French Basketball in China & Phantom Documents
I recently wrote a paper for the #GoldenGamesNUS sports diplomacy conference on the three times the French men’s basketball team played in China (1966, 1980, and 2006). The subject may seem odd to the casual eye, but these countries boast the oldest hoops traditions outside of North America, dating to 1893 (France) and 1895 (China). As it turned out, “La France en Chine: The Power of Basketball Diplomacy” is one of the more fun, quirky papers I’ve written and the challenges involved in stitching it together are instructive on many levels.
Athlete Activism in Context
Some of my thoughts on today's athlete activism and why it's so different this time around, compared to earlier eras, as presented at the Tignes #SportsValues conference on behalf of Sport & Démocratie November 26-27, 2017.
Five Steps For Communicating Beyond Academia
How do you wade into the public engagement pond?
With a little strategy and research you can create your own plan – or give greater definition to what you’ve been doing ad-hoc.
Welcome: Our Interconnected (Sports) World
Hello there, and welcome! I’m glad you stopped by.
This space is designed as a general catch-all for my ideas and what inspires me across the international sports-, history-, and communications worlds.
Why focus on these three “hats”? Many people silo these off into individual industries. But in fact, from my professional experiences as well as what I’ve learned in the field, today’s sports, communications, and history worlds are in fact intricately intertwined.