Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference to be held in conjunction to the NASSS Conference November 4th, 2009, Ottawa, Canada
The third annual Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference will be held in Ottawa on November 4, 2009 in conjunction with the 2009 NASSS conference at the Marriott Hotel. The purpose of the SCRI conference is to gather together policy makers with all current sport researchers funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). The idea is to share their knowledge and expertise in view of maximizing the practical applications of sport participation research. Some specific objectives of the conference include: strengthening the link between sport research and the development of sport participation policy in Canada; initiating an effective dialogue between Canadian sport researchers, sport policy makers and sport practitioners; and encouraging graduate students to contribute to and remain in the field of sport policy. Since the inception of the SCRI, Sport Canada has funded approximately 70 research projects via SSHRC and CIHR. Researchers with final results will present in the morning plenary sessions, while those with research in progress will be invited to present posters. The afternoon sessions will be devoted to dialogue between sport researchers, policy makers and practitioners. Duly registered NASSS conference participants are invited to register and take part in this one-day SCRI conference for free.
Register for the SCRI conference at http://www.sirc.ca beginning August 1, 2009. For more information, contact Joanne Kay at joanne.kay[at]pch.gc.ca
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
CFP: College Sports in Recessionary Times: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities
“College Sports in Recessionary Times: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities”
The Third Annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics
In Conjunction with the NCAA Annual Convention
January 12th and 13th 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
The third annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics will be held on January 12th and 13th, 2010 in conjunction with the NCAA Annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme for this year’s colloquium is “College Sports in Recessionary Times: Assessing Challenges & Opportunities.” The conference will consist of keynote presentations by Rodney Fort (University of Michigan), Amy Perko (Knight Commission), Richard Lapchick (University of Central Florida), and Andrew Zimbalist (Smith College) and two formal reactions to each keynote, in addition to a number of refereed free papers.
Proposals for refereed papers should deal closely with issues related to the conference theme of “College Sports in Recessionary Times.” In order for your paper to be considered for one of the free paper sessions, please submit by e-mail attachment an abstract of no more than 300 words to John Thelin at jthelin@uky.edu.
Research papers can be related to sport in general (as long as there are clear implications for college sport) or intercollegiate athletics specifically, with connection to the conference theme of “College Sports in a Recessionary Time.” Your scholarship may be based in the sciences, social sciences, economics, humanities, or any number of professional fields related to intercollegiate athletics.
The deadline for proposal submission is October 1, 2009. Individuals will be notified of the results of the review process in early November 2009.
The Third Annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics
In Conjunction with the NCAA Annual Convention
January 12th and 13th 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
The third annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics will be held on January 12th and 13th, 2010 in conjunction with the NCAA Annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme for this year’s colloquium is “College Sports in Recessionary Times: Assessing Challenges & Opportunities.” The conference will consist of keynote presentations by Rodney Fort (University of Michigan), Amy Perko (Knight Commission), Richard Lapchick (University of Central Florida), and Andrew Zimbalist (Smith College) and two formal reactions to each keynote, in addition to a number of refereed free papers.
Proposals for refereed papers should deal closely with issues related to the conference theme of “College Sports in Recessionary Times.” In order for your paper to be considered for one of the free paper sessions, please submit by e-mail attachment an abstract of no more than 300 words to John Thelin at jthelin@uky.edu.
Research papers can be related to sport in general (as long as there are clear implications for college sport) or intercollegiate athletics specifically, with connection to the conference theme of “College Sports in a Recessionary Time.” Your scholarship may be based in the sciences, social sciences, economics, humanities, or any number of professional fields related to intercollegiate athletics.
The deadline for proposal submission is October 1, 2009. Individuals will be notified of the results of the review process in early November 2009.
CFP: NASSS 2009 -- Sport and Bodily Culture in Hard Times
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
30th Annual Conference
November 4-7, 2009
Ottawa, Canada
The 30th annual conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) will be held November 4-7, 2009 at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel on Kent Street in Ottawa, CAN. Those interested in submitting an abstract for a paper or poster should do so by August 15th, 2009. Paper abstracts or poster abstracts should be directly submitted via the proposal form at: http://nasss.org/2009/submissions.php (Session themes can be found at http://www.nasss.org/2009/sessions.html.)
This year’s conference theme of “Sport and Bodily Culture in Hard Times” encourages us to consider how the economic downturn has produced “Hard Times” whose impact has been felt all over the planet. More specifically, we as NASSS members wish to reflect on the “Hard Times” behind and ahead of us and what they mean for sport, and more broadly, for culture. Hard times impact on the lives of people in so many negative ways. At the same time, they may push us to reinvent ourselves and to rethink the social structures that organize our worlds so that we do not end up in the same catastrophic situation. Since sport is so often appreciated for the values it instills and the leadership it creates, one has to wonder whether drastic changes should occur so that sport could help in developing leaders with different values (e.g., interdependence) who would work to transform our societies and avoid past errors. In a world where increasingly we define ourselves by what we have (e.g., a house, a car, a membership in a club, friends on Facebook, a nice body), should the social dynamics as well as the individual choices that have brought us to Hard Times be renewed? Could we define ourselves and our social worlds differently? How are sport and bodily culture linked to subjectivities and social forces, and how could they be part of an effort to think ourselves/our planet anew? Should we struggle to keep sport and bodily culture just as they are and continue to pursue “business as usual?” What role should we play, as scholars, in asking and answering such questions?
For further information, please contact the Chair of the 2009 Program Committee. The following individuals are part of this committee:
Geneviève Rail, Chair (Simone de Beauvoir Institute) Gen.Rail[at]Concordia.ca
Nancy E. Spencer, Co-Chair (Bowling Green State University) nspencr[at]bgsu.edu
Bob Rinehart (University of Waikato) rinehart[at]waikato.ac.nz
Rich King (Washington State University) crking[at]wsu.edu
Christine Dallaire (University of Ottawa) cdallair[at]uottawa.ca
Jean Harvey (University of Ottawa) jharvey[at]uottawa.ca
Sammi King (Queen's University) kingsj[at]post.Queensu.ca
Ted Fay (SUNY Cortland) ted.fay[at]cortland.edu
Dee Pearson (University of Houston) dpearson[at]uh.edu
Kyoung-Yim Kim (University of Toronto) ky.kim[at]utoronto.ca
Robert Pitter (Acadia University) robert.pitter[at]acadiau.ca)
Karima Dorney (Queen's University) karima.dorney[at]gmail.com
30th Annual Conference
November 4-7, 2009
Ottawa, Canada
The 30th annual conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) will be held November 4-7, 2009 at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel on Kent Street in Ottawa, CAN. Those interested in submitting an abstract for a paper or poster should do so by August 15th, 2009. Paper abstracts or poster abstracts should be directly submitted via the proposal form at: http://nasss.org/2009/submissions.php (Session themes can be found at http://www.nasss.org/2009/sessions.html.)
This year’s conference theme of “Sport and Bodily Culture in Hard Times” encourages us to consider how the economic downturn has produced “Hard Times” whose impact has been felt all over the planet. More specifically, we as NASSS members wish to reflect on the “Hard Times” behind and ahead of us and what they mean for sport, and more broadly, for culture. Hard times impact on the lives of people in so many negative ways. At the same time, they may push us to reinvent ourselves and to rethink the social structures that organize our worlds so that we do not end up in the same catastrophic situation. Since sport is so often appreciated for the values it instills and the leadership it creates, one has to wonder whether drastic changes should occur so that sport could help in developing leaders with different values (e.g., interdependence) who would work to transform our societies and avoid past errors. In a world where increasingly we define ourselves by what we have (e.g., a house, a car, a membership in a club, friends on Facebook, a nice body), should the social dynamics as well as the individual choices that have brought us to Hard Times be renewed? Could we define ourselves and our social worlds differently? How are sport and bodily culture linked to subjectivities and social forces, and how could they be part of an effort to think ourselves/our planet anew? Should we struggle to keep sport and bodily culture just as they are and continue to pursue “business as usual?” What role should we play, as scholars, in asking and answering such questions?
For further information, please contact the Chair of the 2009 Program Committee. The following individuals are part of this committee:
Geneviève Rail, Chair (Simone de Beauvoir Institute) Gen.Rail[at]Concordia.ca
Nancy E. Spencer, Co-Chair (Bowling Green State University) nspencr[at]bgsu.edu
Bob Rinehart (University of Waikato) rinehart[at]waikato.ac.nz
Rich King (Washington State University) crking[at]wsu.edu
Christine Dallaire (University of Ottawa) cdallair[at]uottawa.ca
Jean Harvey (University of Ottawa) jharvey[at]uottawa.ca
Sammi King (Queen's University) kingsj[at]post.Queensu.ca
Ted Fay (SUNY Cortland) ted.fay[at]cortland.edu
Dee Pearson (University of Houston) dpearson[at]uh.edu
Kyoung-Yim Kim (University of Toronto) ky.kim[at]utoronto.ca
Robert Pitter (Acadia University) robert.pitter[at]acadiau.ca)
Karima Dorney (Queen's University) karima.dorney[at]gmail.com
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
CONFERENCE: International Conference on Sport and Society
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPORT AND SOCIETY
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
8-10 March 2010
http://www.SportConference.com/
We are excited to be holding the inaugural Conference in Vancouver - scheduled between the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, at the University of British Columbia. The Conference hopes to engage university and international academics to consider broad questions about the connections between sport and society in the exciting context of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The International Conference on Sport and Society and its companion International Journal of Sport and Society provide a forum for wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination of sport, including: the history, sociology and psychology of sport; sports medicine and health; physical and health education; and sports administration and management. The discussions at the conference and in the journal range from broad conceptualisations of the fundamental logics of sport, to highly specific readings of sporting practices in particular times and places. The conference and journal focus on four logics of sport: Game Logic; Body Logic; Aesthetic Logic; and Organisational Logic.
As well as impressive line-up of international plenary speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the International Journal of Sport and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal.
Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 9 July 2009. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within three weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.SportConference.com/.
We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Vancouver in March 2010.
