Dr Daniel Kilvington 
Course Director | Leeds Beckett
Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Daniel Kilvington's teaching and research specialism explores 'race', sport and new media.
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Biography
Dr Daniel Kilvington is Reader and Course Director in Media, Communication, Cultures. His teaching and research specialism explores race/ethnicity, racism and anti-racism in sport and new media spaces.
He is widely published and has written five books: Race, Racism and Sports Journalism (2012); Sport, Racism and Social Media (2015); British Asians, Exclusion and the Football Industry (2016); Sport and Discrimination (2017), and Online Research Methods in Sports Studies (2019), all with Routledge.
His research has explored the lived experiences of British South Asian communities within English football and his works have put forward a series of recommendations for reform. His other work has focused on the lack of minoritised ethnic coaches and managers within football. He is also a leading scholar in the field of online hate/abuse within sport, particularly football.
Dr Kilvington continues to work on external grants with funding bodies and stakeholders. In 2021, he was awarded an AHRC Large Grants Award for the project “Tackling Online Hate in Football” and in 2022, he started a project with the English Premier League examining anti-racist football coaching. Moreover, he works in collaboration with Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) in challenging far-right discourses online within football.
Dr Kilvington is the co-founder of the annual international Sport and Discrimination conference series; co-founder of the Talking Race podcast series; the founder of the inclusion initiative, Creating and Developing Coaches, and the trustee of the Zesh Rehman Foundation (ZRF).
Industry Expertise (4)
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Education/Learning
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Research
Areas of Expertise (10)
Race
Ethnicity
Racism
Anti-Racism
Discrimination
Social Media
New Media
Sport
Sports Media
Football
Education (3)
University of Sunderland: B.A., Media, Culture and Communication 2008
University of Sunderland: Ph.D., Media and Cultural Studies 2013
University of Sunderland: M.A., News Journalism 2009
Affiliations (1)
- Zesh Rehman Foundation
Links (7)
- University Profile
- Talking Race Podcast Returns – Carnegie Education Blog
- Leeds Beckett researchers awarded funding for major project into online hate and sports events – School of Cultural Studies and Humanities Blog
- The School of Cultural Studies and Humanities - Taking on global issues event – School of Cultural Studies and Humanities Blog
- The Conversation Author Page
- Routledge Author Profile
- TEDx Profile
Languages (1)
- English
Media Appearances (17)
'Cultural racism' excluding British South Asians from football governance roles, new report finds
Sky Sports online
2022-02-17
Dr Daniel Kilvington, one of the academics behind the study, told Sky Sports News: ""Access to the system was considered a struggle formany of the participants in the research. Some suggested that it felt a bit like a cul-de-sac of a career. Nepotism was a common theme, across all levels, as many positions are filled through people's personal networks.
Race and the Sport Media part 2 with Leon Mann
Talking Race Podcast
2021-11-16
Part 2 of 2: In part 2 of our episode focusing on race and the sport media, we're joined by sports producer, broadcaster, and founder of the Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS), Leon Mann.
Government vows to 'step in' if Yorkshire and ECB do not deal with racism crisis
Sky Sports online
2021-11-09
Dr Dan Kilvington, a senior lecturer at the Leeds Beckett University who has written extensively on issues of race and racism within sport, says that the issue is going through a pivotal time in history.
Race and the Sport Media part 1 with Nelson Kumah
Talking Race Podcast online
2021-11-08
Part 1 of 2: In part 1 of this episode focusing on the sport media, Dan Kilvington speaks with BBC Sport's Nelson Kumah.
'A pivotal moment in history when it comes to racism'
Sky Sports online
2021-11-08
Dr Dan Kilvington, a senior lecturer at the Leeds Beckett University who has written extensively on issues of race and racism within sport, says that the issue is going through a pivotal time in history.
Race and Sports Commentary with Paul Campbell
Talking Race Podcast online
2021-11-01
In this episode, Dr Dan Kilvington speaks with Dr Paul Campbell about racialised representations within the sport media, paying close attention to sports commentary.
