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Research Interests
I am interested in the intersection of sport and politics, the impacts of events and the enmeshing of sport and social justice. More specifically, I am interested in the multi-faceted politics of hosting mega-events. In particular, I'm interested in the ways in which host communities contest the deleterious impacts of mega-events, the way localised political movements interact with the global politics of the spectacle, and how mega-events impact on human rights. I examine these questions through ethnographic research, which involves in-depth engagement with the people involved in these episodes of political contention. Previous research has focussed on how these issues played out at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, which has been published in numerous journals, including Leisure Studies and the International Review for the Sociology of Sport. I am currently preparing a monograph based on this research, to be published by Manchester University Press.
Biography
I joined Coventry University in 2020 as a lecturer in sport and event management. Before working at Coventry, I completed my PhD at the University of Brighton on social movements and Rio 2016 and I was a lecturer in sport development at Abertay University from 2017 to 2020.
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Talking about the ‘rotten fruits’ of Rio 2016: Framing mega-event legacies
Talbot, A., 1 Feb 2021, In: International Review For the Sociology of Sport . 56, 1, p. 20-35 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human rights abuses at the Rio 2016 Olympics: activism and the media
Talbot, A. & Carter, T. F., 2 Jan 2018, In: Leisure Studies. 37, 1, p. 77-88 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transforming informal communities through discourse intervention: RioOnWatch, favelas and the 2016 Olympic Games
Talbot, A., 12 Jan 2018, Transforming Sport: Knowledges, Practices, Structures. Carter, T. F., Burdsey, D. & Doidge, M. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Group, p. 167-180 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Beginning Collaborative Learning: student and staff perspectives on its value and challenges
Cawkwell, J., Talbot, A. & Boylan, M., 5 Dec 2016, In: Student Engagement and Experience Journal. 5, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The negative impacts of volunteering: A qualitative case study of one UK Scout group
Talbot, A., Jun 2015, In: Voluntary Sector Review. 6, 2, p. 209-220 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)