Dr Ray Hibbins

Cert Teaching, Cert Education, B Education, B Arts (Hons), M Social Science, PhD

Griffith Business School Learning and Teaching Projects Manager

Contact details for Dr Ray Hibbins

Research expertise

• Effects of sport on male gender identities of Australian indigenous men
• Ethnicity and leisure
• Migration and leisure
• Migration and masculinities
• Migration, leisure and male gender identities

Publications

Book chapters

• Hibbins, R. (2003) Providers, Protectors, Guardians: Migration and Reconstruction of Masculinities, pp. 23-40. In Michael Charney, Brenda SA Yeoh, and Tong Chee Kiong (Eds.) Chinese Migrants Abroad: Cultural, Educational and Social Dimensions ofthe Chinese Diaspora, Singapore: World Scientific Publishers.
• Hibbins, R. (2003) Male Gender Identity among Chinese Male Migrants, pp. 197-219. In Kam Louie and Morris Low (Eds.) Asian Masculinities: The Meaning and Practice of Manhood in China and Japan Routledge Curzon. ISBN 0-415-29838-5.

Refereed journal articles

• Lloyd, K., Harrington, M., Hibbins, R., Boag, A. and Cuthill, M. (2005) Leisure Lifestyles of Young People Living in Gold Coast City: Not All Sand and Surf. Youth Studies Australia, 24/1:22-27, ISSN 1038- 2569.
• Hibbins, R. (2005) Migration and Gender Identity among Chinese Skilled Migrants to Australia. Geoforum, 36/2:167-180.
• Hibbins, R. (2003) guest editor special edition Migration, Minorities and Leisure. World Leisure Journal, 45/3, ISSN 0441-9057.

Conference proceedings

• Hibbins, R. (2003) Trail bike riding: Legitimate Recreation and / orthe Planners Nightmare? Proceedings ofthe 6th ANZALS Biennial Conference Leisure, Change and Diversity University of Technology, Sydney 10 - 12 July.
• Hibbins, R. (2002) Variants of Masculinities Among Chinese male Migrants Proceedings of an International Conference on Middle-Class Chinese Migrants in Australia: Settlement, Needs and Dilemmas, Griffith University, Brisbane. Pp 83 - 98.
• Hibbins, R. (2001) In Malaysiatheir energies were put into work and business! Markers' of masculinity among Malaysian Chinese male migrants Proceedings of an International Symposium on Malaysian Masculinities, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia, November. Pp 76 - 93.
• Hibbins, R. (2001) Sport for me is a Diversion! Masculinity among Chinese Migrants Proceedings ofthe 5th ANZALS International Conference, Fremantle WA. Pp 347 - 354.

Work submitted

• Hibbins, R. (2005) They are Tribal, so letthe tribe control members. Trail Bike Riding and Park / Environment Planning Australasian Parks and Leisure Journal.
• Hibbins, R. (2005) Variants of Masculinities among Chinese Male Migrants book chapter submitted to Ip, David, Hibbins, R. and Chui, Eric (eds.) Transnational Chinese Migration in Australia andthe Pacific New York: Nova Science Publishers (January).
• Hibbins, R. (2004) Home is where my family is: Belongingness inthe Chinese Diaspora in Australia book chapter submitted to Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng and Davidson, Andrew (eds.) Power of Memories: Negotiating Belongingness inthe Chinese Diaspora (November).
• Imamura, F. and Hibbins, R. (2004) Asian gay male identity and leisure: Strategic hybridity among Asian gay males in Brisbane, Australia submitted as research note to Leisure Studies, October.
• Hibbins, R. and Stier, J. (2004) Sport and Dimensions of Identity among Australian and Swedish Men submitted to Social Politics, December.

