Deconstructing Men & Masculinities

Michael Atkinson is an associate professor in the Faculty of Physical Education and Health at the University of Toronto. Before arriving at U of T, Atkinson taught research methods at the School of Sport and Exercise Science at Loughborough University in the UK. Atkinson has also taught in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Western Ontario and in the sociology departments at both Memorial University and McMaster University. Throughout his academic career, Atkinson has researched and taught courses in the sociology of bodies, sport, health and wellness, deviance and crime, popular culture, subcultures, youth, and research methods. He locates his work within three substantive areas: masculinities, violence, and liminality.