PUBLICATIONS AND EDITORIALS
Color in the Lines: the politics and possibilities of US skateboarding culture
By Neftalie Williams
(forthcoming) Spring, 2024; University of California Press, Berkeley
Skateboarding: Past, Present, Future-Perfect
By Neftalie Williams
(forthcoming) Fall, 2023; Artisan Books
Before the Gold: Connecting aspirations, activism, and BIPOC excellence through Olympic skateboarding
By Neftalie Williams
Journal of Olympic Studies (2022) 3 (1): 4–27. The University of Illinois Press
Black & Brown Lives, Big City: Exploring the Legacy of Race, Space and Skateboarding in the City of Angels
by Neftalie Williams
(In Press) Fall, 2022.
In LA8020 Edited by Namik Mačkić; Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-arc University)
Exposing for the shade: Skateboarding, Gordon Parks, and me.
By Neftalie Williams
(In Press) Fall, 2022.
In Skateboarding & the Smithsonian (Tentative title) Edited by Betsy Gordon, Jane Gordon; Smithsonian Books
Understanding Race in Skateboarding: A Retrospection and Agenda for the Importance of Being Seen
By Neftalie Williams
In Lifestyle Sports and Identities: Subcultural Careers Through the Life Course Edited By Tyler Dupont, Becky Beal; Routledge 2021
Olympic Skateboarding and the United States: A Case Study.
By Neftalie Williams
In Action Sports and the Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future. By B. Wheaton & H. Thorpe; Routledge, 2021.
Skateism: The Diversity skateboarding Magazine- Issue#6-an educational Issue about Race
Guest Editor, Contributing writer & photographer - Published by Skateism Magazine, 2020
2020 is almost over, a very challenging and eye-opening year for everyone. After seeing the BLM protests and uprisings and witnessing some people’s true colours, we wanted to use our platform to share the incredible stories of 9 skaters of color growing up in different parts of the world, their experiences, as well as their thoughts on the BLM movement. Dr. Neftalie Williams was the person that we thought would be the ideal guest editor for this issue, as he has been exploring race and diversity in skateboarding for many years now. With no restrictions or agenda, he had deep conversations with people such as Mike John, Nassim Guammaz, Khule Ngubane, Jaime Reyes, Maicol Cortez, Sal Barbier, Seu Trinh, Samarria Brevard and Thomas Teixeira.
Beyond the Board: Findings from the field
By Zoë B. Corwin, Tattiya Maruco, Neftalie Williams, Robert Reichardt, Maria Romero-Morales, Christine Rocha, and Constanza Astiazaran; University of Southern California, 2020
SDP and action sports
By H. Thorpe, N. Ahmad and Neftalie Williams
In Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace, edited by Collison, et. al.; Routledge, 2019
With skateboarding’s inclusion in Tokyo 2020, a once-marginalized subculture enters the spotlight
By Neftalie Williams - Published by The Conversation, 2016
One Small Step for Skateboarding is One Giant Step for Diversity
By Renata Simril and Neftalie Williams - Published by Medium, 2017
THE ROLE OF NON-STATE ACTORS IN SPORTS DIPLOMACY
By Neftalie Williams - Published by the Center for Public Diplomacy, 2014
CURRICULUM
Comm 499: Skateboarding and Action Sport in Business, Media and Culture
Usc Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism - Spring-Fall 2022, Fall 2016-2017
Neftalie’s curriculum examines action sports as an emergent global sports culture. It studies the intersection of media, culture and business and identity politics that have made action sports a powerful financial and political sporting space. It also examines how the messages of bias and stereotypes are communicated, reinforced, and disrupted across media platforms by women, POC and the LGBTQA community. Drawing on theories of culture, media, and communication, students write critical papers examining the emergence and culture of action sports and its role as a ‘contested space’ of identity politics. Furthermore, they explore how participants harnessed personal and political power to create social change and the potential impact for future generations.
