Listening to the literature: a case for centering writing in critical sociology of sport pedagogy

This article argues for a pedagogical approach to the sociology of sport and physical education that centers writing. Drawing on student reflections from my first year seminar in academic writing ‘Social Inequality and Sports,’ I demonstrate that students are more inclined to entertain the imperatives of critical pedagogies in the context of sport – the development of critical consciousness and transformative praxis – when they are empowered to...