Publications

Aaron has been publishing his writing in a variety of outlets for over a decade. Following are a selection of his most recent publications.

“The Centerpiece of College Athletics:” Prioritizing Education in the College Sports Reform Movement – Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 2022, 15(1): 28-51.

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022
Journal Articles, Publications

This article, which is based upon long-term fieldwork observations of a revenue- generating National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women’s college basketball team, proposes concrete and specific reforms that would more sufficiently compensate the professional role revenue-generating college athletes… Read More »“The Centerpiece of College Athletics:” Prioritizing Education in the College Sports Reform Movement – Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 2022, 15(1): 28-51.

Positive Anthropology

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021
Journal Articles, Publications

In early 2021, this paper was submitted to and rejected (without a chance for revision) by a leading anthropology journal, on the grounds that it needed “fine tuning”. I didn’t feel like doing that work, because I had been working… Read More »Positive Anthropology

Oped: HOW THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD RULE IN NCAA V. ALSTON

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021
Blog, Op Eds

In late March, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could change college sports – NCAA v. Alston – and higher education. As they deliberate, they will at least consider whether the NCAA can restrict universities from offering benefits to… Read More »Oped: HOW THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD RULE IN NCAA V. ALSTON

From Mori to Kawabuchi, and now What?

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021
Blog, Op Eds

The resignation of Mori Yoshiro, which is expected to happen sometime later today, would be good news for Japan and the Japanese sports world, not to mention a good example to set ahead of the next summer Olympics planned to… Read More »From Mori to Kawabuchi, and now What?

Being a Basketball Fan During the Black Lives Matter Movement and A Global Pandemic

October 6, 2020October 19, 2020
Op Eds, Publications

Along with Ziggy Tummalapalli, I wrote this article for the blog, “Engaging Sports”. Click here to read it.

Yomiuri Shimbun article about “Overheated” Japanese Sports Coaches

June 4, 2019September 7, 2020
Blog, Publications

In June 2019, I was quoted in an article about Japanese sports and styles of coaching in the Yomiuri Shimbun, which was entitled, “Rethinking the Overheated Sports Coach”. Click below to read it (in Japanese).

“Slow Learners”: Op-Ed on LeBron James and Donald Trump

August 24, 2018August 13, 2020
Blog, Op Eds, Publications

Click below to read my 2018 Op-Ed in “Reader Supported News” on LeBron James and Donald Trump. Slow learners: An Open Letter to the President

Review in Pacific Affairs of “Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India”, by Ronojoy Sen

August 24, 2018August 13, 2020
Blog, Publications, Reviews

This is my review in Pacific Affairs of “NATION AT PLAY: A History of Sport in India”, By Ronojoy Sen. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015

“Teaching Violence” in Japanese sports

August 24, 2018August 13, 2020
Blog, Book Chapters, Publications

I wrote a chapter that was included in Butterworth, M. (ed). Sport and Militarism: Contemporary Global Perspectives, Routledge. 2017. It is called “”Teaching Violence: Corporal Punishment, Vertical Hierarchy, And The Reproduction Of Militaristic Values In Contemporary Japanese Sports”.

“The Power of Sports to Change American Ideals”

August 24, 2018August 13, 2020
Blog, Op Eds, Publications

This is an essay I wrote in 2018 for Anthropology News regarding my views on the power of sports to change American ideals. It begins: “When the now former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt for the national… Read More »“The Power of Sports to Change American Ideals”