Jules Boykoff

Jules Boykoff
Born Jason Boykoff
(1970-09-11) September 11, 1970
Pen name Boykoff
Occupation Academic, author
Nationality American
Education Ph.D in Political Science
Alma mater University of Portland
Notable works Beyond Bullets: The Suppression of Dissent in the United States; Landscapes of Dissent: Guerrilla Poetry & Public Space; The Suppression of Dissent: How the State and Mass Media Squelch USAmerican Social Movements; Once Upon a Neoliberal Rocket Badge
Notable awards Trombley Award for teaching excellence
Website
julesboykoff.org

Jules Boykoff (born September 11, 1970) is an American academic, author, and former athlete. He is a former professional soccer player. His research focuses on the politics of the Olympic games, social movements, the suppression of dissent, and the role of the mass media in US politics, especially regarding coverage of climate change issues.

Life and work

Soccer career

At the college level, Boykoff played two years for the University of Wisconsin before crossing to the University of Portland. After graduating he was drafted in 1993 by indoor soccer team Portland Pride of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). He later joined rival NPSL team Milwaukee Wave. In all he played four seasons of indoor professional soccer.[1][2][3]

At the age of 19, he played for the United States men's national under-23 soccer team in the 1990 Toulon Tournament.[4] The United States Soccer Federation entered the 1990, 1991 and 1992 editions in preparation for the 1992 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Academic career

Boykoff is currently a professor of Politics and Government at Pacific University, Oregon. In 2007 and 2009, students selected him as recipient of the Trombley Award for teaching excellence. He also held a visiting professor position at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington during the 2004-2005 school year.[5]

Boykoff has been called “one of the biggest names in international Olympic Games academia."[6] He is the author of Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics (Verso, 2016), Activism and the Olympics: Dissent at the Games in Vancouver and London (Rutgers University Press, 2014) and Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games (Routledge, 2013). He has written op-eds on Olympic politics for the Guardian,[7] the New York Times,[8][9][10] the San Francisco Chronicle,[5] and elsewhere.[11] He has also appeared on the BBC,[12] Democracy Now!,[13] and NHK TV in Japan[14] to discuss the Olympic Games.

Boykoff has appeared on various radio shows, including Democracy Now!, Alternative Radio,[15] Living on Earth,[16] CounterSpin,[17] The Thom Hartmann Program, and Media Matters with Bob McChesney[18] to discuss the intersection of politics, the media, and global warming. He is the author of two books on the suppression of dissent: Beyond Bullets: The Suppression of Dissent in the United States (AK Press, 2007 ISBN 978-1-904859-59-8) and The Suppression of Dissent: How the State and Mass Media Squelch USAmerican Social Movements (Routledge, 2006 ISBN 978-0-415-97810-1).

Boykoff is also a published poet. He is the author of Once upon a Neoliberal Rocket Badge (Edge Books, 2006)[19] and his poem “Commandment #8” was named 2006 Sexiest Poem of the Year by Philadelphia poet CA Conrad.[20] With his longtime partner/wife Kaia Sand, who is also a poet, Boykoff runs The Tangent Reading Series in Portland, Oregon.[21][22]

Common course topics taught by Boykoff include US politics, the politics of surveillance, mass-media and politics, and the politics of literature and poetry.[23] In November 2006, he spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, "COP 12".[21][24] In An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore mentioned work Boykoff co-authored with his brother Maxwell Boykoff (Oxford University, Environmental Change Institute) on US media coverage of global warming.[21]

Boykoff is also co-editor of The Tangent, a politics and art zine.[25]

Personal life

Jules is married to the poet Kaia Sand. They live in Portland, Oregon with their daughter Jessi Wahnetah.

Selected publications

Books

Recent Scholarly Publications

References

  1. Dodge, Steve (Spring 2007). "Q & A with Jules Boykoff Assistant Professor of Politics and Government". PACIFIC Magazine. Pacific University. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. Hanley Jr, Daniel P. (October 28, 1993). "Milwaukee thinks big after signing Nogueira, 4 others". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  3. "Boykoff makes his mark". The Milwaukee Journal. February 3, 1994. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  4. "18ème Festival Foot "Espoirs"". festival-foot-espoirs.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sochi Games Are Apt Venue for Athlete Activism"
  6. "Western to Hold 12th Annual International Symposium for Olympic Research"
  7. Profile Jules Boykoff: 'Guardian' Author Page
  8. “Olympian Arrogance"
  9. “A Bid for a Better Olympics"
  10. "Olympics" from the Author's homepage & official website
  11. BBC programs webpage for "In The Balance"
  12. Democracy Now!: “Olympic Goodwill Image Belied by Arrests, Censorship and Corporate Ties Behind London Games
  13. NHK Global Wisdom Debate
  14. Alternative Radio : Jules Boykoff : Squelching Dissent
  15. Living on Earth: September 10, 2004
  16. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on environmental coverage, Jules Boykoff on global warming
  17. Media Matters with Bob McChesney
  18. Jules Boykoff: Once Upon a Neoliberal Rocket Badge
  19. Caconrad'S Annual Sexiest Poem Of The Year Award
  20. 1 2 3 OregonLive.com's Printer-Friendly Page
  21. The Tangent Occasional Reading Series
  22. Jules Boykoff - Department of Politics & Government at Pacific University
  23. Panel debate: Communicating climate change - CICERO
  24. zine
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