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Personal profile
Biography
Chris Hughes is a member of the team within the Department of Sport and Physical Activity that provides undergraduate degrees in sports development, management and coaching.
Chris joined Edge Hill University in 2012 before achieving a PhD from Leeds Beckett University in 2016.
Research interests
Chris’ research takes sport, leisure and the outdoors as examples to think about philosophical questions pertaining to the philosophy of perception, the senses, phenomenology and aesthetics.
His PhD thesis that draws upon phenomenology and the philosophy of the senses is providing the basis for current writing concerning aesthetics and the haptic senses. Meanwhile, developing areas of research inquiry include the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein and the philosophical questions surrounding virtual reality.
Teaching
Chris teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules concerning critical thinking, research methods skills and dissertation writing. Chris also teaches on the MSc Sport, Physical Activity and Mental Health.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Leeds Beckett University
… → 2016
Research Groups
- Politics, Pedagogy and Practice Research Group
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A Song of the Paddle: Haptic Aesthetics of Canoe Travel in the English Lake District
Hughes, C., 4 May 2018, In: Leisure Studies. 37, 3, p. 268-281 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)176 Downloads (Pure) -
Philosophy for coaching rather than philosophy of coaching: Some conceptual clarifications
HUGHES, CHRIS., 10 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sports Coaching Review. 11, 1, p. 108-126 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)59 Downloads (Pure) -
Walking narratives in the outdoors: Traversing the thorny idea of healthy minds
Shuttleworth, N. & HUGHES, CHRIS., 27 Oct 2021, Leisure Activities in the Outdoors: Learning, Developing and Challenging. Baker, M., Carr, N. & Stewart, E. (eds.). CABI publishing, p. 24-38 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Playing nostalgic language games in sport research: Conceptual considerations and methodological musings.
Hughes, C., PURDY, LAURA. & Kohe, G. Z., 2 Oct 2019, In: Quest. 71, 4, p. 517-532 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)19 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Publication Peer-review
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Leisure Studies (Journal)
CHRIS HUGHES (Reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review