How does the study of sport history help us understand our society? This episode we speak with historian Dr. Taylor McKee, Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Management, about how understanding sport helps us understand our society. We discuss his research on violence and masculinity in hockey and the long history of advocating for change in the sport. Dr. Taylor also shares his work on the use of sports like hockey in building a national identity and colonizing Indigenous peoples.
As always, we pull back the curtain on academic work, discussing academic journals, the publishing process, and the value of sharing university research with the public.
Links
Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games at Brock University
"The Toronto Star is making the right move by renaming the Lou Marsh trophy" by Taylor McKee (6 Oct. 2022, The Conversation)
"Rewriting the rule books: ensuring gender equity in Canadian hockey" by Taylor McKee (22 June 2022, The Conversation)
Taylor McKee's articles on The Conversation
Giancarlo, A, Forsyth, J, McKee, T & Ti Hiwi, B. “Methodology and Indigenous memory: Using photographs to anchor critical reflections on Indian residential school experiences.” Visual Studies. Winter 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2021.1878929.
McKee, T & Forsyth, J. “Witnessing Painful Pasts: Understanding Images of Sports at Canadian Indian Residential Schools.” Journal of Sport History. 46:2. (Summer 2019). 175-88. DOI:10.5406/jsporthistory.46.2.0175
"Sport of cricket uniting Brock international students" by Stephen Leithwood (13 May, 2022 The Brock News)
Journal of Emerging Sport Studies
Department of Sport Management
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