Donald G. Kyle

1974-81    Ph.D., History, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
                     Dissertation: A Historical Study of Athletics in Ancient Athens to 322 B.C.
1976-77    B.Ed., History and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1973-74    M.A., History, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1969-73    Honors B.A., History and Humanities, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1984-present University of Texas at Arlington, History, 
                      Assistant Professor 1984-89,
                      Assistant Chair 1987- 94,
                      Associate Professor 1989-98, 
                      Professor 1998-, 
                      Chair 1999-2006.

1981-84 University of Saskatchewan, History, 
               Visiting Assistant Professor

1980-81 University of Winnipeg, Classics,  
               Lecturer

Ancient History (Greek and Rome)
Ancient Sport (Greek Athletics, Roman Spectacles)
History of Civilization

HIST 2301 – History of (Western) Civilization
HIST 3374 – Ancient Greece
HIST 3375 – Ancient Rome
HIST 3380 – Ancient Sport

CURRENT RESEARCH

2007                   Invited paper on the historical context of the Ancient Olympics for international conference, April 14, 2007: “From Athens to Beijing: West Meets East in the Olympic Games,” U. Missouri, St. Louis.

2006                    “Ancient Olympia, Egypt and Herodotus: Cultural Discourse on Athletics,” Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Dec. 2006; to appear in Festschrift Ingomar Weiler, Institut für Alte Geschichte, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria, May 2007.

In progress          Baseball in America and America in Baseball, co-editor with Robert Fairbanks (Texas A&M Press), essays from 2006 Webb Lecture Series.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

2006       Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World (Blackwell, hb & pb), pp. xvii, 416.

2006      “Fabulous Females and Ancient Olympia,” in
Onward to the Olympics: Historical Perspectives on the Olympic Games, G.P. Schaus and S.R. Wenn, eds. (Wilfred Laurier Press) pp. 40.

2004        Textbook contributions: five 3000-word sections 
                  (Triumphs, Circus, Gladiators, Late Republic, Games under the Empire), 
                  Le Glay et al., History of Rome (3^rd edition, Blackwell), 
                  pp. 78-83, 103-107, 214-221, 345-357, 558.

2003      “The Only Woman in All Greece:” Kyniska, Agesilaus, Alcibiades and Olympia,”
                    Journal of Sport History 30.2, pp. 183-203 (appeared Oct., 2004).

2003     “Virgins and Victors: Females and Ancient Olympia,” 
                 Olympisch Bewegt. Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Manfred Lämmer, ed. K. Lennartz, 
                 (Cologne: Deutsches Sporthochschule Köln), pp. 145-154.

2003    “From the Battlefield to the Arena: Gladiators, Militarism, and the Roman Republic”, in 
                 War without Weapons: Militarism, Sport, Anti-Militarism 
                    (European Sport History Review vol. V), ed. J.A. Mangan 
                    (London: Frank Cass Publishers) pp. 10-27.

2002   “Why Greek Sport History?” 
                Amphora (American Philological Association Outreach Publication) 1.2        
                    (Fall 2002), invited submission, pp. 10-11.

2000  "Inside the Roman Arena," 
               Archaeology Odyssey (3.1 January/February), pp. 14-25.

1998  Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome  
               (London: Routledge) pp. xii, 288.

1998  "Games, Prizes and Athletes in Greek Sport: Patterns and Perspectives,"                  
               Classical Bulletin 74.2 pp. 103-128.

1997  "The First 100 Olympiads: Decline or Democratization?" 
               Nikephoros 10, pp. 53-75.

1997  "Rethinking the Roman Arena: Gladiators, Sorrows, and Games," 
              Ancient History Bulletin 11.2-3, 94-97.

1996  "Gifts and Glory: Panathenaic and Other Greek Athletic Prizes," in 
              Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia and Parthenon, J. Neils ed., 
              Wisconsin Studies in Classics (U. Wisconsin) pp. 106-136.

1996  "Winning at Olympia," 
              Archaeology (49.4 July/August), pp. 26-37, 75 (cover story).

1995  "Animal Spectacles in Ancient Rome: Meat and Meaning", 
              Nikephoros (Zeitschrift für Sport und Kultur im Altertum), 7, 181-205.

1993  Athletics in Ancient Athens  
              (Leiden: E.J. Brill) pp. x, 240, revised, hardcover edition; original 1987.

1993  "W. Decker on Sport in Pharaonic Egypt: 
            Recreations and Rituals, Combats and Ceremonies, Agonism- and Athletics?"    
              Canadian J. of the History of Sport 24.4, 75-83.

1992  "The Panathenaic Games: Sacred and Civic Athletics,"
             Goddess and Polis, J. Neils ed. 
              (Princeton U. Press and the Hood Museum), 77-101, 203-208.

1991  "E. Norman Gardiner: Historian of Ancient Sport," 
              International J. of the History of Sport 8, 28-55.

1991  "Athletes and Archaeologists: 
             Some Recent Works on the Sites and Significance of Ancient Greek Sport,"      
              International J. of the History of Sport 8, 270-283.

1990  Essays on Sport History and Sport Mythology, co-editor with Gary D. Stark 
              (College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Press) pp. 154.

          Reviews and/or Review Essays (over 50) in
              Phoenix,
              Classical Journal,
              Classical Review,
              New England Classical Journal, 
              American Historical Review, 
              J. of Sport History,
              International J. of History of Sport, 
              Ancient History Bulletin, 
              Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 
              Classical Views, 
              Ludica, 
              Olympika, 
              The International Journal of Olympic Studies, 
              Classical World, 
              Classical Bulletin, 
              Canadian J. of History of Sport, 
              J. of Sport Literature,      
              Clio, 
              H-Net (Law).