Yours Sincerely,
Keith Gilbert
University of East London, London, UK
For the Advisory Board, International Conference on Sport and Society and The International Journal of Sport and Society
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
8-10 March 2010
http://www.SportConference.com/
We are excited to be holding the inaugural Conference in Vancouver - scheduled between the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, at the University of British Columbia. The Conference hopes to engage university and international academics to consider broad questions about the connections between sport and society in the exciting context of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The International Conference on Sport and Society and its companion International Journal of Sport and Society provide a forum for wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination of sport, including: the history, sociology and psychology of sport; sports medicine and health; physical and health education; and sports administration and management. The discussions at the conference and in the journal range from broad conceptualisations of the fundamental logics of sport, to highly specific readings of sporting practices in particular times and places. The conference and journal focus on four logics of sport: Game Logic; Body Logic; Aesthetic Logic; and Organisational Logic.
As well as impressive line-up of international plenary speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the International Journal of Sport and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal.
Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 9 July 2009. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within three weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.SportConference.com/.
We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Vancouver in March 2010.
Yours Sincerely,
Keith Gilbert
University of East London, London, UK
For the Advisory Board, International Conference on Sport and Society and The International Journal of Sport and Society
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
CFP: NASSS 2009 Conference -- Sport and Bodily Culture in Hard Times
This is the second call for Session Organizers to submit a session to the 2009 NASSS Conference that will be held in Ottawa, CANADA, November 4-7, 2009. The following information appears on the NASSS website and can be accessed by going to: http://www.nasss.org/2009/index.html
The 30th annual conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) will be held November 4-7, 2009 at the Marriott Hotel on Kent Street in Ottawa, CAN. The theme for this year’s conference is “Sport and Bodily Culture in Hard Times.” Those interested in organizing a session should submit a session proposal by June 15th, 2009 to one of the program co-chairs, Geneviève Rail and Nancy Spencer, via the Session Proposal form.
Given the economic downturn and its impact all over the planet, the Program Committee felt that we, as NASSS members, could reflect on the “Hard Times” behind and ahead of us and what they mean for sport and, more broadly, for culture. Hard times impact on the lives of people in so many negative ways. At the same time, they may push us to reinvent ourselves and to rethink the social structures that organize our worlds so that we do not end up in the same catastrophic situation. Since sport is so often appreciated for the values it instills and the leadership it creates, one has to wonder whether drastic changes should occur so that sport could help in developing leaders with different values (e.g., interdependence) who would work to transform our societies and avoid past errors. In a world where increasingly we define ourselves by what we have (e.g., a house, a car, a membership in a club, friends on Facebook, a nice body), should the social dynamics as well as the individual choices that have brought us to Hard Times be renewed? Could we define ourselves and our social worlds differently? How are sport and bodily culture linked to subjectivities and social forces, and how could they be part of an effort to think ourselves/our planet anew? Should we struggle to keep sport and bodily culture just as they are and continue to pursue “business as usual”? What role should we play, as scholars, in asking and answering such questions?
The Program Committee is interested in securing sessions that promote specific or focused content related to the theme (i.e., keep the theme in mind when choosing a session title). However, we also welcome sessions that are not directly related to the conference theme but are consistent in scope. Sessions that enhance interdisciplinary conversations and encourage new ways of thinking about sport and bodily culture are particularly welcome.
For further information, please contact one of the program co-chairs:
Geneviève Rail, Program Co-Chair
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Ottawa
Email: genrail@uottawa.ca
Nancy Spencer, Program Co-Chair
School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies
Bowling Green State University
Email: nspencr@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Call for abstracts: A second call seeking paper and poster abstracts will begin once the list of sessions is complete. The final deadline for submitting paper or poster abstracts will be July 15th, 2009. Look for the “2009 Call for Paper and Poster Abstracts” as well as more details about keynote speakers and conference activities in early August on the NASSS conference website.
Conference Registration: will be available on the conference registration page when the call for papers is issued.
The 30th annual conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) will be held November 4-7, 2009 at the Marriott Hotel on Kent Street in Ottawa, CAN. The theme for this year’s conference is “Sport and Bodily Culture in Hard Times.” Those interested in organizing a session should submit a session proposal by June 15th, 2009 to one of the program co-chairs, Geneviève Rail and Nancy Spencer, via the Session Proposal form.
Given the economic downturn and its impact all over the planet, the Program Committee felt that we, as NASSS members, could reflect on the “Hard Times” behind and ahead of us and what they mean for sport and, more broadly, for culture. Hard times impact on the lives of people in so many negative ways. At the same time, they may push us to reinvent ourselves and to rethink the social structures that organize our worlds so that we do not end up in the same catastrophic situation. Since sport is so often appreciated for the values it instills and the leadership it creates, one has to wonder whether drastic changes should occur so that sport could help in developing leaders with different values (e.g., interdependence) who would work to transform our societies and avoid past errors. In a world where increasingly we define ourselves by what we have (e.g., a house, a car, a membership in a club, friends on Facebook, a nice body), should the social dynamics as well as the individual choices that have brought us to Hard Times be renewed? Could we define ourselves and our social worlds differently? How are sport and bodily culture linked to subjectivities and social forces, and how could they be part of an effort to think ourselves/our planet anew? Should we struggle to keep sport and bodily culture just as they are and continue to pursue “business as usual”? What role should we play, as scholars, in asking and answering such questions?
The Program Committee is interested in securing sessions that promote specific or focused content related to the theme (i.e., keep the theme in mind when choosing a session title). However, we also welcome sessions that are not directly related to the conference theme but are consistent in scope. Sessions that enhance interdisciplinary conversations and encourage new ways of thinking about sport and bodily culture are particularly welcome.
For further information, please contact one of the program co-chairs:
Geneviève Rail, Program Co-Chair
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Ottawa
Email: genrail@uottawa.ca
Nancy Spencer, Program Co-Chair
School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies
Bowling Green State University
Email: nspencr@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Call for abstracts: A second call seeking paper and poster abstracts will begin once the list of sessions is complete. The final deadline for submitting paper or poster abstracts will be July 15th, 2009. Look for the “2009 Call for Paper and Poster Abstracts” as well as more details about keynote speakers and conference activities in early August on the NASSS conference website.
Conference Registration: will be available on the conference registration page when the call for papers is issued.
CFP: Contests and Contestations: Bodies and Nation in Canadian History
Call for papers: Contests and Contestations: Bodies and Nation in Canadian
History
Proposals for papers are invited for an edited collection on the body in
Canadian history. We are seeking essays on the body and embodiment broadly
conceived that critically explore the political, social and cultural
contestations over the body and bodies in the Canadian context. The volume
aims to challenge approaches of the body as ahistorical and asocial, and
seeks to position the contested body as another category of analysis towards
understanding Canadian history. As contested spaces, bodies are
historically constructed and inscribed with political, social, and cultural
meanings. In turn, these meanings have come to shape historical
conceptualizations of nation, gender, race, class, and sexuality. Although
often referred to in the singular (as ‘the body’), Canadian history and the
nation have been composed of a multiplicity of bodies and notions of
embodiment that have often been in contest both metaphorically and
literally. This collection aims to bring together aspects of these
histories to explore some of the implications for the nation. We especially
encourage submissions that discuss beauty contests and
nationhood/citizenship as well as critical junctures between Canadian and
transnational/global bodies and ideas of embodiment. Other potential topic
areas include but are not limited to:
· colonialism and the colonial/colonized body or embodied experiences of
colonialization, race, and violence
· gender/sexuality and bodies especially historical notions of femininity
and masculinity in relation to nation/citizenship
· childhood and adolescence/the aging/aged body: as separate themes or
understanding the body historically as temporal space
· cultural representations and performances: burlesque/stripping, artistic
performances, dance, the body as a site of cultural contest and negotiation,
spectacle and the extraordinary body on display (e.g. freak shows, circuses
and midway exhibitions)
· medicine and science: notions of the healthy/unhealthy body or bodies and
nation-building (such as a rethinking of bodies, nation, and the eugenics
movement), cosmetic surgery
· dis/ability: science, technology, and medical intervention, historical
constructions of disability and ability
· bodies/athletic bodies and sports
· productive bodies: bodies at work, industrialization and the body,
workplace bodies and national health, (re) productive bodies and nation-building
The editors will review proposals and authors of accepted proposals will be
invited to contribute to the collection. All manuscripts will be externally
peer reviewed.
Please submit a 300-500 word abstract, working title and brief biography by
September 15, 2009.
Completed manuscripts (6000-8000 words) are due on April 15, 2010.
Please send queries and/or completed proposals in a Word document to:
Patrizia Gentile
Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies
Carleton University
patrizia_gentile@carleton.ca
History
Proposals for papers are invited for an edited collection on the body in
Canadian history. We are seeking essays on the body and embodiment broadly
conceived that critically explore the political, social and cultural
contestations over the body and bodies in the Canadian context. The volume
aims to challenge approaches of the body as ahistorical and asocial, and
seeks to position the contested body as another category of analysis towards
understanding Canadian history. As contested spaces, bodies are
historically constructed and inscribed with political, social, and cultural
meanings. In turn, these meanings have come to shape historical
conceptualizations of nation, gender, race, class, and sexuality. Although
often referred to in the singular (as ‘the body’), Canadian history and the
nation have been composed of a multiplicity of bodies and notions of
embodiment that have often been in contest both metaphorically and
literally. This collection aims to bring together aspects of these
histories to explore some of the implications for the nation. We especially
encourage submissions that discuss beauty contests and
nationhood/citizenship as well as critical junctures between Canadian and
transnational/global bodies and ideas of embodiment. Other potential topic
areas include but are not limited to:
· colonialism and the colonial/colonized body or embodied experiences of
colonialization, race, and violence
· gender/sexuality and bodies especially historical notions of femininity
and masculinity in relation to nation/citizenship
· childhood and adolescence/the aging/aged body: as separate themes or
understanding the body historically as temporal space
· cultural representations and performances: burlesque/stripping, artistic
performances, dance, the body as a site of cultural contest and negotiation,
spectacle and the extraordinary body on display (e.g. freak shows, circuses
and midway exhibitions)
· medicine and science: notions of the healthy/unhealthy body or bodies and
nation-building (such as a rethinking of bodies, nation, and the eugenics
movement), cosmetic surgery
· dis/ability: science, technology, and medical intervention, historical
constructions of disability and ability
· bodies/athletic bodies and sports
· productive bodies: bodies at work, industrialization and the body,
workplace bodies and national health, (re) productive bodies and nation-building
The editors will review proposals and authors of accepted proposals will be
invited to contribute to the collection. All manuscripts will be externally
peer reviewed.
Please submit a 300-500 word abstract, working title and brief biography by
September 15, 2009.
Completed manuscripts (6000-8000 words) are due on April 15, 2010.
