Lars Dzikus
Biographic Data
| ID | 346669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lars Dzikus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lars |
| FAMILY NAME | Dzikus |
| SIGNATURE | DZIKUS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0755-3535 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The NFL’s mid-1970s European ambitions through the lenses of grobalisation and glocalisation
The National Football League’s unrealised attempt to introduce professional American football to Europe in the mid-1970s is examined here through archival meeting minutes, American and European press coverage, and interviews with organisers of the Intercontinental Football League. Drawing on these sources, the internal and external conditions that shaped the proposed venture are reconstructed. The initiative is situated within debates on sport gl…
Framing masculinity in the mountains
Sports documentaries have become integral to sports culture and cinema internationally, with adventure sport films gaining significant acclaim in the past two decades. Iconic films like Academy Award-winning Free Solo (2018) and 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible (2021) have brought climbing into the global spotlight. However, representations in these films often marginalize women athletes and reinforce hegemonic masculinity. This study examines the…
A Breath of Fresh Air”
In the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Draft, Moritz Böhringer became the first international player ever selected without having previously played in North America. The current study examined media coverage of Böhringer during the process of him being identified as an NFL prospect, working out for NFL scouts, being drafted, and trying to make an NFL roster. Ultimately, Böhringer was framed as an international experiment that produced serious…
Analyzing Israel’s Use of Sports for Public Diplomacy through International Relations Perspectives
Virtual Patriot Games
This study examines the American football press coverage in the Times of London from 1888 to November 1910. The time span covers the paper’s first mention of the game to the first game played in England. This period also coincides with increasing anxiety about the strength of the British Empire and unwanted American influences. During this time, athletic contests between the two nations turned into sites for the construction of national identitie…
Le Football
Book Review| October 01 2017 Le Football: A History of American Football in France Crawford, Russ. Le Football: A History of American Football in France. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2016. Pp. xxv+334. Notes, bibliography, and index. $39.50, hb. Lars Dzikus Lars Dzikus University of Tennessee, Knoxville Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2017) 44 (3): 494–495. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsp…
Amerika
The Super Bowl has played a central role in the diffusion of American football in Germany, as interviews with the 'founding fathers' of 'gridiron' football clubs and analysis of German media accounts reveal. American football and the Super Bowl have also played an important role in the construction of traditional German Amerikabilder - images, ideas, and symbols associated with America. German media rarely covered American football until the late…
What it Means to be a ‘Lady’”
Scholars have contested the use of Lady in team nicknames since the 1980s, as the practice might suggest otherness and inferiority (Eitzen & Zinn, 1989). This study is set in the context of the 2012 merger of the women’s athletic departments at the University of Tennessee and the 2014 announcement that the university would eliminate the Lady Vols brand for all sports but women’s basketball. The latter decision has been met with resistance and app…
Sport labour migration
This study used insights from leisure constraint theory as sensitising concepts to generate new insights on the experiences of international sport labour migrants, thus contributing to research on ‘the leisure-globalisation nexus’. We examined empirical data from broader qualitative research on the sport labour migration of American basketball players, specifically their leisure activities outside of the basketball arena. We interviewed a total o…
Case Studies of Collegiate Sport Chaplains
The appointment of sport chaplains in public colleges or universities can be controversial and contested as in a recent case at Iowa State University. Some scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between sport and religion, but studies on sport chaplains are just recently emerging. Through textual analysis of media coverage and promotional materials, this study examines how collegiate sport chaplains, their ministry organizations, a…
Living out of Bounds
Book Review| October 01 2010 Living out of Bounds: The Male Athlete’s Everyday Life Overman, Steven J. Living out of Bounds: The Male Athlete’s Everyday Life. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2009. Pp. xxviii+227. Notes and index. $44.95. Lars Dzikus Lars Dzikus University of Tennessee Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2010) 37 (3): 478–479. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.37.3.478 Cite…
Sport labour migration
This study used insights from leisure constraint theory as sensitising concepts to generate new insights on the experiences of international sport labour migrants, thus contributing to research on ‘the leisure-globalisation nexus’. We examined empirical data from broader qualitative research on the sport labour migration of American basketball players, specifically their leisure activities outside of the basketball arena. We interviewed a total o…
Case Studies of Collegiate Sport Chaplains
The appointment of sport chaplains in public colleges or universities can be controversial and contested as in a recent case at Iowa State University. Some scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between sport and religion, but studies on sport chaplains are just recently emerging. Through textual analysis of media coverage and promotional materials, this study examines how collegiate sport chaplains, their ministry organizations, a…
