Mae diddordebau ymchwil Alec yn cael eu llywio gan gefndir dyniaethau rhyngddisgyblaethol, sy'n canolbwyntio ar hanes. Mae'n cymhwyso dulliau hanesyddol i ystod o bryderon chwaraeon penodol megis hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol, mynediad a chydnabod, seilwaith ffisegol, a rôl crefydd. Crynhoir y prosiectau presennol o dan y pedair thema isod:
Hunaniaeth Ddiwylliannol – Mae gwaith yn y maes hwn yn cynnwys creu fframwaith i ddeall sut mae poblogaethau ymylol – yn enwedig grwpiau mewnfudwyr a phobl is-wladwriaeth – yn cynnal ac yn haeru dynodwyr diwylliannol trwy chwaraeon a hamdden.
Mynediad a Chydnabyddiaeth – Mae ymchwil yn y maes hwn yn canolbwyntio ar gynseiliau hanesyddol a realiti geowleidyddoll sy'n wynebu cydnabyddiaeth ryngwladol o ffederasiynau chwaraeon byd-eang a chyrff llywodraethu gwledydd nas cydnabyddir yn rhyngwladol.
Seilwaith Ffisegol – Mae ymchwil yn archwilio cyfethol adeiladau dinesig a gofodau ar gyfer chwaraeon trefol, hamdden a hamdden. Mae'r gwaith hwn yn canolbwyntio ar ddull microhanesyddol sy'n tynnu sylw at gysylltiadau rhwng bywiogrwydd deinamig datblygiad trefol a symudiadau athletau cyfoes.
Rôl Crefydd – Mae'r maes ymchwil hwn yn edrych ar yr effaith a gafodd yr Eglwys Gatholig ar ddatblygiad chwaraeon ieuenctid a hamdden o ganol y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg i ganol yr ugeinfed ganrif. Yn benodol, mae'r gwaith hwn yn ceisio ehangu'r naratif hanes chwaraeon sefydledig o amlygrwydd yr YMCA Protestannaidd.
Erthyglau cyfnodolyn academaidd wedi'u cyfeirnodi
Hurley, A.S., Conor Heffernan. “Wisdom from the Wickets: Cricket Virtues and Colonial Governance in Lord Harris' Bombay." The International Journal of the History of Sport (2023): 275-288.
DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2023.2186855.
Hurley, A.S., Conor Heffernan. “Cartoon as Satire and Source: Jack Nicolle, Physical Culture, and Cartoons in 1920s Britain." Sport in History (2022).
DOI: 10.1080/17460263.2022.2140188.
Hurley, A.S. “Champion, Columnist, and Physical Culturist: Arthur F. Gay's Writings and the Making of Rochester's Health and Strength Community," Iron Game History 16, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 31-38.
Hurley, A.S., Annette R. Hofmann. “Between Pints and Performances: The Work of George Brosius in the 19th Century Turner Stronghold of Milwaukee." Journal of Sport History 48, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 186-200.
Hurley, A.S. “Soccer, The Saarland, and Statehood: Win, Loss, and Cultural Reunification in Post-War Europe." Sport in Society 24, no. 11 (2021): 1863-1877.
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2021.1902992.
Penodau Llyfrau
Hurley, A.S. (2021) “Rise of the Machine: On the Prevalence of Indoor Rowing Records under COVID-19." in Time Out: Global Perspectives on Sport and the Covid-19 Lockdown edited by Jörg Krieger, April Henning, Lindsay Parks Pieper, and Paul Dimeo, 271-284. Champaign, IL: Common Ground.
Sgyrsiau Gwahoddedig
Hurley, A.S. (Mai 10, 2023). “An Analysis of Ethnic Sport and Social Clubs in Rochester, New York, 1880-1915," presented as a part of the Seminar Series at The Center for Olympic Studies and the Globalisation of Sport (CEOGS) at the University of Lausanne.
Hurley, A.S. (Chwefror 13, 2023). “On the Intersection of Sport and Digital History: Mapping Urban(Im)Migration through Sport Clubs," presented as part of the Sport and Leisure History Seminar at the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London's School of Advanced Study. Ar gael drwy BSSH Podcast.
Hurley, A.S. (Tach. 12, 2019). “Sport in History." Invited guest appearance on the British Society for Sport History podcast.
Detholiad o Gyflwyniadau mewn Cynadleddau
Hurley, A.S. (Awst. 2023). Departure of a Champion: examining the rise of a sportswear powerhouse and the city it abandoned. British Society for Sport History Conference, Manchester, UK.
Hurley, A.S. (Gorffennaf 2023). Legitimize This: Examining the IOC's relationship with non-recognized nation-states vis-à-vis Palestine's inclusion in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport Congress, Lausanne, SUI.