Please send queries and/or completed proposals in a Word document to:
Patrizia Gentile
Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies
Carleton University
patrizia_gentile@carleton.ca
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
CFR: Thirdspace: call for reviews - gender, sport, olympics
Call For Reviews
thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture invites reviews for its forthcoming issue on gender, sport and the Olympics. We welcome reviews of books, films and other media forms that explore the key themes of the issue (see http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/announcement/view/5).
If you are the author of a book you would like considered for review, or someone who wishes to submit a suggestion for a book to review, please contact the review editors Lizzie Seal (lizzie.seal@durham.ac.uk) and Joni Palmer (joni.palmer@colorado.edu). If you would like to contribute to this issue as a reviewer but do not have a book, film, or other media in mind, please see attached list of books, films, etc. The deadline for submission of the review is December 1, 2009.
Book reviews should range from 650 words to 850 words (about 4-5 paragraphs or 1-2 pages). Review essays (reviewing two or more books in a field) or an in-depth review of an anthology are also welcome, and should be no more than 2000 words (about 7 pages).
Reviews of films, performances, exhibitions, computer games and other media forms that concern women and/or gender issues are encouraged. Reviews of this nature should be informed by feminist thinking and demonstrate scholarly criticism. Reviews should range from 650 words to 850 words (about 4-5 paragraphs or 1-2 pages).
We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical
perspectives. Submissions from researchers working within, or among, the
disciplines of geography, sociology, literature, area studies, cultural
studies, film/media studies, art, history, education, law, and women’
s/gender studies are particularly encouraged.
We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or affiliation,
and encourage submissions from emerging feminist scholars, including
graduate students.
All submissions in this category undergo an internal editorial screen and review process and must conform to our style guide.
Books Available For Review:
A complimentary copy of the book will be sent to the reviewer.
Billings, Andrew. Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television. Routledge: 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Media-Television-Routledge-
Critical/dp/0415772516/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242558232&sr=1-19
Dworkin, Shari and Faye Wachs. Body Panic: Gender, Health, and the Selling of Fitness. NYU Press: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Body-Panic-Gender-Selling-Fitness/dp/0814719678/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242558232&sr=1-22
Equaojie, Terry. Bridging the Gender Gap in Sports Leadership. Tate Publishing: 2008.
http://www.amazon.com/Bridging-Gender-Gap-Sports-Leadership/dp/1606049127/ref=sr_1_12?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-12
Fields, Sarah K. Female Gladiators: Gender, Law and Contact Sport in America. University of Illinois: 2008 (Reprint edition).
http://www.amazon.com/Female-Gladiators-Contact-America-Society/dp/02520758/ref=sr_1_2?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-2
Fuller, Sarah K. Sport, Rhetoric and Gender. PalgraveMacMillan: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Sport-Rhetoric-Gender-Linda-Fuller/dp/0230619703/ref=sr_1_28?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557842&sr=1-28
Hogan, Jackie. Gender, Race and National Identity. Routledge: 2008.
http://www.amazon.com/Gender-Race-National-Identity-Routledge/dp/0415384761/ref=sr_1_9?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557925&sr=1-9
Hogshead-Makar, Nancy and Andrew Zimbalist (eds.). Equal Play: Title IX and Social Change. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007, 328 pp., $86.50 (cloth); $39.95 (paper) http://www.amazon.com/Equal-Play-Title-Social-Change/dp/1592133800
Lenskyj, Helen. Olympic Industry Resistance: Challenging Olympic Power and Propaganda (SUNY Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations). State University of New York Press: 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Industry-Resistance-Challenging-
Propaganda/dp/0791474801/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243274900&sr=8-2
Markula, Pirkko. Olympic Women and the Media (Global Culture and Sport Series). PalgraveMacMillan: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Women-Media-International-
Perspectives/dp/0230222846/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557925&sr=1-4
Messner, Michael. It’s all for the kids: Gender, families and youth sports. University of California Press: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Its-All-Kids-Gender-Families/dp/0520257103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-1
Moore, Theresa. License to Thrive: Title IX at 35. 2008
A Film by Theresa Moore, 2008, 48 minutes, Color, DVD
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” In June of 1972, Congress passed a piece of legislation called Title IX of the Education Amendments, to provide educational access and opportunity for women and young girls throughout the United States. Although most closely associated with sports, no other piece of legislation since the 19th Amendment has been more crucial to opening doors and creating leadership opportunities for women in all arenas including education, science, math, finance, entertainment, the arts, business, law, and politics. License to Thrive: Title IX at 35 is a smart and highly-entertaining exploration of the unique history of the Title IX legislation and its critical role over the past 35 years in
creating female leaders. From the classroom to the boardroom to the courtroom to the green room to the locker room, women are making their mark via the impact of Title IX.
http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c750.shtml
thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture invites reviews for its forthcoming issue on gender, sport and the Olympics. We welcome reviews of books, films and other media forms that explore the key themes of the issue (see http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/announcement/view/5).
If you are the author of a book you would like considered for review, or someone who wishes to submit a suggestion for a book to review, please contact the review editors Lizzie Seal (lizzie.seal@durham.ac.uk) and Joni Palmer (joni.palmer@colorado.edu). If you would like to contribute to this issue as a reviewer but do not have a book, film, or other media in mind, please see attached list of books, films, etc. The deadline for submission of the review is December 1, 2009.
Book reviews should range from 650 words to 850 words (about 4-5 paragraphs or 1-2 pages). Review essays (reviewing two or more books in a field) or an in-depth review of an anthology are also welcome, and should be no more than 2000 words (about 7 pages).
Reviews of films, performances, exhibitions, computer games and other media forms that concern women and/or gender issues are encouraged. Reviews of this nature should be informed by feminist thinking and demonstrate scholarly criticism. Reviews should range from 650 words to 850 words (about 4-5 paragraphs or 1-2 pages).
We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical
perspectives. Submissions from researchers working within, or among, the
disciplines of geography, sociology, literature, area studies, cultural
studies, film/media studies, art, history, education, law, and women’
s/gender studies are particularly encouraged.
We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or affiliation,
and encourage submissions from emerging feminist scholars, including
graduate students.
All submissions in this category undergo an internal editorial screen and review process and must conform to our style guide.
Books Available For Review:
A complimentary copy of the book will be sent to the reviewer.
Billings, Andrew. Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television. Routledge: 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Media-Television-Routledge-
Critical/dp/0415772516/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242558232&sr=1-19
Dworkin, Shari and Faye Wachs. Body Panic: Gender, Health, and the Selling of Fitness. NYU Press: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Body-Panic-Gender-Selling-Fitness/dp/0814719678/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242558232&sr=1-22
Equaojie, Terry. Bridging the Gender Gap in Sports Leadership. Tate Publishing: 2008.
http://www.amazon.com/Bridging-Gender-Gap-Sports-Leadership/dp/1606049127/ref=sr_1_12?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-12
Fields, Sarah K. Female Gladiators: Gender, Law and Contact Sport in America. University of Illinois: 2008 (Reprint edition).
http://www.amazon.com/Female-Gladiators-Contact-America-Society/dp/02520758/ref=sr_1_2?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-2
Fuller, Sarah K. Sport, Rhetoric and Gender. PalgraveMacMillan: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Sport-Rhetoric-Gender-Linda-Fuller/dp/0230619703/ref=sr_1_28?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557842&sr=1-28
Hogan, Jackie. Gender, Race and National Identity. Routledge: 2008.
http://www.amazon.com/Gender-Race-National-Identity-Routledge/dp/0415384761/ref=sr_1_9?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557925&sr=1-9
Hogshead-Makar, Nancy and Andrew Zimbalist (eds.). Equal Play: Title IX and Social Change. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007, 328 pp., $86.50 (cloth); $39.95 (paper) http://www.amazon.com/Equal-Play-Title-Social-Change/dp/1592133800
Lenskyj, Helen. Olympic Industry Resistance: Challenging Olympic Power and Propaganda (SUNY Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations). State University of New York Press: 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Industry-Resistance-Challenging-
Propaganda/dp/0791474801/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243274900&sr=8-2
Markula, Pirkko. Olympic Women and the Media (Global Culture and Sport Series). PalgraveMacMillan: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Women-Media-International-
Perspectives/dp/0230222846/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557925&sr=1-4
Messner, Michael. It’s all for the kids: Gender, families and youth sports. University of California Press: 2009. http://www.amazon.com/Its-All-Kids-Gender-Families/dp/0520257103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242557358&sr=1-1
Moore, Theresa. License to Thrive: Title IX at 35. 2008
A Film by Theresa Moore, 2008, 48 minutes, Color, DVD
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” In June of 1972, Congress passed a piece of legislation called Title IX of the Education Amendments, to provide educational access and opportunity for women and young girls throughout the United States. Although most closely associated with sports, no other piece of legislation since the 19th Amendment has been more crucial to opening doors and creating leadership opportunities for women in all arenas including education, science, math, finance, entertainment, the arts, business, law, and politics. License to Thrive: Title IX at 35 is a smart and highly-entertaining exploration of the unique history of the Title IX legislation and its critical role over the past 35 years in
creating female leaders. From the classroom to the boardroom to the courtroom to the green room to the locker room, women are making their mark via the impact of Title IX.
http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c750.shtml
Friday, May 22, 2009
PhD Opportunity: The Greening of the Olympic Games
Applications are invited for a 3-year full-time PhD studentship on 'The Greening of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012' [RS/08/23]
Further details can be found at:
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/research/research_degrees/studentships.php.
For application packs please email researchdegrees@uclan.ac.uk with the project reference number: RS/08/23
Closing Date: Monday 6th July 2009
An advertisement will also appear in The Guardian newspaper next Tuesday.
I am hoping that the successful candidate will be able to start in either October 2009 or January 2010.
Very best wishes
John
Dr John Horne
Professor of Sport and Sociology
School of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors
Greenbank Building
University of Central Lancashire
Further details can be found at:
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/research/research_degrees/studentships.php.
For application packs please email researchdegrees@uclan.ac.uk with the project reference number: RS/08/23
Closing Date: Monday 6th July 2009
An advertisement will also appear in The Guardian newspaper next Tuesday.
I am hoping that the successful candidate will be able to start in either October 2009 or January 2010.
Very best wishes
John
Dr John Horne
Professor of Sport and Sociology
School of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors
Greenbank Building
University of Central Lancashire
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
CONFERENCE: Play the Game
Today, Play the Game 2009 is presenting its most extensive conference programme to date. Compared to the two latest Play the Game conferences, held in Iceland and Denmark, both with a total of 85 presentations, this year’s edition in Coventry boasts around 120 speakers hailing from 27 countries.
