Tag Archives: Lindsay Parks Pieper

August 17, 2016

Caster Semenya and Sex Testing

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As track and field portion of the Olympic Games gets up to steam, all eyes turn to Caster Semenya, the South African middle distance runner who took the silver in the 800 meters at the 2012 Games. Semenya is considered a strong … Continue reading →

May 20, 2016

Q&A with Sex Testing author Lindsay Parks Pieper

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Lindsay Parks Pieper is an assistant professor of sport management at Lynchburg College. She answered some questions about her book Sex Testing: Gender Policing in Women’s Sports. Q: Given the colorful history of cheating in the Olympic Games, vigilance from IOC … Continue reading →

April 20, 2016

New from the Press: Sex Testing

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In future years, when the 2010s become a matter of nostalgia and the “What were they thinking?”-related wonder enjoyed by every generation, people will laugh about the neckbeards, and the adult coloring books, and Dubsmash. When it comes to the … Continue reading →