Amerika
The Super Bowl has played a central role in the diffusion of American football in Germany, as interviews with the 'founding fathers' of 'gridiron' football clubs and analysis of German media accounts reveal. American football and the Super Bowl have also played an important role in the construction of traditional German Amerikabilder - images, ideas, and symbols associated with America. German media rarely covered American football until the late…
What it Means to be a ‘Lady’”
Scholars have contested the use of Lady in team nicknames since the 1980s, as the practice might suggest otherness and inferiority (Eitzen & Zinn, 1989). This study is set in the context of the 2012 merger of the women’s athletic departments at the University of Tennessee and the 2014 announcement that the university would eliminate the Lady Vols brand for all sports but women’s basketball. The latter decision has been met with resistance and app…
Living out of Bounds
Book Review| October 01 2010 Living out of Bounds: The Male Athlete’s Everyday Life Overman, Steven J. Living out of Bounds: The Male Athlete’s Everyday Life. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2009. Pp. xxviii+227. Notes and index. $44.95. Lars Dzikus Lars Dzikus University of Tennessee Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2010) 37 (3): 478–479. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.37.3.478 Cite…
Case Studies of Collegiate Sport Chaplains
The appointment of sport chaplains in public colleges or universities can be controversial and contested as in a recent case at Iowa State University. Some scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between sport and religion, but studies on sport chaplains are just recently emerging. Through textual analysis of media coverage and promotional materials, this study examines how collegiate sport chaplains, their ministry organizations, a…
Sport labour migration
This study used insights from leisure constraint theory as sensitising concepts to generate new insights on the experiences of international sport labour migrants, thus contributing to research on ‘the leisure-globalisation nexus’. We examined empirical data from broader qualitative research on the sport labour migration of American basketball players, specifically their leisure activities outside of the basketball arena. We interviewed a total o…
What it Means to be a ‘Lady’”
Scholars have contested the use of Lady in team nicknames since the 1980s, as the practice might suggest otherness and inferiority (Eitzen & Zinn, 1989). This study is set in the context of the 2012 merger of the women’s athletic departments at the University of Tennessee and the 2014 announcement that the university would eliminate the Lady Vols brand for all sports but women’s basketball. The latter decision has been met with resistance and app…
Virtual Patriot Games
This study examines the American football press coverage in the Times of London from 1888 to November 1910. The time span covers the paper’s first mention of the game to the first game played in England. This period also coincides with increasing anxiety about the strength of the British Empire and unwanted American influences. During this time, athletic contests between the two nations turned into sites for the construction of national identitie…
Le Football
Book Review| October 01 2017 Le Football: A History of American Football in France Crawford, Russ. Le Football: A History of American Football in France. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2016. Pp. xxv+334. Notes, bibliography, and index. $39.50, hb. Lars Dzikus Lars Dzikus University of Tennessee, Knoxville Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2017) 44 (3): 494–495. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsp…
Amerika
The Super Bowl has played a central role in the diffusion of American football in Germany, as interviews with the 'founding fathers' of 'gridiron' football clubs and analysis of German media accounts reveal. American football and the Super Bowl have also played an important role in the construction of traditional German Amerikabilder - images, ideas, and symbols associated with America. German media rarely covered American football until the late…
Analyzing Israel’s Use of Sports for Public Diplomacy through International Relations Perspectives
A Breath of Fresh Air”
In the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Draft, Moritz Böhringer became the first international player ever selected without having previously played in North America. The current study examined media coverage of Böhringer during the process of him being identified as an NFL prospect, working out for NFL scouts, being drafted, and trying to make an NFL roster. Ultimately, Böhringer was framed as an international experiment that produced serious…
The NFL’s mid-1970s European ambitions through the lenses of grobalisation and glocalisation
The National Football League’s unrealised attempt to introduce professional American football to Europe in the mid-1970s is examined here through archival meeting minutes, American and European press coverage, and interviews with organisers of the Intercontinental Football League. Drawing on these sources, the internal and external conditions that shaped the proposed venture are reconstructed. The initiative is situated within debates on sport gl…
Framing masculinity in the mountains
Sports documentaries have become integral to sports culture and cinema internationally, with adventure sport films gaining significant acclaim in the past two decades. Iconic films like Academy Award-winning Free Solo (2018) and 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible (2021) have brought climbing into the global spotlight. However, representations in these films often marginalize women athletes and reinforce hegemonic masculinity. This study examines the…
Sports, Gender, and Society (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 works) · American Sports and Literature (5 works) · History (5 works) · History (5 works) · Football (4 works)