Race and Mental Health with Frank Keating
Talking Race Podcast online
2021-10-25
In this episode we talk to Professor Frank Keating from Royal Holloway University of London about race, racism and mental health.
Race, Education and Activism with Rita Kohli
Talking Race Podcast online
2021-10-18
In this episode Dr Rita Kohli, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education and Information studies at the University of California, Riverside, talks about her work with teachers of colour.
Race and Britain with Les Back
Talking Race Podcast online
2021-10-11
In this episode we talk with Les Back, Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Ted Lasso’s Nate the Great and Terrible Could Provide an Interesting Exploration of Being an Asian Man in Football
The Mary Sue online
2021-10-11
Then, in 2019, Dr. Dan Kilvington wrote a paper about the exclusion of British Asian players and the under-representation of BAME coaches and managers in football.
Black British Feminism with Heidi Mirza
Talking Race Podcast online
2021-10-04
Series 2 of the Talking Race podcast starts with a discussion about Black British feminism. Professor Heidi Mirza talks about how it grew from grassroots women today are driving forward change, leaving her hopeful about its future.
Race and Cyberspace: A new space for racism? with Rachel Boyle and Jessie Daniels
Talking Race Podcast online
2020-08-24
In our series finale, Dr Daniel Kilvington talks with Rachel Boyle and Professor Jessie Danielsabout ‘race’ and racism on the internet.
Grassroots football key to Asian players coming through, says Dr Daniel Kilvington
Sky Sports online
2019-08-29
More grassroots support will prove key to a player from the Asian community eventually turning out for England, says the country’s leading academic on the subject, Dr Daniel Kilvington.
Race and Football: Where are the British Asian footballers? with Permi Jhooti and Anwar Uddin
Talking Race Podcast online
2020-08-17
In this episode of Talking Race, Dr Daniel Kilvington speaks with British Asian footballing pioneers Permi Jhooti (Fulham) and Anwar Uddin (Barnet FC).
Race in Education with Kauser Jan and Daniel Kebede
Talking Race Podcast online
2020-08-10
In this episode of Talking Race, Professor Vini Lander speaks with Kauser Jan, a primary teacher in Leeds, and Daniel Kebede, Vice President of the National Education Union (NEU), about personal and professional experiences of racism.
Race and Children’s Literature with Darren Chetty and Lisa Stephenson
Talking Race Podcast online
2020-08-03
This episode examines the absence of race in children’s literature. Guest interviewer, Dr Emily Zobel Marshall, talks with Darren Chetty and Lisa Stephenson about the reasons why BAME children think stories are about White people and why in a tiny minority of books for primary children feature a BAME character or a BAME protagonist.
Critical Race Theory with David Gillborn
Talking Race Podcast online
2020-07-27
In this episode of Talking Race, hosts Professor Vini Lander and Dr Daniel Kilvington speak with Professor Dave Gillborn about Critical Race Theory (CRT).
Articles (3)
The virtual stages of hate: Using Goffman’s work to conceptualise the motivations for online hate
Media, Culture & Society2020 Cyber hate is increasing. Every 30 seconds, a woman, somewhere, receives an abusive comment on Twitter (Amnesty International). And, it is estimated that around 20% of college students in the United States have been cyber-bullied. This article explores the motivational factors encouraging online hate and abuse.
Tackling Social Media Abuse? Critically Assessing English Football’s Response to Online Racism
Communication & Sport2019 Although English football has, to some extent, managed the problem of racism in and around football matches, recent years have seen an increase in football-related racist content published on social media. Footballers are frequently the target or subject of such abuse and occasionally the source of it.
Two decades and little change: British Asians, football and calls for action
Soccer & Society2019 Only ten British Asian professional footballers are competing in England out of approximately 4000 despite there being a population of 3.6 million in England and Wales. Just six British Asian footballers between the ages of 16 to 18 years old were attached to the 72 Football League academies in 2009 out of over 1300 players.
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