A People's Historian, Corporate Takeover, and Worldly Winger: Stories for a Social Science of Sport in Nepal
- Andrew NelsonDetails
13 July 2025/२९ असार २०८२ (आइतबार, दिउँसो ३ बजे)
Research Seminar Series
A People's Historian, Corporate Takeover, and Worldly Winger: Stories for a Social Science of Sport in Nepal
Andrew Nelson, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of North Texas, USA
Abstract:
In this presentation, I will argue that sport can reveal much for social scientists. Based on three Nepali football-related phenomena observed over the past two years, several possible directions for a social science of sport in Nepal will be suggested. First, from an analysis of Himesh Bajracharya's football reporting, I will highlight social insights gained from sport journalism. Second, I will address how the emergence of the Nepali Super League might mirror larger questions about the country's political economy. Finally, I will consider the role of semi-professional sport in the transnationalism of Nepali athletes.
About the Speaker:
Andrew Nelson is an applied cultural anthropologist at the University of North Texas (UNT). His research has covered peri-urbanism, refugee resettlement, global migration, housing justice, and sport. He currently serves as the UNT Department of Anthropology's director of graduate programs.