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Back to EpisodesHead in The Game: Sociocultural Analyses of Brain Trauma in Sport with Dr Stephen Townsend
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Welcome back to HeadFirst: A Concussion Podcast. Today Back by popular demand, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Stephen Townsend. A Lecturer and Research Fellow at Queensland University’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, Dr. Townsend is a leading voice in sport social studies and concussion history. His acclaimed book Head in the Game explores the cultural and social history of concussion in sport—and sets the stage for today’s conversation.
01:30 - Head in The Game: Sociocultural Analyses of Brain Trauma in Sport
04:35 – Sociology of Concussion in Sport
08:35 – Main Message of ‘Head in The Game’
14:30 – Sport/ War Nexus; Why Do We Always Compare the Two?
20:50 - Punch-Drunk Murderer: Boxing, Brain Trauma, and the Murder of Hilda Meek
34:55 - Cricket Is a Contact Sport
46:40 - Favourite Aspects of Researching History
Dr Stephen Townsend
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