Mierzwinski, Mark

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Name:

Mierzwinski, Mark

Email:

M.Mierzwinski@yorksj.ac.uk

Department:

School of Science, Technology and Health

Organisation:

York St John University

Address:

Lord Mayor's Walk, York, YO31 7EX

Country:

England

Homepage:

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.

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Oxley, Catherine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2250-8423, Smith, Olivia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6687-151X, Abbas, Asim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8760-8415, Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865, Davey, Christine, Chitsabesan, Praminthra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4614-9866 and Chintapatla, Srinivas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8326-2847 (2025) A critical COSMIN-informed scoping review of complex abdominal wall hernia quality of life tools: making a case for patient-driven tool development. Hernia, 29 (1).
Green, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0446 and Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 (2025) ‘It is hard to establish boundaries’: Pupils’ and teachers’ perceptions of blurred lines between banter and bullying in secondary Physical Education. European Physical Education Review. (In Press)
Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 and Green, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0446 (2025) How do 9–10-year-olds conceptualise, engage in, and navigate banter within primary education? A figurational analysis. Children & Society.
Swain, Spencer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-0041, Green, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0446 and Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 (2025) Decoloniality and anti-racist pedagogy: Sport students' experiences of enhancing their racial literacy. Sport, Education and Society.
Green, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0446 and Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 (2025) A figurational analysis of secondary Physical Education gendered changing room procedures and practices in England. European Physical Education Review.
Green, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0446 and Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 (2025) ‘It is a grey area in sport, not just in school’: A figurational analysis of banter in secondary Physical Education in England. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 and Velija, Philippa (2024) Young People’s Use of School-Based Banter. In: Gabriel, Norman, (ed.) International Comparisons in Learning and Education. Palgrave Studies on Norbert Elias . Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 131-154
McGivern, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7726-7702 and Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 (2024) A comparison of gambling behaviours among sport-based and non-sport-based students in the UK. Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 29 (2). pp. 138-145.
Swain, Spencer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-0041, Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 and Green, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0446 (2024) Investigating the impact and value of anti-racist pedagogy within the undergraduate sport and leisure curriculum. In: Lesiure Studies Association Annual Conference 2024, 9th to 11th of July 2024, University of the West of Scotland.
Green, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0446, Mierzwinski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5865 and Haines Lyon, Charlotte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8341-744X (2024) Conceptualising and navigating bullying in English secondary schools: A figurational analysis of power imbalances in physical education. Sport, Education and Society, 30 (3). pp. 340-352.

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1	Embodied masculinities, power-relations and ‘bullying’ in Male Physical Education	307	381
2	Women’s Experiences in the Mixed Martial Arts: A Quest for Excitement?	244
3	A Position Statement on Social Justice, Physical Education and Bullying: A Figurational Sociological Perspective	240	168
4	"I'm not the type of person who does yoga": Women, 'hard' martial arts and the quest for exciting significance	172
5	Engaging Students through a Problem Based Learning (PBL) Approach: A 5-Year Case-Study of an Undergraduate Sports Module	143	52
6	‘Banter, bonding and bodies’: Power imbalances within male Physical Education (PE)	139	38
7	A brief report on student gambling and how UK universities can support students	134	165
8	A position statement on social justice, physical education, and bullying: a figurational sociological perspective	134	141
9	Christianity as public religion: a justification for using a Christian sociological approach for studying the social scientific aspects of sport	132
10	Bullying in male Physical Education: A sociological perspective	129	35