Dr Geoffery Z. Kohe

Incoming member of the Sport in Society Editorial Board
International (External) Collaborator, Centre for Olympic Studies, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
Australasian Society for Sports History, Executive Director of Postgraduate Relations
University of Otago, Centre for Research on National Identity
International Olympic Academy Participants Association, Life member

Refereed publications

Kohe G (2012, forthcoming). Reflexivity in the apologetic aeon: NZOC's return to Moscow, Museum & Society

Kohe, G (2012, in press). Decorative Dashes: Disrobing the fabric of streaking. Costume: The Journal of the Costume Society

Kohe, G & Newman, J. (2011). Body commons: Toward an interdisciplinary study of the somatic spectacular. Brogla: An Australian journal about dance, 35 (December) 65-74

Kohe, G. (2010, in Press). The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame: Civic representations of sporting and olympic history. Sport in Society, 13 (10), 1498 - 1515

Kohe, G. (2010). Disrupting the birds’ nest: ‘Show Case China – Beijing 2008’ and socio-historical challenges for olympic education. Sport, Education and Society, 15 (4) 479-494

Kohe, G. (2010). The unexceptional: New Zealand’s very ordinary olympic history. Sport History Review, 14 (2) 146-163

Hughson, J. & Kohe, G. (2010, in Press). Get into the ‘Groove’: Travelling Otago’s Super-region. Sport in Society, 13 (10) 1552-1566

Books

Kohe, G. (2011) At the heart of sport: The New Zealand Olympic Committee and the History of the Olympic Movement in New Zealand. (Wellington: New Zealand Olympic Committee)

Conference proceedings

Kohe, G. (2008). Exciting youth about olympic history: Stuffy museums or engaging spaces. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium for Educators and Official of Higher Institutes of Physical Education, International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece. 10-17 July 2008. Athens: International Olympic Academy

Kohe, G. (2009). Promoting Olympic Values: Lesson’s from the Bird’s Nest. Official Conference Proceedings, 13th Olympic Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 – 9 October. Lausanne: International Olympic Committee

 Kohe, G. (2009). ‘What’s Olympism?, I’m only here to compete’: Forging better relations between athletes, National Olympic Committees and Academies. Official Conference Proceedings, 13th Olympic Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 – 9 October. Lausanne: International Olympic Committee

Book Reviews

Kohe, G. (2009). Book review: Post-Olympism?: Questioning sport in the twenty-first century (Global sport cultures series). By John Bale & Mette Krogh Christensen (Eds.), (2004), New York: Berg. Sport, Education & Society, 14 (4), pp. 486-489

Kohe, G. (2009). Book review: Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Cultures. By Erick Alvarez, (2008), New York: Routledge. Sport in Society, 12 (10), pp. 1385-1388

Kohe, G. (2009). Book review: As if running on air: The journals of Jack Lovelock. By David Colquhoun (Ed.), (2008), Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing. International Journal of the History of Sport, 26 (15), pp. 2300-2302

Kohe, G. (2010). Book review: ‘Rigid repertoires to the radical avant-garde: An exegesis of transitions in feminine dance in Germany’s modern era’, Performing Femininity: Dance and Literature in German modernism. By Alexandra Kolb, (2009) Oxford, U.K: Peter Lang. Dance Chronicle, 33 (2), pp.338-342

Kohe, G. (Forthcoming). Book review: No Ordinary Man: The remarkable life of Arthur Porritt. By Graeme Woodfield & Joseph Romanos, (2008), Wellington: Trio Books. International Journal of the History of Sport

Kohe, G. (Forthcoming). Comparative book review: No Ordinary Man: The remarkable life of Arthur Porritt. By Graeme Woodfield & Joseph Romanos, (2008), Wellington: Trio Books & As if running on air: The journals of Jack Lovelock. By David Colquhoun (Ed.), (2008), Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing. International Sport Studies

Kohe, G. (Forthcoming). Book review: Black Obsession: The All Black’s quest for World Cup success. By Gregor Paul, (2009), Auckland: Exisle Publishing. International Journal of the History of Sport

Kohe, G. (Forthcoming). Comparative book review: Beneath the Maori moon: An illustrated history of Maori rugby. By Malcolm Mulholland, (2009), Wellington: Huia Publishers, & 100 Years Maori Rugby League 1908-2008, (2008), Wellington: Huia Publishers. International Journal of the History of Sport

Ph.D (Otago, 2010),
BPhEd Hons (First Class – Professional Studies) (Otago, 2006)