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The virtual stages of hate: Using Goffman’s work to conceptualise the motivations for online hate

Tackling Social Media Abuse? Critically Assessing English Football’s Response to Online Racism

Two decades and little change: British Asians, football and calls for action

Part 1 of 2: In part 1 of this episode focusing on the sport media, Dan Kilvington speaks with BBC Sport's Nelson Kumah. Nelson reflects on his journey into the sport media and highlights how, at times, the industry can be somewhat unwelcoming for sports journalists from ethnic minority backgrounds. He speaks passionately about his own activist work as the Chair of BBC Sports BAME Advisory Group. In part 2, we'll hear from BCOMS founder, Leon Mann.

Race and the Sport Media part 1 with Nelson Kumah

In this episode, Dr Dan Kilvington speaks with Dr Paul Campbell about racialised representations within the sport media, paying close attention to sports commentary. Paul discusses his own empirical research which illustrated that black athletes, for instance, are less likely to be praised by commentators for cognitive qualities such as intelligence when compared to their white counterparts. He outlines where such stereotypes originate from and the impact of them. ITV commentator, Sam Matterface, and Sheffield United striker, David McGoldrick, also feature.

Race and Sports Commentary with Paul Campbell

Part 2 of 2: In part 2 of our episode focusing on race and the sport media, we're joined by sports producer, broadcaster, and founder of the Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS), Leon Mann. Leon talks about his experience of working in the sport media and the reasons why BCOMS were established in 2009. Leon highlights ways in which diversity can be achieved in the sport media, he offers advice for sports journalists, and predicts how the industry will change for the better. Give BCOMS a follow on Twitter @wearebcoms and join the conversation and ever increasing network.

Race and the Sport Media part 2 with Leon Mann

Following the abuse that Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka faced after the men’s European Championship Final in July 2021, Dr Thomas Fletcher (School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management) and Dr Daniel Kilvington (School of Cultural Studies and Humanities) talk to Professor Leanne Norman (Director of the Research Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society) about a new major Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project entitled ‘Tackling online hate in football’.   Specifically, Tom and Dan discuss the need for this project, the scale of online hate in football and other sports, as well as how this project will contribute to tackling the problem.

Dr Thomas Fletcher and Dr Daniel Kilvington: Tackling online hate in football

Online Research Methods in Sport Studies

Sport and Discrimination (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

British Asians, Exclusion and the Football Industry (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

Race, Racism and Sports Journalism

Sport, Racism and Social Media (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

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Dr Daniel Kilvington is Reader and Course Director in Media, Communication, Cultures. His teaching and research specialism explores race/ethnicity, racism and anti-racism in sport and new media spaces.

He is widely published and has written five books: Race, Racism and Sports Journalism (2012); Sport, Racism and Social Media (2015); British Asians, Exclusion and the Football Industry (2016); Sport and Discrimination (2017), and Online Research Methods in Sports Studies (2019), all with Routledge.

His research has explored the lived experiences of British South Asian communities within English football and his works have put forward a series of recommendations for reform. His other work has focused on the lack of minoritised ethnic coaches and managers within football. He is also a leading scholar in the field of online hate/abuse within sport, particularly football. 

Dr Kilvington continues to work on external grants with funding bodies and stakeholders. In 2021, he was awarded an AHRC Large Grants Award for the project “Tackling Online Hate in Football” and in 2022, he started a project with the English Premier League examining anti-racist football coaching. Moreover, he works in collaboration with Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) in challenging far-right discourses online within football.

Dr Kilvington is the co-founder of the annual international Sport and Discrimination conference series; co-founder of the Talking Race podcast series; the founder of the inclusion initiative, Creating and Developing Coaches, and the trustee of the Zesh Rehman Foundation (ZRF).

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'Cultural racism' excluding British South Asians from football governance roles, new report finds

Government vows to 'step in' if Yorkshire and ECB do not deal with racism crisis

'A pivotal moment in history when it comes to racism'

Race and Mental Health with Frank Keating

Race, Education and Activism with Rita Kohli

Race and Britain with Les Back

Ted Lasso’s Nate the Great and Terrible Could Provide an Interesting Exploration of Being an Asian Man in Football

Black British Feminism with Heidi Mirza

Race and Cyberspace: A new space for racism? with Rachel Boyle and Jessie Daniels

Grassroots football key to Asian players coming through, says Dr Daniel Kilvington

Race and Football: Where are the British Asian footballers? with Permi Jhooti and Anwar Uddin

Race in Education with Kauser Jan and Daniel Kebede

Race and Children’s Literature with Darren Chetty and Lisa Stephenson

Critical Race Theory with David Gillborn

Talking Race is a brand new podcast which explores the roots of race and how this invention controls the world. Race, the biggest myth in human history, has justified slavery, colonialism and genocide. So, let's talk about race. The series hosts, Professor Vini Lander and Dr Daniel Kilvington, will speak with scholars, professionals and activists as we learn about race, and how racism is manifest in different contexts. This podcast will be one of interest for scholars, professionals, activists, students and the public understanding of race and racism. Join the conversation and share your thoughts and experiences using the hashtag #TalkingRace

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Introducing a new podcast sharing voices from across Leeds Beckett University.   Hear from some of our world-leading researchers, how they’re transforming the world around us today and how they aspire to create a better tomorrow.

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UEFA Outraged Online Abuse Documentary

For some, internet hate is just ‘internet hate’, it’s not the real world and it’s not as serious. But, what damage is this having on society? In this talk, Dr Daniel Kilvington will delve into the virtual stages of hate and the impact of cyber hate on society. He attempts to explain what drives, influences and motivates some people to espouse hatred online through existing conceptual models and theories, combining themes of identity and the introduction of new media. He will use real-world examples to illustrate how social media is creating a divisive future generation where prejudice and discrimination might get worse, rather than better. He argues that once we understand why cyber hate is happening, we can begin to proactively challenge its ideology, educating the world and increasing awareness. Dr Daniel Kilvington specialises in teaching and research which explores ‘race’, sport and new media. He has published widely on the exclusion of British Asians within English professional football, the barriers affecting BAME football coaches, ‘whiteness’ among football fan communities, BAME perceptions of positive action strategies within football, and cyber-racism within football, basketball and ice hockey.
Daniel is the co-founder of the annual Sport and Discrimination conference series and the founder of the inclusion initiative, Creating and Developing Coaches, an organisation which aims to encourage networking between BAME grassroots football coaches/managers and key stakeholders.
Since 2016, Creating and Developing Coaches has worked with over 200 BAME coaches across the country and helped in some securing full-time employment. This strategy was adopted by the Zesh Rehman Foundation (ZRF) in 2019. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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