Jordan O’Dell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6496818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jordan O’Dell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jordan |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Dell |
| SIGNATURE | O’DELL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Film Independent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring everyday racist symbolism in community recreation spaces
There has been a palpable shift in the public’s collective consciousness about the realities of racism in recent years. Community recreation organizations, like all other institutions, are not exempt from promoting racial inequity through taken for granted policies and practices. The purpose of this study was to explore some of the racist symbolism found within everyday artifacts at local community centres in a sub-urban area of Ontario, Canada. …
Playing while Black as resistance
The purpose of this critical autoethnographic study was to better understand the impact of anti-Black racism and connected oppressions on Black play experiences in a work context that surrounds play. The study explores my play experiences at work as a multiply marginalized (and privileged) Black-Canadian community recreation playworker. Analysis of my memories showed playing the game as the through thread. The sub-themes of playing the game show …
Black play matters
This conceptual paper makes the case that Black play matters in two parts. First, an expanded Black PlayCrit theorization is offered capable of accounting for Black folx of all ages in the historical-socio-cultural-political context of Turtle Island, and in Canada specifically as a common-wealth setter-colonial nation. Second, a narrative literature review establishes what is currently known about Black play experiences from critical lenses. Sele…
From being a caring leader to being a care-sharing leader
That is not my job
This study explored how social justice leadership concepts are taken up in existing community recreation practitioner job postings in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. A critical content analysis based in social justice leadership concepts was used to conduct deductive coding and analysis of 21 job descriptions. This analysis process generated insights about both manifest (words in text used) and latent (underlying meaning of words) content.…
Developing and describing a disability language philosophy in a community recreation context
The purpose of this paper was to (1) outline the historical, socio-cultural and political factors influencing disability language philosophies in an English-speaking Canadian context and (2) develop a practical tool in the form of an infographic for describing a critical disability studies-informed philosophy in a community recreation context. This conceptual paper begins by outlining the critical disability studies theoretical framework. Next, a…
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That is not my job
This study explored how social justice leadership concepts are taken up in existing community recreation practitioner job postings in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. A critical content analysis based in social justice leadership concepts was used to conduct deductive coding and analysis of 21 job descriptions. This analysis process generated insights about both manifest (words in text used) and latent (underlying meaning of words) content.…
Developing and describing a disability language philosophy in a community recreation context
The purpose of this paper was to (1) outline the historical, socio-cultural and political factors influencing disability language philosophies in an English-speaking Canadian context and (2) develop a practical tool in the form of an infographic for describing a critical disability studies-informed philosophy in a community recreation context. This conceptual paper begins by outlining the critical disability studies theoretical framework. Next, a…
Exploring everyday racist symbolism in community recreation spaces
There has been a palpable shift in the public’s collective consciousness about the realities of racism in recent years. Community recreation organizations, like all other institutions, are not exempt from promoting racial inequity through taken for granted policies and practices. The purpose of this study was to explore some of the racist symbolism found within everyday artifacts at local community centres in a sub-urban area of Ontario, Canada. …
Playing while Black as resistance
The purpose of this critical autoethnographic study was to better understand the impact of anti-Black racism and connected oppressions on Black play experiences in a work context that surrounds play. The study explores my play experiences at work as a multiply marginalized (and privileged) Black-Canadian community recreation playworker. Analysis of my memories showed playing the game as the through thread. The sub-themes of playing the game show …
Black play matters
This conceptual paper makes the case that Black play matters in two parts. First, an expanded Black PlayCrit theorization is offered capable of accounting for Black folx of all ages in the historical-socio-cultural-political context of Turtle Island, and in Canada specifically as a common-wealth setter-colonial nation. Second, a narrative literature review establishes what is currently known about Black play experiences from critical lenses. Sele…
From being a caring leader to being a care-sharing leader
Recreation (5 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (4 works) · Content analysis (2 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)