After a career in advertising – some of it spent writing car commercials – Dr. Chris Lezotte earned a master’s degree at Eastern Michigan University and a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University. Now working as an independent scholar, she investigates the relationship between women and cars in a variety of contexts, including women’s participation in traditionally masculine car cultures (including motorsports) as well as representations of women, and cars in popular culture. Dr. Lezotte’s current project focuses on women’s growing involvement in AutoCross – the reason’s for women’s participation; the methods by which women negotiate entry into a historically masculine environment; and how the AutoCross experience contributes to women’s identity, self-knowledge, and empowerment.
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This episode is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family – and was recorded in front of a live studio audience.
Sixth Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History
After a hiatus of two years due to the pandemic, the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), partnering with the Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), presents the Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History. The Symposium established itself as a unique and respected scholarly forum and has gained a growing audience of students and enthusiasts. It provides an opportunity for scholars, researchers and writers to present their work related to the history of automotive competition and the cultural impact of motor racing. Papers are presented by faculty members, graduate students and independent researchers.
The history of international automotive competition falls within several realms, all of which are welcomed as topics for presentations, including, but not limited to: sports history, cultural studies, public history, political history, the history of technology, sports geography and gender studies, as well as archival studies.
The symposium is named in honor of Michael R. Argetsinger (1944-2015), an award-winning motorsports author and longtime member of the Center’s Governing Council. Michael’s work on motorsports includes:
- Walt Hansgen: His Life and the History of Post-war American Road Racing (2006)
- Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed (2009)
- Formula One at Watkins Glen: 20 Years of the United States Grand Prix, 1961-1980 (2011)
- An American Racer: Bobby Marshman and the Indianapolis 500 (2019)
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