Dr. Nicole Neverson
Areas of Expertise
representation of subjectivities in the mass media; socio-cultural aspects of sport & sport media; critical pedagogy
Research
Dr. Neverson’s research is grounded in the areas of critical mass media analysis, the mediated representation of marginalized groups, and sociological aspects of sports. Her most recent publication examines how winter sports culture in Canada offers us the opportunity to understand whiteness, race and white supremacy via seemingly benign and ritualistic cultural practices. Dr. Neverson also has scholarly interests in critical pedagogy which are exemplified in a collaborative project with department colleagues entitled, (PDF file) Inhabiting Critical Spaces: Teaching and Learning from the Margins at Ryerson University (2013; PDF, 227 KB). (opens in new window) Her most recent research collaborations include examining identity, community building, and embodiment in youth who engage with programming and events LaunchPad, a charitable affiliate of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE).
Website
Courses
- SOC 505: The Sociology of Sport
- SOC 525: Media and Images of Inequality
- SOC 482: Advanced Methods of Media Analysis
- ACS 403: Introduction to Diversity and Equity
Graduate Program Membership
Community & Professional Service
- Member of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (external link, opens in new window)
- Racialized Women’s Faculty Group, Toronto Metropolitan University
Recent Publications
Neverson, N. 2020. "Cracked ice: Winter, Canada, whiteness and the politics of sports" in Seasonal Sociology (external link, opens in new window) (pp. 173-190), edited by T. Davidson & O. Park. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Neverson, N. and C. Adeyanju. 2018. Worth a Thousand Words: Tasers, new media events, and narrative struggle. (external link, opens in new window) Journalism Studies 19(11): 1633-1651.
Oriola, T., H. Rollwagen, N. Neverson and C.T. Adeyanju. 2016. Public support for conducted energy weapons: Evidence from the 2014 Alberta Survey. (external link, opens in new window) Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 58(4): 530-564.
Neverson, N. 2014. The Toronto Africentric Alternative School: Media, Blackness, and Discourses of Multiculturalism and Critical Multiculturalism. (external link, opens in new window) International Journal of Communication 8: 1851-1871.
Neverson, N., D. Fumia, C. Hernández-Ramdwar, A. Jamal and M. Knight. 2013. (PDF file) Inhabiting Critical Spaces: Teaching and Learning From the Margins at Ryerson University (PDF, 227 KB). (opens in new window) Learning and Teaching Office, Ryerson University.