Jorge Knijnik

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University of Western Sydney

Australia

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Dr. Jorge Knijnik is an Associate Professor at Western Sydney University in Australia. His research focuses on the intersections of sport, society, and culture, with recent work addressing topics such as the relationship between football and eugenics in Brazil, as well as women's subversive strategies in sports in Fiji and Brazil. He is also involved in critical analyses of media representations of sexuality in sports and the role of English education in fostering intercultural awareness in China.

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The perceptions of young Saudis and other key actors about the limits and possibilities for participation in physical activity and sport

Open Date: 2022-03-01

Close Date: 2024-03-01

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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: human rights legacy and impact for the Australian grassroots sports gender equity agenda

Open Date: 2022-03-01

Close Date: 2022-12-01

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Gender education in football: the case of young Muslim women in Western Sydney

Open Date: 2020-02-01

Close Date: 2020-12-01

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Building multicultural communities: an intersectional study of Muslim women footballers in Australia and New Zealand.

Open Date: 2020-02-01

Close Date: 2020-11-01

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Enhancing multicultural educational sporting partnerships via research field work with Football United (FUn)

Open Date: 2018-05-01

Close Date: 2019-05-01

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A. Ovens

University of Auckland

NEW ZEALAND

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Jane Hunter

Associate Professor

University of Sydney

AUSTRALIA

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Ricardo Ferraz

Universidade da Beira Interior

PORTUGAL

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Arnošt Svoboda

Palacký University, Olomouc

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Saba Hussain

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

University of Birmingham

UNITED KINGDOM

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Football and eugenics in Brazilian society during the first half of the 20th century: enhancing the ‘national race’

Sport, sexuality, and films: A critical analysis of the documentary series “Coming Out Colton”

Towards south-south comparative feminist inquiry: ‘Patriarchal varieties’ and women's subversive strategies in/through sports in Fiji and Brazil

Regimes of hope: livelihood, social mobility, and autonomy in Sport for Development programs in the Global South

A quest for legitimacy? An exploratory study of the new meanings of sports and physical activity in contemporary Saudi Arabia

Curriculum wars and youth political education in the UK and Australia—a narrative review

Teaching the English language in Chinese higher education: preparing critical citizens for the global village

Anti-social behavior and soccer identities: different continents, same mindset?

Developing digital competency in HPETE: a heuristic for and analysis of three programs in the Southern Hemisphere

English as a world opener in Chinese universities: fostering interculturally aware communities of learners in the English reading classroom

Commentary: Face masks in physical education classes during the COVID-19 delta variant wave: a call for awareness

Empowering Primary School Students, Potential Benefits of Resistance Training Movement Activities in Physical Education: Narrative Review

Understanding Indo-Fijian girls’ experiences in sport, physical activity and physical education: an intersectional study

A Freirean analysis of the Escola sem Partido dystopian schooling model: indignation, hope and untested feasibility during pandemic times

The pedagogy of courage: critical Aboriginal football education in Australia’s Northern Territory

Potential Role of Plyometric Training in the Development of Motor Performance Skills: A Narrative Review

Critical Chinese as an Additional Language education in Australia: A journey to voices, courage and hope

The Impact of a Sport Mega Event in the Right to Access Public Education: The Case of the Porto Alegre Communities Affected by the 2014 Brazil World Cup

Collaborators (5)

A. Ovens

Jane Hunter

Ricardo Ferraz

Arnošt Svoboda

Saba Hussain

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