2005               On-screen interview, “Criminal History: Ancient Rome” (on public punishments in first-century AD Rome), History Channel, Jupiter Productions. Broadcasts: March 21, April 9, 15.

                        Showcase Lecture, “Ancient Olympics: Myth and History,” UT System Chancellor’s Council Executive Meeting, Wyndam Hotel, Arlington, Jan. 29.

2004                Consultant and on-camera interview (Toronto), video, "Let the Games Begin: The Ancient Olympics," CineNova Productions for the History Channel etc. (Jan.).  

2003-02          Consultant and on-camera interview (New York), video, “Ancient and Modern Olympics,’ Carlton Productions, London, for PBS etc.

2003-04          North American Society for Sport History: various offices, e.g. Executive Board, Publications Board, Nominating Committee, Distinguished Lectures Committee, Book Award Committee.

2001-              Editorial Board, Journal of Sport History (earlier 1986-95)

2001                Consultant & on camera interview (Atlanta), The History Channel, “Roman Gladiators”.

1990-1998      Classical Studies Editor, International Journal of the History of Sport

1987-present   Editorial Board Member for Stadion

1996-85          Editorial Board, Journal of Sport History

1996-94          Editorial Board, Encyclopedia of World Sport, ABC-Clio, 3 vols.

1999-84          North American Society for Sport History: various offices, e.g.                
                          Publications Board Member, Nominating Committee Chair, 
                          Distinguished Lectures Committee, Book Award Committee, 
                          Member-at-Large, Executive Board
 
1993-91         Consultant and catalog contributor, 
                           "Goddess and Polis: The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens," 
                           NEH and NEA sponsored exhibition, Hood Museum, 
                           Dartmouth College

2004     Invited Lecture, “”Mother of Contests”: Olympia, Athens, and Athletes,” Cleveland Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, Cleveland Museum of Art (Sept.)

              Invited Lecture, “Women, Trainers and the Ancient Olympics of 404 BC,” ICSSPE (AIESEP) Pre-Olympic Conference, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

             “Ancient Olympic History: By Flickering Torchlight?” 
Rouman Endowed Lecture, U. of New Hampshire, April 14.

               Invited Lecture, "In Search of the Real Ancient Olympics", Classics, 
Dartmouth College, April 12.

             “Revisiting the Ancient Olympic Games: Gods, Artists and Spectators,” 
Brettman Lecture, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, March 21.

              Anderson Sport Performance Lecture, UTA, 
"The Ancient Olympics and their Relevance for the Modern Olympics," March 3.

             “The New Ancient Olympics,” Speakers Series, 
Friends of the UTA Libraries, Jan 30.

2003     “Fabulous Females and Ancient Olympia,” keynote Address, 
Canadian Academic Institute in Athens, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Oct. 3.

            “Spectacles of Combat, Blood and Death in Ancient Rome”, 
                            Invited Lecture, Howard University, April 7, 2003.

              “Revisiting Ancient Olympia,” Invited Lecture, 
Interdisciplinary Program in Classical Studies, Texas A&M (Jan.)

             “Kyniska of Sparta as Olympic Victor: Proud Pioneer or Political Pawn?”
American Historical Association (Association of Ancient Historians session), Chicago.

2000     "Prizes in the Ancient Greek Games," invited paper, 
                          Calgary Society for Mediterranean Studies, U. of Calgary (Feb.)

1998     "The Other Side of the Ancient Olympics," invited paper, 
                        New York Classics Society Lecture Series, New York (Oct.)

             "The Socio-Historical Construction of the Roman Gladiator," 
                        North American Society for Sport History (May).

1997     "The Pentathlon at the Ancient Greek Olympics," invited presentation, 
                       The Anderson Sport Performance Lecture, 
                       University of Texas at Arlington (October).

1996     "The First Hundred Olympiads: 
                     A Process of Decline or Democratization?" invited paper, 
                    "Sport und Spektakel in Olympia" conference, 
                     Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz, Austria (October)

             "Come Ye Who Would Contend for this Prize", luncheon address, 
                     Comparative Literature Symposium on Sport, 
                     Texas Tech University (Jan.)

1995     "Contests and Controversies in Greek Athletics," 
                     North American Society for Sport History (May).

1994     "Games, Prizes and Athletes: Patterns and Perspectives," 
                    special joint session of the Archaeological Institute of America and the 
                    American Philological Association  (December).

             "Animal Spectacles in Ancient Rome: Meat and Meaning," 
                     North American Society for Sport History (May).

1992     "Gifts and Glory: Panathenaic and Other Greek Athletic Prizes,"
                    invited paper, international symposium, "Athens and Beyond," 
                    Dartmouth College (October).

             "Tripods, Wreaths and Amphoras of Oil: 
                    Patterns and Motives in Greek Athletic Prize-Giving." 
                    Maxwell C. Howell Honorary Address, 
                    North American Society for Sport History (May).

RECENT HONORS

2001           UTA nominee for the Texas State Minnie Stevens Piper Professorship.

2000          Golladay Award for Teaching in Liberal Arts, UTA

1999-        Distinguished Teaching Professor, Academy of Distinguished Teachers, UTA.

1999, 98    Supervising Professor, Post-Graduate Seminar (Ancient Section),              
                     International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece (summer).

1998, 97    Liberal Arts Nominee for the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UTA.

1993          Visiting Humanities Fellowship (summer), 
                     Humanities Research Group, U. of Windsor

1992          Maxwell C. Howell Honorary Address, 
                     North American Society for Sport History.

1990           Chancellor’s Council Award for Excellence in Teaching at UTA

LINKS

UTA Department of History                 UTA Schedule of History Classes