“Thanks to the speakers, we think we can present not only the broadest programme, but also the one of the highest quality in the 12 years we have been arranging Play the Game,” says director Jens Sejer Andersen.
“Having 120 media people, academics and sports practitioners on board leads us to believe that Play the Game will again serve as an excellent forum for multi-disciplinary networking, which is one of the most important functions of our conference.”
One of the latest international top names to confirm their presence is the three-time Tour de France winner Greg Lemond, who will speak about current challenges to anti-doping policies, drawing from his life experience as a world class elite athlete and a fitness industry entrepeneur of today. Greg Lemond was one of the first professional cyclists who openly debated doping.
A small selection of other prominent speakers can be found below.
In the updated programme a number of new sessions have been added: abuse of animals in sport, discrimination of female athletes, new methods in investigative sports journalism, fan violence among others.
Match fixing, corruption and good governance, paralympic athletes, teenagers, the impact of Beijing 2008, sport in development… vital issues for sport that will be debated across professional and geographical borders at Play the Game in Coventry.
Now, more than ever, academic research in the mechanisms and culture of sport is needed to help raise awareness and further understanding.
You can still get speaking time at Play the Game if you use our online abstract submission as soon as possible. You can find the submission link and take a look at the updated programme on our website at www.playthegame.org/2009
Play the Game 2009 in brief
Play the Game 2009, co-hosted by the Centre for the International Business of Sport at Coventry University, will run from 8 – 12 June 2009 in Coventry, UK, the first city outside the Nordic countries to host the event.
For academics, Play the Game 2009 offers unique opportunity to launch research projects and share the results of your work while the international press and some of the most interesting colleagues are watching.
Why attend?
Academics can benefit from Play the Game 2009 in the following ways:
· It is a unique opportunity to build a network of colleagues and expert sources from 40-50 different countries worldwide.
· Play the Game 2009 succeeds in making multi-disciplinary debate and the theory-practise dialogue work at the same time.
· The conference is a relevant place for launching your research in an international setting and to network with journalists from all over the world.
· Play the Game is the only international forum that currently exists for free and unrestricted sports debate.
· The invited speakers are all among the best experts in their field.
· The conference is planned by academics who have taken care in selecting speakers and information which opens up new angles and approaches to research on sport.
· Participants in earlier conferences found Play the Game to be extremely useful – you can see their reactions on our website.
· The conference is extremely good value for money with five days packed with useful information and knowledge exchange which can be used in research projects right away.
· The conference provide researchers, political leaders and journalists with both the inspiration and tools to explore the cultural, social, political, and economic aspects of sport.
The list of conference speakers include:
· Richard W. Pound , IOC member, former President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and newly-selected President of the Play the Game Advisory Board.
· William Gaillard , Director of Communications and Public Affairs for UEFA, and Senior Adviser to UEFA President Michel Platini
· Greg Lemond, three-time Tour de France winner, fitness entrepeneur
· David Howman , Director-General of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
· Michael Franzese, Former mob-boss and motivational speaker, USA
· Declan Hill , investigative journalist, academic and author of 'The Fix'
· Mark Davies , Managing Director of Betfair, the world's largest betting exchange.
· Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, CEO, European Professional Football Leagues
· Hai Ren, Professor, Director, Olympic Studies Center, University of Beijing, China
· Fan Hong, Director and professor, University of Cork, Ireland
· Brigid Simmonds, chair of the Central Council for Physical Recreation, United Kingdom
· Alessandro Donati, anti-doping expert, former head of research at CONI, Italy
· Andrew Jennings, Journalist, United Kingdom
· David Goldblatt, Author, ”The Ball is Round”, United Kingdom
· Lars Haue-Pedersen, Managing Director, TSE Consulting
· Stefan Szymanski, Professor, CASS Business School, London
Sponsors of Play the Game 2009
Play the Game 2009 is organised in co-operation with Coventry University and sponsored by:
* Advantage West Midlands
* CV One
* Sensport
Play the Game is financed by The Danish Ministry of Culture, Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations, Danish Association for Company Sport and the national elite sports institution Team Danmark. The conference also receives support from the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF)
Best regards/bedste hilsner
Jens Sejer Andersen
Don't miss
Play the Game 2009
Visions for sport in times of crisis
8-12 June in Coventry, UK
www.playthegame.org/2009
“Thanks to the speakers, we think we can present not only the broadest programme, but also the one of the highest quality in the 12 years we have been arranging Play the Game,” says director Jens Sejer Andersen.
“Having 120 media people, academics and sports practitioners on board leads us to believe that Play the Game will again serve as an excellent forum for multi-disciplinary networking, which is one of the most important functions of our conference.”
One of the latest international top names to confirm their presence is the three-time Tour de France winner Greg Lemond, who will speak about current challenges to anti-doping policies, drawing from his life experience as a world class elite athlete and a fitness industry entrepeneur of today. Greg Lemond was one of the first professional cyclists who openly debated doping.
A small selection of other prominent speakers can be found below.
In the updated programme a number of new sessions have been added: abuse of animals in sport, discrimination of female athletes, new methods in investigative sports journalism, fan violence among others.
Match fixing, corruption and good governance, paralympic athletes, teenagers, the impact of Beijing 2008, sport in development… vital issues for sport that will be debated across professional and geographical borders at Play the Game in Coventry.
Now, more than ever, academic research in the mechanisms and culture of sport is needed to help raise awareness and further understanding.
You can still get speaking time at Play the Game if you use our online abstract submission as soon as possible. You can find the submission link and take a look at the updated programme on our website at www.playthegame.org/2009
Play the Game 2009 in brief
Play the Game 2009, co-hosted by the Centre for the International Business of Sport at Coventry University, will run from 8 – 12 June 2009 in Coventry, UK, the first city outside the Nordic countries to host the event.
For academics, Play the Game 2009 offers unique opportunity to launch research projects and share the results of your work while the international press and some of the most interesting colleagues are watching.
Why attend?
Academics can benefit from Play the Game 2009 in the following ways:
· It is a unique opportunity to build a network of colleagues and expert sources from 40-50 different countries worldwide.
· Play the Game 2009 succeeds in making multi-disciplinary debate and the theory-practise dialogue work at the same time.
· The conference is a relevant place for launching your research in an international setting and to network with journalists from all over the world.
· Play the Game is the only international forum that currently exists for free and unrestricted sports debate.
· The invited speakers are all among the best experts in their field.
· The conference is planned by academics who have taken care in selecting speakers and information which opens up new angles and approaches to research on sport.
· Participants in earlier conferences found Play the Game to be extremely useful – you can see their reactions on our website.
· The conference is extremely good value for money with five days packed with useful information and knowledge exchange which can be used in research projects right away.
· The conference provide researchers, political leaders and journalists with both the inspiration and tools to explore the cultural, social, political, and economic aspects of sport.
The list of conference speakers include:
· Richard W. Pound , IOC member, former President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and newly-selected President of the Play the Game Advisory Board.
· William Gaillard , Director of Communications and Public Affairs for UEFA, and Senior Adviser to UEFA President Michel Platini
· Greg Lemond, three-time Tour de France winner, fitness entrepeneur
· David Howman , Director-General of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
· Michael Franzese, Former mob-boss and motivational speaker, USA
· Declan Hill , investigative journalist, academic and author of 'The Fix'
· Mark Davies , Managing Director of Betfair, the world's largest betting exchange.
· Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, CEO, European Professional Football Leagues
· Hai Ren, Professor, Director, Olympic Studies Center, University of Beijing, China
· Fan Hong, Director and professor, University of Cork, Ireland
· Brigid Simmonds, chair of the Central Council for Physical Recreation, United Kingdom
· Alessandro Donati, anti-doping expert, former head of research at CONI, Italy
· Andrew Jennings, Journalist, United Kingdom
· David Goldblatt, Author, ”The Ball is Round”, United Kingdom
· Lars Haue-Pedersen, Managing Director, TSE Consulting
· Stefan Szymanski, Professor, CASS Business School, London
Sponsors of Play the Game 2009
Play the Game 2009 is organised in co-operation with Coventry University and sponsored by:
* Advantage West Midlands
* CV One
* Sensport
Play the Game is financed by The Danish Ministry of Culture, Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations, Danish Association for Company Sport and the national elite sports institution Team Danmark. The conference also receives support from the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF)
Best regards/bedste hilsner
Jens Sejer Andersen
Don't miss
Play the Game 2009
Visions for sport in times of crisis
8-12 June in Coventry, UK
www.playthegame.org/2009
JOB: Loughborough University, UK
Loughborough University is advertising for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sport Management and Policy. Details of the post can be found at: http://jobs.lboro.ac.uk/index.php?page=Details&id=642
CONFERENCE: Sport and Oral History
The highly successful Sport and Oral History Conference was held at the
University of Huddersfield in April. Organised by the University’s Centre
for Oral History Research, the event lasted two days and brought together
some of the leading sports oral historians.
For anyone interested in the event who could not attend, recordings of the
conference papers are available at
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/mhm/media/research/sport-oral-history-conference09.php
University of Huddersfield in April. Organised by the University’s Centre
for Oral History Research, the event lasted two days and brought together
some of the leading sports oral historians.
For anyone interested in the event who could not attend, recordings of the
conference papers are available at
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/mhm/media/research/sport-oral-history-conference09.php
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
CFS: NASSS Conference, Ottawa, CAN -- October 2009
Call for Sessions
The 30th annual conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) will be held November 4-7, 2009 at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown Hotel in Ottawa, CAN. The theme for this year’s conference is “Sport and Bodily Culture in Hard Times.” Those interested in organizing a session should submit a session proposal by June 15th, 2009 to one of the program co-chairs, Geneviève Rail and Nancy Spencer, via the Session Proposal form.
Given the economic downfall and its impact all over the planet, the Program Committee felt that we, as NASSS members, could reflect on the “Hard Times” behind and ahead of us and what they mean for sport and, more broadly, for culture. Hard times impact on the lives of people in so many negative ways. At the same time, they may push us to reinvent ourselves and to rethink the social structures that organize our worlds so that we do not end up in the same catastrophic situation. Since sport is so often appreciated for the values it instills and the leadership it creates, one has to wonder whether drastic changes should occur so that sport could help in developing leaders with different values (e.g., interdependence) who would work to transform our societies and avoid past errors. In a world where increasingly we define ourselves by what we have (e.g., a house, a car, a membership in a club, friends on Facebook, a nice body), should the social dynamics as well as the individual choices that have brought us to Hard Times be renewed? Could we define ourselves and our social worlds differently? How are sport and bodily culture linked to subjectivities and social forces, and how could they be part of an effort to think ourselves/our planet anew? Should we struggle to keep sport and bodily culture just as they are and continue to pursue “business as usual”? What role should we play, as scholars, in asking and answering such questions?
