Michael D Giardina

Joshua I. Newmanis Lecturer in the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago in New Zealand.Michael D. Giardinais an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Florida State University. He is the author ofSporting Pedagogies: Performing Culture & Identity in the Global Arena,which received the 2006 “Most Outstanding Book” award from the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.