Mr Mark Mierzwinski

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Name:

Mr Mark Mierzwinski

Email address:

m.mierzwinski@yorksj.ac.uk

Department:

School of Sport

Organisation:

York St John University

Address:

Lord Mayor's Walk, York, YO31 7EX

Country:

England

Homepage URL:

https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/schools/sport/staff-profiles/mark-mierzwinski/

Biography

Job title:

Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport

Biography:

Mark’s research draws upon figurational sociology as a theoretical framework. His previous research has focused on females in martial arts, with particular emphasis on female Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes in relation to notions of gendered embodiment and physical empowerment. Mark's PhD focuses on male Physical Education (MPE). Theoretically, this involves examining social processes involved in the gendered civilizing of young males' bodies and the extent to which MPE offers young males a gendered quest for exciting significance. I am particularly interested in tension balances between these two concepts and how they play out in young males' masculine identities, behaviour and relations in MPE.

Qualifications:

Mark graduated from York St John University with a first class degree in (Ba) Sport Studies and completed an MSc in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. In 2010, Mark re-joined York St John University as a lecturer and completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP). Mark is currently completing a PhD.

My Latest

Mierzwinski, Mark, Cock, Steven and Velija, Philippa (2018) A Position Statement on Social Justice, Physical Education and Bullying: A Figurational Sociological Perspective. Quest. (In Press)
Mierzwinski, Mark (2018) Teacher-pupil relations in Male Physical Education: Shifts in power-relations and more informalized relations. In: British Sociological Association Sport Study Group Postgraduate Forum:, 7 September 2018, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University. (Unpublished)
Mierzwinski, Mark (2018) "Teaching has changed loads it was more formal": Towards more 'informalized' relations within Male Physical Education. In: BERA Conference 2018, 11-13th September 2018, Northumbria University. (Unpublished)
Mierzwinski, Mark (2018) Embodied masculinities, power-relations and ‘bullying’ in Male Physical Education. In: International Sociology of Sport Association annual conference, 5-8 Jun 2018, Lausanne, Switzerland. (Unpublished)
Mierzwinski, Mark (2014) Bullying in male Physical Education: A figurational perspective. In: From Past to Present to Possible Futures:, 20-22 June 2014, College Court Conference Centre, University of Leicester, UK. (Unpublished)
Mierzwinski, Mark (2014) Bullying in male Physical Education: A sociological perspective. In: International Sociology of Sport Association conference, 9-12th July 2014, Peking University, Beijing, China. (Unpublished)
Mierzwinski, Mark (2015) ‘Banter, bonding and bodies’: Power imbalances within male Physical Education (PE). In: Research Reflections Conference, 10th September 2016, York St John University. (Unpublished)
Mierzwinski, Mark and Cock, Steven (2016) Engaging Students through a Problem Based Learning (PBL) Approach: A 5-Year Case-Study of an Undergraduate Sports Module. In: Talking About Teaching, 22 January 2016, York St John University. (Unpublished)

My Most Viewed

	Item title	Views
1	Bullying in male Physical Education: A sociological perspective	594
2	Embodied masculinities, power-relations and ‘bullying’ in Male Physical Education	187
3	Engaging Students through a Problem Based Learning (PBL) Approach: A 5-Year Case-Study of an Undergraduate Sports Module	185
4	Bullying in male Physical Education: A figurational perspective	184
5	‘Banter, bonding and bodies’: Power imbalances within male Physical Education (PE)	150
6	A Position Statement on Social Justice, Physical Education and Bullying: A Figurational Sociological Perspective	106
7	Teacher-pupil relations in Male Physical Education: Shifts in power-relations and more informalized relations	75
8	"Teaching has changed loads it was more formal": Towards more 'informalized' relations within Male Physical Education	58