The Program Committee is interested in securing sessions that promote specific or focused content related to the theme (i.e., keep the theme in mind when choosing a session title). However, we also welcome sessions that are not directly related to the conference theme but are consistent in scope. Sessions that enhance interdisciplinary conversations and encourage new ways of thinking about sport and bodily culture are particularly welcome.
For further information, please contact one of the program co-chairs:
Geneviève Rail, Program Co-Chair
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Ottawa
Email: genrail@uottawa.ca
Nancy Spencer, Program Co-Chair
School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies
Bowling Green State University
Email: nspencr@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Call for abstracts: A second call seeking paper and poster abstracts will begin once the list of sessions is complete. The final deadline for submitting paper or poster abstracts will be July 15th, 2009. Look for the “2009 Call for Paper and Poster Abstracts” as well as more details about keynote speakers and conference activities in early August on the NASSS conference website.
Conference Registration: will be available on the conference registration page when the call for papers is issued.
Program Committee Members
Geneviève Rail and Nancy Spencer (co-chairs)
Bob Rinehart (University of Waikato) rinehart@waikato.ac.nz
Rich King (Washington State University) crking@wsu.edu
Christine Dallaire (University of Ottawa) cdallair@uottawa.ca
Jean Harvey (University of Ottawa) jharvey@uottawa.ca
Sammi King (Queen's University) kingsj@post.Queensu.ca
Ted Fay (SUNY Cortland) ted.fay@cortland.edu
Dee Pearson (University of Houston) dpearson@uh.edu
Kyoung-Yim Kim (University of Toronto) ky.kim@utoronto.ca
The 30th annual conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) will be held November 4-7, 2009 at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown Hotel in Ottawa, CAN. The theme for this year’s conference is “Sport and Bodily Culture in Hard Times.” Those interested in organizing a session should submit a session proposal by June 15th, 2009 to one of the program co-chairs, Geneviève Rail and Nancy Spencer, via the Session Proposal form.
Given the economic downfall and its impact all over the planet, the Program Committee felt that we, as NASSS members, could reflect on the “Hard Times” behind and ahead of us and what they mean for sport and, more broadly, for culture. Hard times impact on the lives of people in so many negative ways. At the same time, they may push us to reinvent ourselves and to rethink the social structures that organize our worlds so that we do not end up in the same catastrophic situation. Since sport is so often appreciated for the values it instills and the leadership it creates, one has to wonder whether drastic changes should occur so that sport could help in developing leaders with different values (e.g., interdependence) who would work to transform our societies and avoid past errors. In a world where increasingly we define ourselves by what we have (e.g., a house, a car, a membership in a club, friends on Facebook, a nice body), should the social dynamics as well as the individual choices that have brought us to Hard Times be renewed? Could we define ourselves and our social worlds differently? How are sport and bodily culture linked to subjectivities and social forces, and how could they be part of an effort to think ourselves/our planet anew? Should we struggle to keep sport and bodily culture just as they are and continue to pursue “business as usual”? What role should we play, as scholars, in asking and answering such questions?
The Program Committee is interested in securing sessions that promote specific or focused content related to the theme (i.e., keep the theme in mind when choosing a session title). However, we also welcome sessions that are not directly related to the conference theme but are consistent in scope. Sessions that enhance interdisciplinary conversations and encourage new ways of thinking about sport and bodily culture are particularly welcome.
For further information, please contact one of the program co-chairs:
Geneviève Rail, Program Co-Chair
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Ottawa
Email: genrail@uottawa.ca
Nancy Spencer, Program Co-Chair
School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies
Bowling Green State University
Email: nspencr@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Call for abstracts: A second call seeking paper and poster abstracts will begin once the list of sessions is complete. The final deadline for submitting paper or poster abstracts will be July 15th, 2009. Look for the “2009 Call for Paper and Poster Abstracts” as well as more details about keynote speakers and conference activities in early August on the NASSS conference website.
Conference Registration: will be available on the conference registration page when the call for papers is issued.
Program Committee Members
Geneviève Rail and Nancy Spencer (co-chairs)
Bob Rinehart (University of Waikato) rinehart@waikato.ac.nz
Rich King (Washington State University) crking@wsu.edu
Christine Dallaire (University of Ottawa) cdallair@uottawa.ca
Jean Harvey (University of Ottawa) jharvey@uottawa.ca
Sammi King (Queen's University) kingsj@post.Queensu.ca
Ted Fay (SUNY Cortland) ted.fay@cortland.edu
Dee Pearson (University of Houston) dpearson@uh.edu
Kyoung-Yim Kim (University of Toronto) ky.kim@utoronto.ca
CONFERENCE: The Visual in Sport
Colleagues, though the time limit for abstracts has passed, we have a few vacancies, thanks to the credit crunch, for anyone who just wants to attend:
The Visual in Sport
A Two-Day International Conference at Burwalls, University of Bristol
13-14 June 2009
Organized by
Mike Huggins (University of Cumbria) & Mike O’Mahony (University of Bristol)
Supported by BIRTHA (Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts)
The intersections between visual culture and the history of sport have, until recently, been largely overlooked in academia. The last few years, however, have witnessed a considerable exansion of interest in visual culture amongst sports historians and in the history of sport for scholars whose primary focus is visual culture. This conference seeks to expand further research in this area by bringing together speakers from a wide range of disciplines including sports history, social history, art history, film history, design history, and any other related fields, to present papers addressing the representation of sport in visual media (painting; sculpture; photography; cinema; and mass culture).
Speakers include:
Lynda Nead (London), Doug Booth (Otago), Patrick Clastres (Paris), Paul Dietschy (Besançon), Michel Brousse (Pessac), Sandra Budy (Hamburg), Kenneth Cohen (Delaware), John Fagg (Nottingham), Alison C. Fleming (Winston-Salem), Lorettann D Gascard (New Hampshire), Mark Haywood (Cumbria), Cathal Kilcline (Galway), Fiona Kinsey (Melbourne), Marius Kwint (Portsmouth), Jo Longhurst (London), Fred Mason (New Brunswick), Dylan Miner (Michigan), Gary Osmond (Melbourne), Pat Simpson (Hertfordshire), Rob Steen (Brighton), Jennifer Sterling (Loughborough), Elizabeth Tobey (Virginia), Bernard Vere (London), Paul Wells (Loughborough).
The conference will take place at Burwalls, an outstanding example of Victorian architecture situated in five acres of beautiful grounds and in the shadow of Brunel’s famous Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Full Conference Fee: (incl. two nights basic accomm, breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea and coffee):
£250 for two days
Day Rate (incl. tea, coffee and lunch):
£50 per day
FOR FULL INFORMATION AND TO DOWNLOAD A REGISTRATION FORM VISIT: http://www.bris.ac.uk/arthistory/events/visualinsport.html
Or email art-history@bristol.ac.uk
The Visual in Sport
A Two-Day International Conference at Burwalls, University of Bristol
13-14 June 2009
Organized by
Mike Huggins (University of Cumbria) & Mike O’Mahony (University of Bristol)
Supported by BIRTHA (Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts)
The intersections between visual culture and the history of sport have, until recently, been largely overlooked in academia. The last few years, however, have witnessed a considerable exansion of interest in visual culture amongst sports historians and in the history of sport for scholars whose primary focus is visual culture. This conference seeks to expand further research in this area by bringing together speakers from a wide range of disciplines including sports history, social history, art history, film history, design history, and any other related fields, to present papers addressing the representation of sport in visual media (painting; sculpture; photography; cinema; and mass culture).
Speakers include:
Lynda Nead (London), Doug Booth (Otago), Patrick Clastres (Paris), Paul Dietschy (Besançon), Michel Brousse (Pessac), Sandra Budy (Hamburg), Kenneth Cohen (Delaware), John Fagg (Nottingham), Alison C. Fleming (Winston-Salem), Lorettann D Gascard (New Hampshire), Mark Haywood (Cumbria), Cathal Kilcline (Galway), Fiona Kinsey (Melbourne), Marius Kwint (Portsmouth), Jo Longhurst (London), Fred Mason (New Brunswick), Dylan Miner (Michigan), Gary Osmond (Melbourne), Pat Simpson (Hertfordshire), Rob Steen (Brighton), Jennifer Sterling (Loughborough), Elizabeth Tobey (Virginia), Bernard Vere (London), Paul Wells (Loughborough).
The conference will take place at Burwalls, an outstanding example of Victorian architecture situated in five acres of beautiful grounds and in the shadow of Brunel’s famous Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Full Conference Fee: (incl. two nights basic accomm, breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea and coffee):
£250 for two days
Day Rate (incl. tea, coffee and lunch):
£50 per day
FOR FULL INFORMATION AND TO DOWNLOAD A REGISTRATION FORM VISIT: http://www.bris.ac.uk/arthistory/events/visualinsport.html
Or email art-history@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
JOURNAL: Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision (JSAS)
Journal Releases Inaugural Issue
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—The sport management program at Middle Tennessee State University announced today that it has released the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision (JSAS).
Colby B. Jubenville, co-founder and publisher of the journal, released the inaugural issue in conjunction with the commencement of the Southern Sport Management Conference (SSMC) at Troy State University in Troy, Ala.
“JSAS is proud to release its first issue as SSMC starts this week,” Jubenville said.
“Like SSMC, this issue will be a landmark event in turning the attention of the sport management academy toward serving the practitioner population of the sport industry, and we believe that its revolutionary approach to scholarship will continue to attract cutting-edge research that can make a difference in sport institutions everywhere.”
Contents of Inaugural Issue
According to JSAS co-founder and editor Benjamin D. Goss, the inaugural issue features six scholarly articles that were reviewed within the context of the JSAS mission, which is “to develop, advance, disseminate, promote, and preserve knowledge within the academic discipline of sport management by providing an outlet that is both grounded in academic theory and driven by the needs of practitioners and the environment of the sport industry.”
The journal may be accessed for free at any time at http://www.jsasonline.org.
“We are very happy with the six articles that will appear in our inaugural issue,” Goss said.
