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Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)

Dr. Cesar Torres

Office:314 Tuttle North
Phone: (585) 395-5339
E-mail: crtorres@brockport.edu

Education:
PhD, The Pennsylvania State University.
Senior Diploma in Social Sciences, Latin American School of Social Sciences (FLACSO). Buenos Aires, Argentina.
BS, National Institute of Physical Education "Dr. Enrique Romero Brest." Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Area(s) of specialty:
Philosophy of Sport, History of Sport

Research interest(s):
Philosophy of Sport: Play, Games, and Skills. Mind-Body dualism. Sport Ethics.

History of Sport: Latin American early sport and Olympic involvement. Development of the sporting dialogue among the Americas.

Publications:

Books

Cesar R. Torres, Gol de Media Cancha. Conversaciones para disfrutar el deporte plenamente. Buenos Aires: Miño y Dávila Editores, 2011.

For information about the book visit:http://www.minoydavila.com.ar/gol/

Cesar R. Torres, comp. Niñez, deporte y actividad física: reflexiones filosóficas sobre una relación compleja. Buenos Aires: Miño y Dávila Editores, 2008.

For information about the book visit:

http://www.minoydavila.com.ar/showBookDetails.php?BOOKID=1975149

Cesar R. Torres y Daniel G. Campos, comps. ¿La pelota no dobla? Ensayos filosóficos en torno al fútbol. Buenos Aires: Libros del Zorzal, 2006.

http://www.delzorzal.com/libros/ensayos/202-la-pelota-no-dobla

Recent Refereed Journal Articles

Douglas W. McLaughlin and Cesar R. Torres, “Sweet Tension and Its Phenomenological Description: Sport, Intersubjectivity, and Horizon,” Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 5(3), (2011), 270-284.

Cesar R. Torres and Jesús Ilundáin-Augurruza, “El equipo justo,” Revista de Ciências Sociais 42(1), (2011), 27-49.

Cesar R. Torres and Peter F. Hager, “The Desirability of the Season Long Tournament: A Response to Finn,” Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 38(1), (2011), 39-54.

Cesar R. Torres, “Los goles con la mano: ¿deben o no ser considerados como parte del juego?,” Dilemata. Revista Internacional de Éticas Aplicadas/International Journal of Applied Ethics, 5 (2011), 21-43.

Cesar R. Torres and Daniel G. Campos, “Philosophy of Sport in Latin America,” Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 37(2), (2010), 292-309.

Cesar R. Torres, “The Danger of Selectively Changing the Rules in Youth Sport: The Case of the Strike Zone,” Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 81(5), (2010), 29-34.

Cesar R. Torres, “A Golden Second Place: Manuel Plaza in South America,” Journal of Sport History, 36(1), (2009), 43-72.

Cesar R. Torres, “What Is Wrong With Playing High?,” Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 36(1), (2009), 1-21.

Cesar R. Torres, “‘Spreading the Olympic Idea’ to Latin America: The IOC-YMCA Partnership and the 1922 Latin American Games,” Journal of Olympic History, 16(1), (2008), 16-24.

Cesar R. Torres, “The Endurance of the Nation: Juan Carlos Zabala’s 1932 Olympic Marathon Victory and Argentine Nationalism,” Stadion, 33(1), (2007), 89-110.

Cesar R. Torres, “Stymied Expectations: Buenos Aires’ Persistent Efforts to Host Olympic Games,” Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies, 16 (2007), 43-75.

Cesar R. Torres and Peter F. Hager, “De-emphasizing Competition in Organized Youth Sport: Misdirected Reforms and Misled Children,” Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 34(2), (2007), 194-210.

Peter F. Hager and Cesar R. Torres, “Just Evaluation Systems in Competitive Sport,” Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 78(8), (September 2007), 27-32.

Recent Essays in Edited Collections

Cesar R. Torres, “La educación física en los Estados Unidos (1865-1945).” In La invención del homo gymnasticus. Fragmentos históricos sobre la educación de los cuerpos en movimiento, ed. Pablo Scharagrodsky, 253-277. Buenos Aires: Prometeo, 2011.

Cesar R. Torres, “Juan Manuel Fangio y el peronismo.” In Siglo Fangio-Fangio Century, ed. Pablo Vignone, 166. Buenos Aires: Revistas Deportivas, 2011.

Cesar R. Torres, “A Defense of Expatriate Coaching in Sport.” In The Ethics of Sports Coaching, ed. Alun Hardman and Carwyn Jones, 199-215. London and New York: Routledge, 2011.

Jesús Ilundáin-Augurruza and Cesar R. Torres, “Embellishing the Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game.” In Soccer and Philosophy, ed. Ted Richards, 185-196. Chicago and La Salle: Open Court, 2010.

Cesar R. Torres, “South America.” In Routledge Companion to Sports History, ed. Steven W. Pope and John R. Nauright, 553-570. London and New York: Routledge, 2010.

Cesar R. Torres, “Breves reflexiones sobre la historia del deporte en la Argentina.” In Breve historia del deporte argentino, Ezequiel Fernández Moores, 15-17. Buenos Aires: El Ateneo, 2010.

R. Scott Kretchmar and Cesar R. Torres, “Philosophy of Physical Activity.” In Introduction to Kinesiology, 3rd. ed., ed. Shirl J. Hoffman, 127-152. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2008.

Cesar R. Torres and Peter F. Hager, “Desenfatizar la competencia en el deporte juvenil organizado: reformas mal manejadas y niños engañados.” In Niñez, deporte y actividad física: reflexiones filosóficas sobre una relación compleja, ed. Cesar R. Torres, 171-193. Buenos Aires: Miño y Dávila Editores, 2008.

Mark Dyreson, Cesar R. Torres, Thierry Terret and Anne Roger, “Olympic Opportunities: Multinational and Transnational Scholarship and the Olympic Games.” In Olympic Studies Reader. A Multidisciplinary and Multicultural Research Guide, ed. Hai Ren, Lamartine P. DaCosta, Ana Miragaya and Niu Jings, 171-189. Beijing: Beijing Sport University Press, 2008.

Eli A. Wolff, Cesar R. Torres and Mary A. Hums, “Olympism and the Olympic Athlete with a Disability.” In The Paralympic Games: Empowerment or Side Show?, ed. Otto J. Schantz and Keith Gilbert, 167-175. Aachen: Meyer and Meyer Sport, 2008.

Cesar R. Torres, “The Latin American ‘Olympic Explosion’ of the 1920s: Causes and Consequences.” In Olympism: The Global Vision: From Nationalism to Internationalism, ed. Boria Majumdar and Sandra S. Collins, 1-24. London, New York: Routledge, 2008.

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Awards/Honors:

2007 Reinhard Sprenger Award for Young Scholars. International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport. August 2007.
2006-2007 Ronald E. McNair Program Mentor of the Year Award. SUNY College at Brockport. April 2007
Recipient of a 2002 Postgraduate Research Grant from the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Studies Centre
2001 W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award. University Office of International Programs. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. January 2001
University Orientation Outstanding Teaching Team Award. Undergraduate Studies. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. November 2000

Other:
A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Torres came to The College at Brockport in 2001 after teaching one year at Kent State University. He collaborates with the International Olympic Academy, an institution based in Olympia, Greece that is devoted to the study and promotion of the philosophy of Olympism. His hobbies include soccer, jogging, and overseas travel. His favorite soccer team is Boca Juniors.