Arne van Lienden

Arne van Lienden is a Lecturer at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Department of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam. He holds a postdoctoral research position focusing on critical analyses of sports media, particularly examining processes of inclusion/exclusion through the lenses of race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. His work spans European countries including Poland and the Netherlands, with current research exploring representations of Caribbean athletes in Dutch media.

Research Interests:

• Racial/ethnic representation in sports media
• Critical discourse analysis of football broadcasting
• Gender and sexuality in sports narratives
• Media's role in (super)diversity discourses

Recent Publications:

• 2024: Analyzed Polish televised football production and racial discourses
• 2024: Meta-analysis of European football media's treatment of race
• 2023: Reception studies of Dutch and Polish audiences

Collaborations include international conferences and interdisciplinary research on global futures/colonial pasts.