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Podcast: Physical Activity Researcher
Episode: Are Combat Sports Violent? Dr Alex Channon (Pt1)
Description: 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...