Contact
Associate Professor, Augustana - Social Sciences
- lchiayin@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 679-1653
- Address
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2-133 Forum
4901 46 AveCamrose ABT4V 2R3
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Sport media Gender in sport Social Transformation Program: Physical Education
About
Ph.D., University of Alberta
M.A., University of British Columbia
B.B.A/B.Laws, National Taipei University
I teach sociology of sport, gender studies, and qualitative research methods in sport studies. My work examines female bodies in sport and popular culture. Besides women's sport and women in popular culture, my favourite topic in conversation is my dear puppy, Polaris.
Research
My research agenda focuses on elite women's sporting bodies in contemporary cultures. I am particularly interested in intersecting politics within the Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) operations and media representations.
In addition, I am currently working on a project exploring the history of community-based basketball programs of the Chinese diasporic community in the Pacific Northwestern region.
Courses
AUIDS 302 - Exploring Body Issues
This course introduces students to some of the contemporary discussions and debates regarding the body as a social phenomenon taking place within feminism and related fields. Students will learn how to critically unpack the power that operates through bodily reactions to self, others, and society through various threads of feminist theories.
AUIDS 401 - Advanced Integration Project
A project-based course which allows students to work in small interdisciplinary teams to propose a solution to a real-world issue with the support of a faculty advisor. Prerequisite: AUIDS 301.