher’s body stressed by some authors, for example, it would certainly be interesting to present embodied research from other socio-cultural contexts. Equally, some chapters focus rather more on theoretical considerations and, as such, despite being interesting, seem to fit less well into the book’s main concept. One can also express regret that the editor has not included the weaknesses and challenges of embodied approach in his final thoughts. His critical (self-)reflection would be very valuable. Nevertheless, the publication certainly indicates the main features of the embodied approach and thus is very important for its development. It encourages readers to be reflexive and critical towards the methodology used; but primarily it shows and realizes the meaning of embodied aspects in the whole research process. Given that, it may well be useful not only for the scientists interested in sport but also for the researcher interested in other aspects of social life.