Hurley, A.S. (Gorffennaf 2023). A History of Leisure Through a Single Building: Geva Theater's Fragmented Evolution from Military Depot to Indoor Sports Hall to Community Theater. Leisure Studies Association Conference, Bournemouth, UK.
Hurley, A.S. (Mehefin 2023). A City and Its Champion: examining the rise of a sportswear powerhouse and the city it abandoned. Business & Community in Sport History Conference, Chichester, UK.
Hurley, A.S. (Mai 2023). A City in a Building: using microhistory to examine ethnic exchange in a single bowling alley in Rochester, NY, c.1900. North American Society of Sport History Conference, Washington, D.C., USA.
Hurley, A.S. (Mai 2023). Laughter or Leisure: Exploring the Fat Man's Race at the turn of the 20th century. North American Society of Sport History Conference, Washington, D.C., USA.
Hurley, A.S. (Ion. 2023). Physical Culture and Social Conservatism: Examining progress through paradox in Frederick Law Olmsted and Bernard McQuaid's parks development in Rochester, NY. Physical Cultures of the Body Conference III, Virtual.
Hurley, A.S. (Tach. 2022). Researching Religious Recreation: Uncovering Rochester's Young Men's Catholic Association. Irish Lives Symposium, Belfast, UK.
Hurley, A.S. (Tach. 2022). The Other Y.M.C.A.: Reverend McQuaid's Young Men's Catholic Association's Alternative to the Protestant recreation ethic in Rochester, NY, 1872-1909. Irish Lives Symposium, Belfast, UK.
Hurley, A.S. (Medi. 2022). Celebrity and Adventure: Examining the Legacy of Berlin's Sport Correspondents in the Late 19th Century. German Studies Association Conference, Houston, TX, USA.
Hurley, A.S. (Awst 2022). Concern in the Caribbean: Cold War Politics and National Sovereignty at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games. British Society for Sport History Conference, Leicester, UK.
Hurley, A.S. (Gorffennaf 2022). Leisure or Laughter: Exploring the Histories of the “Fat Man's Race" and the “Married Women's Race" at the Ancient Order of the Hibernians' annual picnic. Leisure Studies Association Conference. Virtual.
Hurley, A.S. (Mehefin 2022). The Other Y.M.C.A.: Reverend McQuaid's Young Men's Catholic Association's Alternative to the Protestant recreation ethic in Rochester, NY, 1872-1909. International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sports Conference, Oslo, NOR.
Hurley, A.S., Hunt, Thomas M. (May 2022). Double Play: Public Buildings as Indoor Sport Facilities in the Late Nineteenth Century. North American Society for Sport History Conference, Chicago, IL, USA.
Hurley, A.S. (Hyd. 2021). Humor, Sport, and German Literary Tradition: Tales from “the Frog". German Studies Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Hurley, A.S. (Medi. 2021). Unilateralism As A Threat To Global Sport: An Examination Of The Rodchenkov Act. European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference. Virtual.
Hurley, A.S. (Medi. 2021). America First? Unilateralism as a Threat to Global Sport: The Rodchenkov Act Examined. CESH/ISHPES Congress. Virtual.
Hurley, A.S. (Awst. 2021). Worth 1000 Words: Jack Nicolle's Brief, but Influential Run as the Head Cartoonist for Health & Strength, in the 1920s. Presented at the British Society of Sport History Conference, Virtual.
Hurley, A.S. (Mai 2021). Morality Lessons and Ethical Frameworks through Anthropomorphic Woodland Creatures in Late 19th Century Germany. Sport, Animals, and Ethics Conference. Virtual.
Hurley, A.S., Hunt, Thomas M. (May 2021). Resistance through Participation: International Sport and Colonial Defiance in Puerto Rico. North American Society for Sport History Conference. Virtual.
Hurley, A.S. (Ion. 2021) Champion Columnist, and (Physical) Culturist: Arthur Gay's Influence on the American Strength Community in the Interwar Period. Physical Cultures of the Body Conference, Virtual.
Hurley, A.S. (Awst. 2020). Sport, Humor, and the Veneration of Identity in Nineteenth Century Germany. International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport Conference, Virtual.
Hurley, A.S., Hunt, Thomas M. (Mai 2019). Pints, Performance, and Patriots: Milwaukee's Turners and the Formation of Citizenship. North American Society for Sport History Conference, Boise, ID, USA.
Hurley, A.S., Hunt, Thomas M. (Mai 2018). Where There's a Wicket, There's a Way: British Imperialism in India (1835-1880) Through Cricket and the East India Company. North American Society for Sport History Conference, Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