Research and consultancy reports

• Cuskelly, G., Brown, P., Hibbins, R. and Smith, F. (2004) Review of PNG Sport Policy. Australian Sports Commission and Griffith University.
• Kiewa, J., Brown, T.J. and Hibbins, R. (2002) South East Queensland Outdoor Recreation Demand Study: September-November 2001. Sport and Recreation Queensland and SEQROC, Brisbane: QORF.
• Boag, A., Hibbins, R., Harrington, M. and Lloyd, K. (2003) Leisure Lifestyles of Young people Living onthe Gold Coast. Gold Coast City Council, Gold Coast, Queensland: GCCC.
• Hibbins, R. (2001) Report on Local Government Sport / Recreation Service delivery Model for Sport and Recreation, Queensland. Australian Centre for Leisure and Gaming Research, Griffith University.
• Hibbins, R. (2002) The Needs of Underage, Unlicensed and Unregistered Trail Bike Riders in South-East Queensland. Logan City Council, Ipswich City Council, Gold Coast City Council, Brisbane City Council, Redland Shire Council, Caboolture Shire Council, Sport and Recreation Queensland, Motor Trades Association (Queensland), TreadLightly! Australia, and School of Leisure Studies, Griffith University.

Conference presentations

• Huang, L. and Hibbins, R. (2005) Leisure, Acculturation and Capital Accumulation. 7th Biennial ANZALS Conference, Waikato, New Zealand, 30 Nov - 2 Dec.
• Hibbins, R. (2005) Leisure and Identity Formation among Young Taiwanese Transnational Migrants. World Leisure European Conference Leisure andthe Young Migrant: Identity, Integration and Community, Malmo University, Sweden, May 23 - 27.
• Lund, D., Woods, P., Hibbins, R. and Barker, M. (2005) Young Chinese Entrepreneurs in Australia: Migrant Networks in a New Land. The Diversity Conference, Beijing, China, 30 June - 3 July.
• Lund, D., Woods, P., Hibbins, R. and Barker, M. (2004) Young Chinese Entrepreneurs in Australia. ANZAM International Conference, New Zealand, December.
• Lund, D., Woods, P., Hibbins, R. and Barker, M. (2004) Young Chinese Entrepreneurial Networks Asia Pacific Journal of Management Conference, Shanghai, December.
• Hibbins, R. (2004) They are Tribal, so letthe tribe control members. Trail Bike Riding and Park / Environment Planning World Leisure Congress, Brisbane, 12 - 17 September.
• Hibbins, R. (2003) Trail bike Riding: Legitimate Recreation and / orthe Planner's Nightmare? 6th ANZALS Biennial Conference, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 10 - 12 July.
• Hibbins, R. (2002) Migration, gender identity, sport and leisure. XV World Congress of Sociology, Brisbane, July.
• Hibbins, R. (2002) Migration, leisure and male gender identities. 10th Canadian Congress on leisure Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, May.
• Hibbins, R. (2001) Constructions of masculinities among Chinese Male Migrants. TASA 2001 Conference, QUT, Brisbane, December.
• Hibbins, R. (2001) Gender Identity and Sexuality among Chinese Male Migrants. Transforming Cultures / Shifting Boundaries Conference, University of Queensland, November - December.
• Hibbins, R. (2001) Interviewing Across Cultures. Critical Issues in Qualitative Research Conference, The Duxton Hotel, Melbourne, July.
• Hibbins, R. (2000) Providers, Protectors, Guardians: Migration and Reconstruction of Masculinities. Immigrant Societies and Modern Education International Conference, Mandarin Hotel, Singapore, September.
• Hibbins, R. (2000) Beyond Hegemonic Masculinity: Rites of Passage of Chinese male Migrants. Manningthe Next Millennium 2000 an International Interdisciplinary Masculinities Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, 1 - 2 December.
• Hibbins, R. (2000) Male Gender Identity Among Chinese Male Migrants: Multiple Hegemonic Masculinities? East Asian masculinities Conference, The University of Queensland, 4 - 5 December.

