Simon Darnell, professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Towards a critical analysis of sport and social development: Researching sites and struggles” at noon today—Friday, March 11—in room 145, Human Kinetics Building.

Dr. Darnell is the author of Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology, and co-author of Sport and Social Movements: From the Global to the Local. His UWindsor appearance is part of the Faculty of Human Kinetics Distinguished Speakers Series.