Victoria Jackson
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COOR 4469 TEMPE, AZ 85287-4302
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Mail code: 4302Campus: Tempe
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Victoria Jackson is a sports historian and clinical associate professor of history in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Jackson writes and speaks about the intersection of sport and society, exploring how the games we play (and watch) tell us much about the communities – local, national, and global – in which we live. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Slate, Letras Libres (Mexico), El Universal (Mexico), Epoca (Brazil), The Independent (UK),The Athletic, and Sportico. Jackson has appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss American college sports and is a frequent podcast, radio, TV, and documentary film commentator on sport and society. She brings a historian's eye to the project of designing future sports systems that are inclusive, equitable, and just.
Jackson leads the sport humanities at ASU, directs the new research initiative Sports@IHR for the Institute of Humanities Research, and teaches a package of sports history courses, which forms part of an interdisciplinary, liberal arts undergraduate certificate in “sports, cultures, and ethics." She is affiliated faculty with the American Studies program in the School of Social Transformation and a Global Sport Scholar with the Global Sport Institute at ASU. She serves on advisory boards of nonprofits with missions focused on sport and social change, and has long been involved with local, national, and international organizations that help girls and women find their power through sport.
She holds MA and PhD degrees from Arizona State University, and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated summa cum laude and joined Phi Beta Kappa. Jackson was also a cross country and track and field athlete for UNC and ASU, Pac-10 conference champion at 5,000 meters, NCAA national champion for the Sun Devils at 10,000 meters, and a professional runner endorsed by Nike. Jackson works with Sun Devil Athletics on a variety of history, education, and leadership initiatives with athletes, coaches, administrators, and the greater Sun Devil community. She would like for her ASU school record in the 5,000 meters to be broken as soon as possible.
- Ph.D. History, Arizona State University, 2015. Dissertation: "Title IX and the Big Time: Women's Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1950-1992."
- M.A. History, Arizona State University 2007
- B.A. History, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2004
Courses
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 493 | Honors Thesis |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 494 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
MCO 494 | Special Topics |
HST 494 | Special Topics |
TGM 494 | Special Topics |
HST 593 | Applied Project |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 499 | Individualized Instruction |
HST 590 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 377 | Sports in U.S. History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 590 | Reading and Conference |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 379 | History of College Sports |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 590 | Reading and Conference |
2019 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HST 306 | Studies in US History |
HST 306 | Studies in US History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 302 | Studies in History |
HST 592 | Research |
HST 599 | Thesis |
HST 499 | Individualized Instruction |