Down to Puck: Hockey, Queer Desire, & Heated Rivalry

Three academics walk into a room. The topic? Heated Rivalry. What kind of conversation ensues? Let’s find out.

Join us on January 27 for a lunchtime panel on the recent cultural phenomenon Heated Rivalry. Bringing together three faculty members from three different disciplines, this conversation asks what happens when a sociologist of sport, a medical anthropologist, and a queer theorist all sit down to think about a story centered on four gay hockey players and a rivalry that unfolds both on and off the ice.

From contemporary hockey culture and the making of masculinity to intimacy and queer desire, to the relationship between homophobia and nationalism, the panel offers a chance to think out loud about why this story has resonated so widely and what it reveals about the cultural moment we’re in.

Attend in person: FNB 3220
Attend online: Register for Zoom Webinar

Panelists include: 

Adam Ali, School of Kinesiology
Treena Orchard, School of Health Studies
Cornel Grey, Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

Moderated by Katie Esmonde, Faculty of Information and Media Studies and School of Kinesiology.

Come for the discussion, stay for the thinking-in-community.