“The research it contains will unquestionably advance our mission to serve practitioners within the sport industry, which is exactly what we envisioned when we founded the journal.”
Perhaps the most distinctive feature of the journal is that it offers management whitepapers that summarize each article in an effort to ease the absorption and understanding of the articles’ fundamental findings.
“We know sport managers are busy people, but they face a critical need for information, just like managers in any industry,” Goss said.
“Whitepapers are widely used in today’s managerial world to help digest large quantities of information, so we decided to import that concept into the sport management academy.”
Goss also noted that one manuscript in each issue would receive the Editor’s Choice Award, which will be given to the manuscript that the JSAS editorial staff feels is the most outstanding manuscript within the issue.
For the inaugural issue, an article entitled “Do BCS National Championships Lead To Recruiting Violations?” by Texas A&M professors Robert Clark and Paul Batista was selected to receive the distinction.
“The choice was a difficult one, but we kept coming back to Clark and Batista, who do a fantastic job of examining one of the most intriguing dilemmas of intercollegiate athletics and offer some insight into the issue through their empirical examination of the fruit of the win-at-all-cost mentality in college sports,” Goss said.
Other Distinctive Journal Features
Several other distinctive features can be found in journal’s first issue, and Goss said that such features would be common staples of the publication.
The journal opens with a commentary on the state of research publication in the sport management academy by Dr. William F. Stier, Jr., Distinguished Service Professor and graduate director of the athletic administration/sport management program at the College at Brockport/State University of New York in Brockport, N.Y.
Dr. Stier is also the editor of the International Journal of Sport Management, The Physical Educator, and the ICHPER-SD Journal of Research.
Following the six research articles is an excerpt from author Hara Estroff Marano’s widely acclaimed book A Nation of Wimps, which describes the hothouse of modern childrearing in which parents undermine their children's success and short-circuit necessary brain development by incorrectly defining success and removing junctures of failure for their children (www.nationofwimps.com).
The journal concludes with an excerpt on NCAA Division II programs assimilated by Nick Infante of College Athletics Clips (www.collegeathleticsclips.com), a publication that sifts through numerous publications and articles about intercollegiate athletics to provide distilled executive summaries of college athletics news and issues with value-added commentary.
In conjunction with JSAS’s vision of becoming a distinct academic publication, the artwork of renowned artist Douglas C. Hess of Madison, Ala., has been selected to grace the publication’s covers.
As one of the premier sports artists of the last two decades, Hess has immortalized numerous well-known moments in college and professional sports history, including Paul W. “Bear” Bryant’s final victory as the head football coach at the University of Alabama and the Tennessee Titans’ “Music City Miracle” play.
“We chose to add yet another distinguishing dimension to the publication by utilizing Doug Hess’ artwork on its cover to create visual cues that captivate and stimulate, thereby serving as a prelude to and a seal of quality for its contents,” Jubenville said.
Journal Partnerships
In an effort to accomplish its mission, JSAS has entered into partnerships with two affiliated publication institutions.
One partnership involves the University of Michigan Library and its Scholarly Publishing Office (SPO).
Jubenville noted, “Creating a journal published by an academic institution and involving the university library is a novel approach but one that makes perfect sense, because we can utilize the feasibility of existing expertise within the UMich Library as a way to manage academic publishing.”
“The academic library remains a vital part of the scholarly enterprise and understands the desire of scholars for increased accessibility of knowledge,” he added, noting that the library as an institution is not driven by market demands but rather exists to serve authors and patrons.
SPO exists to support authorial and editorial control of scholarship production, and to minimize publication costs by offering users and authors editorial and referee tools, improved publication schedules, and the ability to incorporate various multimedia elements.
SPO also develops mechanisms for publication and distribution of scholarly digital projects that move past traditional publication forms into new ways of scholarly expression.
JSAS’s other vital institutional partnership exists with the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC ®), an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system.
Developed by the Association of Research Libraries, SPARC has become a catalyst for change in scholarly publication with its pragmatic focus to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly communication models that expand the dissemination of scholarly research and reduce financial pressures on libraries.
In collaboration with stakeholders, including authors, publishers, and libraries, actions by SPARC build on unprecedented opportunities created by the networked digital environment to advance the conduct of scholarship.
SPARC can also assist in international publicity, indexing in search engines, and legal advice.
Future Journal Initiatives
Future initiatives include aggressive indexing, publicity of select articles, and an interactive media center, which will be developed and announced in the next few weeks.
“We have entered a new era of scholarly publication, not only in the field of sport management, but in academia as a whole, and we invite other journals to consider the new model we have contrived and draw inspiration from it to benefit future research efforts,” Jubenville said.
For more information about JSAS, please contact:
Dr. Colby B. Jubenville
Publisher
jubenvil@mtsu.edu
615-898-2909
Dr. Benjamin D. Goss
Editor
drbengoss@hotmail.com
417-836-6592
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—The sport management program at Middle Tennessee State University announced today that it has released the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision (JSAS).
Colby B. Jubenville, co-founder and publisher of the journal, released the inaugural issue in conjunction with the commencement of the Southern Sport Management Conference (SSMC) at Troy State University in Troy, Ala.
“JSAS is proud to release its first issue as SSMC starts this week,” Jubenville said.
“Like SSMC, this issue will be a landmark event in turning the attention of the sport management academy toward serving the practitioner population of the sport industry, and we believe that its revolutionary approach to scholarship will continue to attract cutting-edge research that can make a difference in sport institutions everywhere.”
Contents of Inaugural Issue
According to JSAS co-founder and editor Benjamin D. Goss, the inaugural issue features six scholarly articles that were reviewed within the context of the JSAS mission, which is “to develop, advance, disseminate, promote, and preserve knowledge within the academic discipline of sport management by providing an outlet that is both grounded in academic theory and driven by the needs of practitioners and the environment of the sport industry.”
The journal may be accessed for free at any time at http://www.jsasonline.org.
“We are very happy with the six articles that will appear in our inaugural issue,” Goss said.
“The research it contains will unquestionably advance our mission to serve practitioners within the sport industry, which is exactly what we envisioned when we founded the journal.”
Perhaps the most distinctive feature of the journal is that it offers management whitepapers that summarize each article in an effort to ease the absorption and understanding of the articles’ fundamental findings.
“We know sport managers are busy people, but they face a critical need for information, just like managers in any industry,” Goss said.
“Whitepapers are widely used in today’s managerial world to help digest large quantities of information, so we decided to import that concept into the sport management academy.”
Goss also noted that one manuscript in each issue would receive the Editor’s Choice Award, which will be given to the manuscript that the JSAS editorial staff feels is the most outstanding manuscript within the issue.
For the inaugural issue, an article entitled “Do BCS National Championships Lead To Recruiting Violations?” by Texas A&M professors Robert Clark and Paul Batista was selected to receive the distinction.
“The choice was a difficult one, but we kept coming back to Clark and Batista, who do a fantastic job of examining one of the most intriguing dilemmas of intercollegiate athletics and offer some insight into the issue through their empirical examination of the fruit of the win-at-all-cost mentality in college sports,” Goss said.
Other Distinctive Journal Features
Several other distinctive features can be found in journal’s first issue, and Goss said that such features would be common staples of the publication.
The journal opens with a commentary on the state of research publication in the sport management academy by Dr. William F. Stier, Jr., Distinguished Service Professor and graduate director of the athletic administration/sport management program at the College at Brockport/State University of New York in Brockport, N.Y.
Dr. Stier is also the editor of the International Journal of Sport Management, The Physical Educator, and the ICHPER-SD Journal of Research.
Following the six research articles is an excerpt from author Hara Estroff Marano’s widely acclaimed book A Nation of Wimps, which describes the hothouse of modern childrearing in which parents undermine their children's success and short-circuit necessary brain development by incorrectly defining success and removing junctures of failure for their children (www.nationofwimps.com).
The journal concludes with an excerpt on NCAA Division II programs assimilated by Nick Infante of College Athletics Clips (www.collegeathleticsclips.com), a publication that sifts through numerous publications and articles about intercollegiate athletics to provide distilled executive summaries of college athletics news and issues with value-added commentary.
In conjunction with JSAS’s vision of becoming a distinct academic publication, the artwork of renowned artist Douglas C. Hess of Madison, Ala., has been selected to grace the publication’s covers.
As one of the premier sports artists of the last two decades, Hess has immortalized numerous well-known moments in college and professional sports history, including Paul W. “Bear” Bryant’s final victory as the head football coach at the University of Alabama and the Tennessee Titans’ “Music City Miracle” play.
“We chose to add yet another distinguishing dimension to the publication by utilizing Doug Hess’ artwork on its cover to create visual cues that captivate and stimulate, thereby serving as a prelude to and a seal of quality for its contents,” Jubenville said.
Journal Partnerships
In an effort to accomplish its mission, JSAS has entered into partnerships with two affiliated publication institutions.
One partnership involves the University of Michigan Library and its Scholarly Publishing Office (SPO).
Jubenville noted, “Creating a journal published by an academic institution and involving the university library is a novel approach but one that makes perfect sense, because we can utilize the feasibility of existing expertise within the UMich Library as a way to manage academic publishing.”
“The academic library remains a vital part of the scholarly enterprise and understands the desire of scholars for increased accessibility of knowledge,” he added, noting that the library as an institution is not driven by market demands but rather exists to serve authors and patrons.
SPO exists to support authorial and editorial control of scholarship production, and to minimize publication costs by offering users and authors editorial and referee tools, improved publication schedules, and the ability to incorporate various multimedia elements.
SPO also develops mechanisms for publication and distribution of scholarly digital projects that move past traditional publication forms into new ways of scholarly expression.
JSAS’s other vital institutional partnership exists with the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC ®), an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system.
Developed by the Association of Research Libraries, SPARC has become a catalyst for change in scholarly publication with its pragmatic focus to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly communication models that expand the dissemination of scholarly research and reduce financial pressures on libraries.
In collaboration with stakeholders, including authors, publishers, and libraries, actions by SPARC build on unprecedented opportunities created by the networked digital environment to advance the conduct of scholarship.
SPARC can also assist in international publicity, indexing in search engines, and legal advice.
Future Journal Initiatives
Future initiatives include aggressive indexing, publicity of select articles, and an interactive media center, which will be developed and announced in the next few weeks.
“We have entered a new era of scholarly publication, not only in the field of sport management, but in academia as a whole, and we invite other journals to consider the new model we have contrived and draw inspiration from it to benefit future research efforts,” Jubenville said.
