Charles Stocking specializes in the history and philosophy of the body, sport, and physical culture from Ancient Greece to the present. He is the author of several books on the relationship between ancient and modern sport including Homer's Iliad and the Problem of Force (Oxford 2023) and Ancient Greek Athletics: Primary Sources in Translation (Oxford 2021). Charles has also been certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and served as a strength and conditioning coach for UCLA Athletics from 2004-2008, where he coached seven different varsity teams as well as individual Olympic athletes. His current research focuses on the role that Classical Antiquity played in shaping modern scientific discourses on race, gender, and health.
Ph.D. in Classics, University of California Los Angeles, 2009
B.A. in Classics, Stanford University, 2002
M.A. in Classics, Stanford University, 2002
The History and Philosophy of the Body, Sport, and Physical Culture from Ancient Greece to the Present
Stocking, C. (2023).
Homer's Iliad and the Problem of Force: Oxford University Press. (
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Stocking, C. & Stephens, S. (2021).
Ancient Greek Athletics: Primary Sources in Translation: Oxford University Press. (
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Stocking, C. & Christesen, P. (2021).
A Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity: Bloomsbury. (
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Stocking, C. (2017).
The Politics of Sacrifice: Cambridge University Press. (
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Faculty Scholar Award, Western University, Ontario Canada (2022 - 2023)
Professeur Invité, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris France. (2018 - 2018)
Fellowship in Hellenic Studies, Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies (2013 - 2013)
Classics In Contemporary Perspectives Initiative, University of South Carolina (2010 - 2011)
Courses by year and semester| Year | Semester | Course |
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| 2024 | Summer | KIN s352K: 32-Hist Of Physical Culture-Wb |
| 2024 | Spring | KIN 340: Mod Olympic Movmt In World Aff |
| 2024 | Spring | KIN 395: Ancient And Modern Olympics |
| 2023 | Fall | KIN 395: Sport/Body/Social Theory |
