My research into Indigenous physical culture has been shaped by many factors – some personal, some professional, and some from just plain serendipity. In this ‘inaugural lecture’ I reflect on how I came to focus on this highly specialized area of study and what it has taught me about complex societal issues like Indigenous cultural […]
This celebration focuses on ‘Educating the Body: a History of Physical Education in Canada, ’ by Ann Hall, Bruce Kidd and Patricia Vertinsky (University of Toronto Press 2024), the questions it raises, the problems it reveals, and the future it hopes for. It is the first scholarly history of physical education in Canada since 1971, […]
Faculty Conversations in Kinesiology: Book Launch and Celebration of “Educating the Body: A History of Physical Education in Canada”