How do Athletes Communicate Consent in Combat Sports? Dr Alex Channon (Pt2)

Dr. Alex Channon currently is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Studies at the University of Brighton, UK. He teaches on undergraduate courses, covering topics including sociological aspects of PE and sport, qualitative research methods, and UK PE and sport policy. He also supervises doctoral research students, conduct original empirical research, and act as personal tutor to undergraduate students. His research interests are focused on martial arts, particularly exploring issues related to gender and embodiment. Such research contributed to his PhD thesis, entitled 'Way of the Discourse: Mixed-Sex Martial Arts and the Subversion of Gender'. More recently, he has also explored the representation of women and sexual minority men in sports media. He has edited three academic books: Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sports (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015); Sex Integration in Sport and Physical Culture (Routledge, 2017); and Teaching with Sociological Imagination in Higher and Further Education (Springer, 2018). Alex sits on the advisory board of the Martial Arts Studies Research Network and is a member of the Special Advisory Group for the International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement (ICM) under the auspices of UNESCO. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion: fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily and remotely - Discover new Fibion SENS Motion: https://sens.fibion.com/