Violent Impacts

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How Power and Inequality Shape the Concussion Crisis

By Kathryn Henne and Matt Ventresca

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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing programme. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Concerns regarding brain injury in sport have escalated into what is often termed a "concussion crisis," fuelled by high-profile lawsuits and deaths.... Read More

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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing programme. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.

Concerns regarding brain injury in sport have escalated into what is often termed a "concussion crisis," fuelled by high-profile lawsuits and deaths. Although athletes are central figures in this narrative, they comprise only a small proportion of the people who experience brain injuries. Other high-risk groups—including victims of domestic violence and police brutality—are all too often left out of the story.

In Violent Impacts, Kathryn Henne and Matt Ventresca examine what is and isn't captured in popular discourse, scrutinising how law, science, and social inequalities shape depictions and understandings of brain injury. Drawing on research carried out in Australia, Canada, and the United States, they illustrate how structural violence centres certain bodies as part of the concussion crisis while pushing others to the margins.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520396982

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 August 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 7 b-w figures

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 230

Collections

Education & Reference Health & Wellness Kathryn Henne Matt Ventresca Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Kathryn Henne is a professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance at The Australian National University, where she directs the Justice and Technoscience Lab, and an adjunct professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University.

Matt Ventresca is a researcher in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology and a visiting fellow in the School of Regulation and Global Governance at The Australian National University.