For more information about JSAS, please contact:
Dr. Colby B. Jubenville
Publisher
jubenvil@mtsu.edu
615-898-2909
Dr. Benjamin D. Goss
Editor
drbengoss@hotmail.com
417-836-6592
CONFERENCE: Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review
Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review
Early registration rates for the University of Toronto's upcoming
conference on Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review from May 18-20, are
good through THIS SUNDAY, April 19.
Information about the conference and online registration can be found
on our website, http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform
We are pleased to announce the participation of Johann Olav Koss,
President and CEO, Right to Play International, and Ann Peel,
Founding Chair, AthletesCAN, on our Athletes Rights panel.
Other invited participants to the Olympic Reform conference include:
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Giovanni Di Cola, International Labour Organization
Andrew Jennings, author of The Great Olympic Swindle, The New Lords of
the Rings and Foul! The Secret World of FIFA
John MacAloon, University of Chicago
Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Accommodations information for our conference, including a special
$32/person/night rate at the University of Toronto's New College, can
be found online. The conference has also reserved a limited number of
rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown which will be held
until April 18.
Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Dr. Heather Dichter at
heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
Early registration rates for the University of Toronto's upcoming
conference on Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review from May 18-20, are
good through THIS SUNDAY, April 19.
Information about the conference and online registration can be found
on our website, http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform
We are pleased to announce the participation of Johann Olav Koss,
President and CEO, Right to Play International, and Ann Peel,
Founding Chair, AthletesCAN, on our Athletes Rights panel.
Other invited participants to the Olympic Reform conference include:
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Giovanni Di Cola, International Labour Organization
Andrew Jennings, author of The Great Olympic Swindle, The New Lords of
the Rings and Foul! The Secret World of FIFA
John MacAloon, University of Chicago
Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Accommodations information for our conference, including a special
$32/person/night rate at the University of Toronto's New College, can
be found online. The conference has also reserved a limited number of
rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown which will be held
until April 18.
Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Dr. Heather Dichter at
heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
AWARD: Undergraduate Student Essay Competition | 2009 | Prix étudiant du premier cycle
University of Ottawa
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
2009 Competition
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Description
Each year, the RCSCS organizes a competition to reward the authors of outstanding essays in Canadian sport studies at the undergraduate level. The jury can award two prizes of $400 each for the best essays in French and in English, respectively. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of scientific societies in North America and La Francophonie. Winning essays are also made available on the Centre’s website.
The essays, of approximately twenty to thirty pages in length, focus on an issue connected to sport in Canadian society. More precisely, the essays concentrate on the social, managerial, economic, cultural, historical, ethical or philosophical aspects of sport.
The contest is primarily aimed at students registered at the undergraduate level in Canadian universities in 2008-2009. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as their essay focuses on Canada.
Essays need to be the sole creation of the student, meaning that a professor’s involvement cannot exceed that of reviewing the paper for a University course. A written confirmation to that effect may be requested form the student’s professor.
To submit an entry
Essays should be :
1. submitted electronically at Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca; or
2. mailed, accompanied by an electronic version on a disc or USB key, to the following address:
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa
Montpetit Hall, Room 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
Essays must be mailed on the day of the deadline at the latest, the post office stamp serving as proof.
Winners will be chosen during the course of the summer term. The choice will be made public in September 2009.
Selection Committee
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
For more information, please visit www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm or contact :
Marcel Fallu
Research Coordinator
613 562-5800, ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
=============
Université d’Ottawa
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Prix étudiant de premier cycle en études du sport
Concours 2009
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009
Chaque année, le CRSSC organise un concours pour récompenser les auteurs d'essais de premier cycle en études du sport au Canada dont la qualité se démarque. Le jury a la possibilité d’attribuer deux prix de 400 $ chacun pour les meilleurs essais en français et en anglais. Les noms des récipiendaires sont affichés sur le site web du centre et sont acheminés aux listes d’envois de diverses sociétés scientifiques nord-américaines et de la Francophonie pour diffusion. Les essais gagnants sont également rendus disponibles sur le site Internet du centre.
Les essais, d’une longueur de vingt à trente pages, portent sur une question relative au sport dans la société canadienne, plus précisément sur les aspects sociaux, administratifs, économiques, culturels, historiques, éthiques ou philosophiques du sport.
Le concours s’adresse avant tout aux étudiants inscrits au premier cycle dans une université canadienne en 2008-2009. Les étudiants inscrits pendant la même période dans une université située à l’extérieur du Canada sont aussi éligibles à condition que l’essai porte sur le Canada.
L’essai doit être le fruit exclusif du travail de l’étudiant, c’est-à-dire que l’implication d’un professeur ne doit pas excéder l’équivalent de la révision d’un travail réalisé dans le cadre d’un cours universitaire. Une confirmation écrite de la part du professeur peut être demandée.
Pour soumettre sa candidature
L’essai doit être:
1. soumis en version électronique à l'adresse Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca ou;
2. posté (accompagné d’une version électronique sur disque ou clé USB) à l’adresse suivante :
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne
Université d’Ottawa
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
il doit être mis à la poste au plus tard le jour de la date d’échéance, le sceau postal faisant foi.
Les gagnants seront déterminés au cours de la session d’été et leurs noms seront rendus publics en septembre 2009.
Comité de sélection
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez le www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm, ou communiquez avec :
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
613 562-5800, poste 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
2009 Competition
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Description
Each year, the RCSCS organizes a competition to reward the authors of outstanding essays in Canadian sport studies at the undergraduate level. The jury can award two prizes of $400 each for the best essays in French and in English, respectively. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of scientific societies in North America and La Francophonie. Winning essays are also made available on the Centre’s website.
The essays, of approximately twenty to thirty pages in length, focus on an issue connected to sport in Canadian society. More precisely, the essays concentrate on the social, managerial, economic, cultural, historical, ethical or philosophical aspects of sport.
The contest is primarily aimed at students registered at the undergraduate level in Canadian universities in 2008-2009. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as their essay focuses on Canada.
Essays need to be the sole creation of the student, meaning that a professor’s involvement cannot exceed that of reviewing the paper for a University course. A written confirmation to that effect may be requested form the student’s professor.
To submit an entry
Essays should be :
1. submitted electronically at Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca; or
2. mailed, accompanied by an electronic version on a disc or USB key, to the following address:
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa
Montpetit Hall, Room 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
Essays must be mailed on the day of the deadline at the latest, the post office stamp serving as proof.
Winners will be chosen during the course of the summer term. The choice will be made public in September 2009.
Selection Committee
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
For more information, please visit www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm or contact :
Marcel Fallu
Research Coordinator
613 562-5800, ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
=============
Université d’Ottawa
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Prix étudiant de premier cycle en études du sport
Concours 2009
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009
Chaque année, le CRSSC organise un concours pour récompenser les auteurs d'essais de premier cycle en études du sport au Canada dont la qualité se démarque. Le jury a la possibilité d’attribuer deux prix de 400 $ chacun pour les meilleurs essais en français et en anglais. Les noms des récipiendaires sont affichés sur le site web du centre et sont acheminés aux listes d’envois de diverses sociétés scientifiques nord-américaines et de la Francophonie pour diffusion. Les essais gagnants sont également rendus disponibles sur le site Internet du centre.
Les essais, d’une longueur de vingt à trente pages, portent sur une question relative au sport dans la société canadienne, plus précisément sur les aspects sociaux, administratifs, économiques, culturels, historiques, éthiques ou philosophiques du sport.
Le concours s’adresse avant tout aux étudiants inscrits au premier cycle dans une université canadienne en 2008-2009. Les étudiants inscrits pendant la même période dans une université située à l’extérieur du Canada sont aussi éligibles à condition que l’essai porte sur le Canada.
L’essai doit être le fruit exclusif du travail de l’étudiant, c’est-à-dire que l’implication d’un professeur ne doit pas excéder l’équivalent de la révision d’un travail réalisé dans le cadre d’un cours universitaire. Une confirmation écrite de la part du professeur peut être demandée.
Pour soumettre sa candidature
L’essai doit être:
1. soumis en version électronique à l'adresse Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca ou;
2. posté (accompagné d’une version électronique sur disque ou clé USB) à l’adresse suivante :
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne
Université d’Ottawa
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
il doit être mis à la poste au plus tard le jour de la date d’échéance, le sceau postal faisant foi.
Les gagnants seront déterminés au cours de la session d’été et leurs noms seront rendus publics en septembre 2009.
Comité de sélection
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez le www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm, ou communiquez avec :
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
613 562-5800, poste 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
SUMMER SCHOOL: Copenhagen Summer School 2009
Copenhagen Summer School 2009
Sport and movement cultures - developments and practices in a globalised world
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers –
Course for PhD Students
Date: August 17-24, 2009
Place: Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Modern sport is both a product and a motor of globalisation; it has developed into a worldwide institution which controls access and rules, as well as messages and images. Sportification with its focus on performance, competition and records has transformed traditional movement cultures, but new global trends, such as ‘sport for health’ and ‘sport for all’, are contributing to a desportification of modern sport.
The aim of this Summer School is to reconstruct the emergence of various concepts of physical activity in the Western world and their struggle for dominance in the social field of sport. Emphasis will be laid on the causes and effects of global sport, among others the adaptation of movement cultures to sporting principles, as well as inclusion and exclusion processes which disadvantage or privilege people depending on their social and ethnic backgrounds and the resources of their respective countries. A major focus of the Summer School will be on the impact of globalisation on various areas, for example physical education, sport business, media sport, bodily performance or sport-related migration. Global health, body and beauty ideals and practices constitute a further issue of debate, which will include the discourses and policies pursued in various countries. As global processes always have to be embedded in a local context, “glocalisation”, the transformation of global developments to suit the local environment, will be one of the Summer School topics.
In the discussion of global sport one has also to take the roles and reactions of individuals into consideration. How does global media sport influence motivation and sports participation among children, adolescents and adults and among women and men? We will explore how the different movement cultures (and sub-cultures) provide certain images and how these are used for enactments and become part of identities.
The Summer School, which addresses PhD students and young researchers, offers the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, and the opportunity of presenting research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. The involvement of internationally renowned experts will guarantee that knowledge and advice, as well as the evaluation of students’ papers will contribute decisively to research of high quality and relevance.
