Doctor Andrew Grainger
Lecturer in Sport Development, Leisure, and Recreation,
Personal Development, Health & Physical Education
Biography
Dr Andy Grainger is a lecturer in sport development in the School of Health Sciences. His research and teaching focuses on the globalization and commercialization of sport, physical culture, and physical activity. His areas of interest include:
- The politics of sport and physical culture
- The globalization and commercialization of sport
- The politics and practices of the global sport media
- Sport, culture, and advertising
- Athletic talent migration, citizenship, and national identity
- Sport, culture, and national identity.
Andy's current research explores the intersections of sport policy, sport diplomacy, and the FIFA Women’s Football World Cup, including the myths and realities of major sport event ‘legacy’ and the symbolic politics of the tournament.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Grainger.
Qualifications
- PhD University of Maryland (USA)
Professional Memberships
- North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (2018 - 2023)
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Personal Development, Health & Physical Education
Contact
| Email: | A.Grainger@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Location: | EHa.1.18 Parramatta |
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Publications
Books
- Beissel, A., Postlethwaite, V., Grainger, A. and Brice, J. (2024), 'The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management', : Routledge 9781032459035.
Chapters in Books
- Postlethwaite, V., Beissel, A., Brice, J. and Grainger, A. (2024), 'Tracing FIFA's "flagship women's competition" and its use of legacy from 1991 to 2023', The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge 9781032459035.
- Erueti, B., Grainger, A. and Haldane, H. (2024), 'The marketing and branding of indigeneity in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 : marketing Maori', The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge 9781032459035.
- Grainger, A. (2021), 'Sport, advertising and promotional culture', Research Handbook on Sports and Society, Edward Elgar Publishing 9781789903591.
Journal Articles
- Beissel, A., Postlethwaite, V., Grainger, A. and Brice, J. (2024), 'A new hope? : FIFA 2.0, FIFA Women's Football Strategy, and event bidding for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup', Soccer and Society, vol 25, no 1 , pp 1 - 28.
- Macdermid, P., Kuroda, Y. and Grainger, A. (2022), 'The interaction of competition and terrain on pacing during cross-county running races in junior athletes', Research in Sports Medicine, vol 30, no 5 , pp 491 - 501.
- Beissel, A., Postlethwaite, V. and Grainger, A. (2022), '"Winning the Women's World Cup" : gender, branding, and the Australia/New Zealand As One 2023 social media strategy for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023', Sport in Society, vol 25, no 4 , pp 768 - 798.
- Brice, J., Grainger, A., Beissel, A. and Postlethwaite, V. (2022), 'The world cup trilogy : an analysis of Aotearoa New Zealand's leverage strategies for the women's cricket, rugby, and football world cups', International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, vol 14, no 4 , pp 621 - 639.