Rinehart, Robert E.2010-05-202010-05-202010Rinehart, R. E. (2010). Poetic sensibilities, humanities, and wonder: Toward an e/affective sociology of sport. Quest, 62(2), 184-201https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3893In the academy that we often call the “sociology of sport,” rarely do we allow for the existence of poets or even of poetic sensibilities. This may seem to be a strange comment, given that NASSS particularly, and the sociology of sport more generally, are seen as stemming from a proud and mostly-honored tradition of the “social sciences.” In this case, the emphasis is on “sciences”—as opposed to more humanities-oriented discussions of the social.2 I plan, initially, to provide a contextualization of how I see we have come to where we are at, so please bear with me through my rehistoricizing, or story-making, of the sociology of sport—for, in my worldview, it is all story-making.application/pdfenThis article has been published in the journal: Quest. © 2010 American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.sportsociology of sportJournal Article10.1080/00336297.2010.10483641