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Steven Jackson
Steve is a Professor at the University of Otago, New Zealand where he teaches courses in Sociology of Sport,and Sport, Media & Culture. His research focuses on globalisation, national identity, media and advertising. Steve is a past-President of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) and will be happy to speak to prospective students about Masters and PhD study. http://physed.otago.ac.nz/staff/sjackson.html
Subjects: Media and Cultural Studies, Sociology, Sports and Leisure
Biography
Steve Jackson is a Professor at the University of Otago where he specialises in the socio-cultural analysis of sport. His research interests include: globalisation, national identity and sport media.In addition to his post at Otago Steve has served as a Visiting Professor at Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), the University of Jyvaskyla (Finland), the University of British Columbia (Canada), the National Taiwan Normal University and was recently appointed as a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa). Steve is a past-President of the International Sociology of Sport Association. Further information about Steve's research and postgraduate study opportunities can be found at: http://physed.otago.ac.nz/staff/sjackson.html
Education
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PhD, University of Illinois
MSc, University of Illinois
BA (Hons), University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Globalisation and Sport
National Identity and Sport
Sport Media
Sport, culture and advertising
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