INTERVIEW WITH GLEN THOMPSON (English version)

Resumo

Abstract Glen Thompson is a research fellow in the History Department at Stellenbosch University (Stellenbosch, South Africa). His PhD dissertation was titled Surfing, Gender and Politics: Identity and Society in the History of South African Surfing Culture in the Twentieth-Century. He has published several journal articles and book chapters on the history of surfing, among other topics. He also runs the website https://writingsurfinghistory.org.za/. In this interview, which took place in Muizenberg (in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa), on January 16, 2019, he speaks about his academic career, sports history in South Africa, research interests, surfing, and sport archives.

Keywords: Sport History. Historiography. South Africa. Surfing. Apartheid and post-apartheid.

Entrevista com Glen Thompson

Resumo Glen Thompson é pesquisador associado no Departamento de História da Universidade Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch, África do Sul). Sua tese de doutorado intitulou-se Surfing, Gender and Politics: Identity and Society in the History of South African Surfing Culture in the Twentieth-Century. Ele publicou vários artigos em revistas científicas e capítulos de livros tratando da história do surfe, entre outros assuntos. Ele também edita o site https://writingsurfinghistory.org.za/. Nesta entrevista, realizada em Muizenberg (Cidade do Cabo, Cabo Ocidental, África do Sul) em 16 de janeiro de 2019, ele fala sobre sua carreira acadêmica, história do esporte na África do Sul, interesses de pesquisa, surfe e arquivos com documentação sobre esporte.

Palavras-chave: História do Esporte. Historiografia. África do Sul. Surfe. Apartheid e pós-apartheid.