EDR #42: ”I think people love Sifan Hassan despite the fact that she’s Muslim”, Part Two of Conversation with Jasmijn Rana

Hey! Hello! Welcome back to Everyday Runners. Jasmijn Rana is a cultural anthropologist at Leiden University who researches sport and the way people move their bodies in the Netherlands. Jasmijn is also a runner (and former kickboxer). 

I was lucky enough to spend a good hour talking running, training, anthropology matters and Dutch running culture with Jasmijn a few weeks ago.

I have tried to maintain the relaxed nature of the conversation by doing as little editing as possible. Jasmijn speaks very softly but makes some very hard hitting points. If you're going to be critical, I guess it's very wise to do so while laughing :) 

This was yet another episode which made me so grateful to the people who have shared their time, thoughts and stories with me on this podcast. 

Topics include: 

• De Bois: double consciousness
• Franz Fanon
• Zuiderpark vs Haagse Bos or Meijendel as running spaces 
• Tim Ingold: “there’s nothing between the body and the environment”;  Sarah Pink, enskilment and the body as part of the environment
• Marcel Mauss and bodily techniques: how we learn to move our body.  
• the whiteness of the dunes (in between Den Haag and Leiden)
• Dutch sports policy; hockey clubs; diversity
• Sifan Hassan: “I think people love Sifan despite the fact she’s a Muslim”

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