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
AUSES 160 - Sociocultural Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity
Introduction to the sociocultural dimensions of sport and physical activity. The course examines a variety of social institutions, processes, issues, and their relationship to sport and physical education in Canada and the United States. Topics include the emergence of modern sport, sport and culture, socialization, class and gender relations, race and ethnicity, government and politics, commercialization, the mass media, schools and universities, drugs and violence.
AUSES 266 - Gender in Sport and Physical Activity
Exploring construction and performance of gender in sport and physical activity. Intersections with other identity categories, such as race, sexuality and ability will also be explored to understand a more complex process of gender production.
AUSES 293 - Introduction to Research in Sport and Exercise Science
Introduction to a set of skills that can be used to better comprehend the research literature and to recognize new questions that need to be researched in the field of sport and exercise science. Prerequisite: AUSTA 153 or any introduction to statistics in Augustana.