Seminars and workshops

• 2005 (June) Report onthe Findings ofthe Study on Underage, Unlicensed and Unregistered Trail Bike Riders in S.E. Queensland tothe Trail Bikes Working Group ofthe State Government (Queensland) Interdepartmental Committee.
• 2004 (December) Mälardalens University, Sweden Male Identity and Manliness Gender Forum.
• 2004 (December) Mälardalens University, Sweden Presentation of on-going research Faculty Colloquium.
• 2004 (November) Vaxjo University, Sweden Comparative Research on Men and Sport in Sweden and Australia Staff Seminar, Institute of Pedagogics.
• 2004 (November) Malmo University, Employment of sport (leisure) management graduates Guest speaker presenting at labour market.
• 2002 (October) Umea University, Sweden Migration, Gender Identities, Sport and Leisure to post-doctoral and doctoral students and staff.
• 2002 (October) Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Migration, Masculinities and Leisure to doctoral students and supervisors.
• 2002 (October) Vaxjo University Male Gender Identity and Sport tothe Sociology Department.
• 2000 (December) University of Queensland East Asian Masculinities Colloquium invited to present a paper Male gender Identity Among Chinese male Migrants: Multiple Hegemonic Masculinities?

Media

• 2003 (December - January, 2004) Interview with Jane Garcia, Surprising state of play on Gold Coast Government News, Vol 23, Issue 11, p.25.
• 2003 (September) Interview with Jane Garcia, Young Bikers want safe, challenging rides Government News, Vol 23, Issue 8, p.33.
• 2003 (June) ABC Radio Interview and talk-back program Early Morning Radio (Melbourne) with Trevor Chappell, Trail Bike Riders: neighbourhood nuisance or just misunderstood?
• 2003 (June) Queensland Times (Ipswich) Give us space for sport, say trail bikies. Article by Rudy Bell, based on press release by Ray Hibbins, p.9.
• 2003 (June) Queensland Times (Ipswich) Safe trail tracks may be an option. p.9.
• 2003 (June) Bayside Bulletin Call to provide trail bike areas. Based on press release by Ray Hibbins.

Research work in progress

• The new Chinese entrepreneur (with Professor Michelle Barker, Daniel Lund and Peter Woods).
• Comparative Study of Sport and Constructions of Masculinities in Australia and Sweden (with Dr Jonas Stier, Mälardalens University, Sweden).
• Transnationalism and Chinese young People (with Associate Professor David Ip, University of Queensland, and Dr Eric Chui, City University, Hong Kong).
• The changing nature of Fatherhood and fathering in Indigenous Australian Communities (with Harry Van Issum, Gumurrii).
• How Indigenous Australian families balance work and other life commitments (with Gumurrii).

Article reviews

• (June 2005) Australian Indigenous Perspective paper by McCoy, Brian F - If we come together our health will be happy: Indigenous men seeking ways to better health. Health and Society (Aboriginal Studies Press edited volume).
• (June 2005) Gifts ofthe Ordinary: Consideringthe Contribution of Casual Leisure to Health and Well-being. World Leisure Journal.
• (May 2005) Making Do: Women, Leisure and Resistance. Journal of Leisure Research.
• (February 2005) Family Acculturation, Family Leisure Involvement and Family Functioning Among Mexican-Americans. Journal of Leisure Research (second reading of revised paper).
• (February 2005) Leisure participation in Macao SAR, China. Leisure/Loisir: Journal ofthe Canadian Association for Leisure Studies.
• (December 2004) Cultural differences in physical activity and self-perceptions of adolescents: Australia and Taiwan. Annals of Leisure Research, ANZALS.
• (September 2004) Family Acculturation, Family Leisure Involvement and Family Functioning Among Mexican-Americans. Journal of Leisure.

Research

• (October 2003) Leisure and Recreational Girl-Boy Activities: Studying Unique Challenges Provided by Transgendered Young People. Leisure/Loisir: Journal ofthe Canadian Association for Leisure Studies.
• (September 2003) Leisure, gender andthe self inthe analysis of family. World Leisure Journal (special issue on work, family and leisure).
• (November 2000) Cultural Heritage Tourism: A Tale of Two Asian Cities. Asian Studies Review.
• (2000) Australian Blokes and Their Cars. Annals of Leisure Research.
• (2000) Post-Fordist Leisure and Work. Society and Leisure.