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| Mary G. McDonald, Ph.D. | |
| Position: | |
| Associate Professor | |
| Women's Studies Affiliate | |
| Scholarly and Professional Focus: | |
| My recent work critiques the tendency of mainstream media and scholars alike to frame narratives that privilege one power relationship (i.e. gender, race, sexuality or class) while ignoring others or marginalizing the intersection of several axes of power. My future scholarship will continue to theorize sexism, racism and classism as interacting forces in our culture and not as potent independent forces aligned against one another. This perspective allows for the exploration of the complex meanings and social relations while demonstrating that sport exists within wider cultural, economic, historical and political realms. | |
| Selected Publications: | |
| Birrell, S. & McDonald, M. G. (Eds.),
(2000). Reading sport: Critical essays on power and representation.
Boston: Northeastern University. Nathan, D. & McDonald, M. G. (2001). Yearning for yesteryear: Cal Ripkin, Jr., the streak and the politics of nostalgia. American Studies, 42(1). McDonald, M. G. (2000). The marketing of the Women's National Basketball Association and the making of postfeminism. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 35(1), 35-48. McDonald, M. G. & Birrell, S. (1999). Reading sport critically: A methodology for interrogating power. Sociology of Sport Journal, 16, 283-300. McDonald, M. G. (2001). Safe sex symbol?: Michael Jordan and the politics of representation. In D. L. Andrews (Ed.), The Michael Jordan reader: Corporate sport, media culture and post-modern America. Albany: State University of New York. McDonald, M. G. & Andrews, D. L. (2001). Michael Jordan: Corporate sport and post-modern celebrityhood. In D. L. Andrews & S. J. Jackson (Eds.), Sport Stars: The cultural politics of sportingcelebrity. London: Routledge. |
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| Courses Taught: | |
| WMS 201 Introduction to Women's Studies PHS 274 Critical Perspectives on the Body PHS 278 Images of Sport PHS 378 Sport and Social Status WMS/PHS 475/575 Women, Gender Relations & Sport PHS 676 Career Patterns in Sport and Physical Education II |
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| Honors and Awards: | |
| Recipient of a "37th Annual Choice Outstanding Academic Title" award for Birrell, S. & McDonald, M. G. (Eds.), (2000). Reading sport: Critical essays on power and representation. Selected by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. From more than 25,000 items received for consideration, Choice publishes reviews of 6,500 titles annually and in 2000, 640 titles received the award | |
| Notable Service Accomplishments: | |
| Membership on Editorial Boards: Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 1999-present. Sociology of Sport Journal. 2000-2003 term |
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| To Contact: | |
| Phone: (513) 529-2724 E-mail: mcdonamg@muohio.edu Address: PHS Department, 204C Phillips Hall, Oxford, Ohio 45056 |
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