Organisation:
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport and globalisation. The students will have the opportunity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions. All students will have the opportunity to present a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted before the Summer School begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups with other students and with experts. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Experts:
Scholars of the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Guest lecturers
Henning Eichberg, Denmark, University of Odense
Annette Hofmann, Germany, Ludwigsburg Pedagogical University
Elizabeth Pike, UK, University of Chichester
Gerald Gems, U.S., North Central College
John Horne, U.K, University of Central Lancashire
Barrie Houlihan, U.K, Loughborough University
Dorothee Alfermann, Germany, University Leipzig (has to be confirmed)
Selection of the students:
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History, (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). The participants may work in different disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include students from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free.
We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Travel and accommodation has to be covered by the participants.
There is the opportunity to sleep in a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Call for applications:
Please send a CV and an abstract of your PhD project to:
phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline: May 15, 2009
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
E-mail: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
For information see also: http://reps.ku.dk/phd_courses/reps/summerschool2009/
Sport and movement cultures - developments and practices in a globalised world
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers –
Course for PhD Students
Date: August 17-24, 2009
Place: Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Modern sport is both a product and a motor of globalisation; it has developed into a worldwide institution which controls access and rules, as well as messages and images. Sportification with its focus on performance, competition and records has transformed traditional movement cultures, but new global trends, such as ‘sport for health’ and ‘sport for all’, are contributing to a desportification of modern sport.
The aim of this Summer School is to reconstruct the emergence of various concepts of physical activity in the Western world and their struggle for dominance in the social field of sport. Emphasis will be laid on the causes and effects of global sport, among others the adaptation of movement cultures to sporting principles, as well as inclusion and exclusion processes which disadvantage or privilege people depending on their social and ethnic backgrounds and the resources of their respective countries. A major focus of the Summer School will be on the impact of globalisation on various areas, for example physical education, sport business, media sport, bodily performance or sport-related migration. Global health, body and beauty ideals and practices constitute a further issue of debate, which will include the discourses and policies pursued in various countries. As global processes always have to be embedded in a local context, “glocalisation”, the transformation of global developments to suit the local environment, will be one of the Summer School topics.
In the discussion of global sport one has also to take the roles and reactions of individuals into consideration. How does global media sport influence motivation and sports participation among children, adolescents and adults and among women and men? We will explore how the different movement cultures (and sub-cultures) provide certain images and how these are used for enactments and become part of identities.
The Summer School, which addresses PhD students and young researchers, offers the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, and the opportunity of presenting research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. The involvement of internationally renowned experts will guarantee that knowledge and advice, as well as the evaluation of students’ papers will contribute decisively to research of high quality and relevance.
Organisation:
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport and globalisation. The students will have the opportunity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions. All students will have the opportunity to present a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted before the Summer School begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups with other students and with experts. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Experts:
Scholars of the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Guest lecturers
Henning Eichberg, Denmark, University of Odense
Annette Hofmann, Germany, Ludwigsburg Pedagogical University
Elizabeth Pike, UK, University of Chichester
Gerald Gems, U.S., North Central College
John Horne, U.K, University of Central Lancashire
Barrie Houlihan, U.K, Loughborough University
Dorothee Alfermann, Germany, University Leipzig (has to be confirmed)
Selection of the students:
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History, (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). The participants may work in different disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include students from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free.
We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Travel and accommodation has to be covered by the participants.
There is the opportunity to sleep in a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Call for applications:
Please send a CV and an abstract of your PhD project to:
phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline: May 15, 2009
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
E-mail: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
For information see also: http://reps.ku.dk/phd_courses/reps/summerschool2009/
SYMPOSIUM: 21st COOPERSTOWN SYMPOSIUM ON BASEBALL AND AMERICAN CULTURE
21st COOPERSTOWN SYMPOSIUM ON BASEBALL AND AMERICAN CULTURE
June 3 - 5, 2009
Cooperstown, New York
Co-sponsored by:
The State University of New York at Oneonta
&
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Paul Dickson
Author of The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd ed., The UnWritten Rules of Baseball, The Joy of Keeping Score and many other baseball titles, Mr. Dickson will be speaking about his work on the historical lexicography of baseball terms and expressions.
Registration Sheet
Due Date: Monday, June 1, 2009
Registration Fee Information
$175 General Fee
$160 Friends of the Hall of Fame Members
$100 Undergraduate/Graduate Students (with student ID)
Registration fee includes light refreshments each day, a catered dinner in the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery on Thursday, and a three-day pass to the Hall of Fame. Per diem rates are available for those unable to attend the entire symposium.
To register; please complete this form, include remittance, and mail to:
Jim Gates
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
E-mail: jgates@baseballhalloffame.org
Fax: 607-547-4094
Make check payable to: OAS (Specify Baseball Account on Memo Line)
(Please Print)
Name:
Address:
Status: ___ General Fee ($175)
___ Friends of the HOF Member ($160)
___ Undergraduate/Graduate ($100)
Payment: ___ Check enclosed
___ Credit Card Card:
Card Number:
Exp. Date:
Institutional Affiliation:
Daytime Phone: Email:
Preferred Name on ID Tag:
Accommodations information may be found at the following web site:
http://www.cooperstownchamber.org/
Questions? Contact:
James L. Gates Jr., Library Director
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
607-547-0311 (direct)
607-547-4094 (fax)
888-425-5633 (general)
jgates@baseballhalloffame.org
baseballhalloffame.org
June 3 - 5, 2009
Cooperstown, New York
Co-sponsored by:
The State University of New York at Oneonta
&
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Paul Dickson
Author of The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd ed., The UnWritten Rules of Baseball, The Joy of Keeping Score and many other baseball titles, Mr. Dickson will be speaking about his work on the historical lexicography of baseball terms and expressions.
Registration Sheet
Due Date: Monday, June 1, 2009
Registration Fee Information
$175 General Fee
$160 Friends of the Hall of Fame Members
$100 Undergraduate/Graduate Students (with student ID)
Registration fee includes light refreshments each day, a catered dinner in the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery on Thursday, and a three-day pass to the Hall of Fame. Per diem rates are available for those unable to attend the entire symposium.
To register; please complete this form, include remittance, and mail to:
Jim Gates
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
E-mail: jgates@baseballhalloffame.org
Fax: 607-547-4094
Make check payable to: OAS (Specify Baseball Account on Memo Line)
(Please Print)
Name:
Address:
Status: ___ General Fee ($175)
___ Friends of the HOF Member ($160)
___ Undergraduate/Graduate ($100)
Payment: ___ Check enclosed
___ Credit Card Card:
Card Number:
Exp. Date:
Institutional Affiliation:
Daytime Phone: Email:
Preferred Name on ID Tag:
Accommodations information may be found at the following web site:
http://www.cooperstownchamber.org/
Questions? Contact:
James L. Gates Jr., Library Director
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
607-547-0311 (direct)
607-547-4094 (fax)
888-425-5633 (general)
jgates@baseballhalloffame.org
baseballhalloffame.org
Sunday, April 12, 2009
AWARD: Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
University of Ottawa
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
2009 Competition
Description
Each year, a selection committee composed of RCSCS members awards two prizes of $400 each for the best undergraduate essays in sports studies, i.e. one for the best essay in French, and one for the best essay in English. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of scientific societies in North America and La Francophonie. Winning essays are made available on the Centre’s website.
The essays, of approximately twenty to thirty pages in length, focus on an issue connected to sport in Canadian society. More precisely, the essays concentrate on the social, managerial, economic, cultural, historical, ethical or philosophical aspects of sport.
Goals
* Promote student interest for sports studies
* Promote the image of sports studies in Canadian universitie
* Encourage undergraduate students to enroll in graduate studies in sports studies, most preferably in a Canadian university.
Next Competition
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Early entries are welcomed at all times.
The essay should be:
1. submitted electronically at Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca; or
2. mailed, accompanied by an electronic version on a disc or USB key, to the following address:
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa
Montpetit Hall, Room 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
It must be mailed on the day of the deadline at the latest, the post office stamp serving as proof.
Winners will be chosen during the course of the summer term. The choice will be made public in September 2009.
Eligibility
The contest is primarily aimed at students registered in Canadian universities in programs such as Human Kinetics, Canadian Studies, Women’s Studies, as well as in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as the essay is on a Canadian subject.
The paper needs to be the sole creation of the student, meaning that a professor’s involvement cannot exceed that of reviewing the paper for a University course. A written confirmation to that effect may be requested form the student’s professor.
Selection Committee
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
For more information, please visit http://www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm or contact:
Marcel Fallu
Research Coordinator
613 562-5800, ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
Université d’Ottawa
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Prix étudiant de premier cycle en études du sport
Concours 2009
Description
Chaque année, un comité de sélection formé de membres du CRSSC attribue deux prix de $400 chacun pour les meilleurs essais de premier cycle en études du sport, soit un prix pour le meilleur essai en français et un prix pour le meilleur essai en anglais. Les noms des récipiendaires sont affichés sur le site web du centre et sont acheminés aux listes d’envois de diverses sociétés scientifiques nord-américaines et de la Francophonie pour diffusion. Les essais gagnants sont également rendus disponibles sur le site Internet du centre.
Les essais, d’une longueur de vingt à trente pages, portent sur une question relative au sport dans la société canadienne, plus précisément sur les aspects sociaux, administratifs, économiques, culturels, historiques, éthiques ou philosophiques du sport.
Objectifs
* promouvoir l’intérêt des étudiants à l’égard des études du spor
* promouvoir l’image des études du sport dans l’université canadien
* inciter les étudiants de premier cycle à entreprendre des études supérieures en études du sport, de préférence dans une université canadienne.
Prochain concours
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009.
Des textes peuvent être soumis en tout temps avant cette date.
L’essai doit être:
1. soumis en version électronique à l'adresse Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca ou;
2. posté (accompagné d’une version électronique sur disque ou clé USB) à l’adresse suivante :
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Université d’Ottawa
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
il doit être mis à la poste au plus tard le jour de la date d’échéance, le sceau postal faisant foi.
Les gagnants seront déterminés au cours de la session d’été et leurs noms seront rendus publics en septembre 2009.
Éligibilité
Le concours s’adresse surtout aux étudiants inscrits dans des universités canadiennes en sciences de l’activité physique, en études canadiennes, en études des femmes, dans les disciplines des sciences sociales ou dans toute autre discipline apparentée. Les étudiants inscrits dans des universités étrangères sont aussi éligibles, dans la mesure où l’essai porte sur le Canada.
L’essai doit être le fruit exclusif du travail de l’étudiant, c’est-à-dire que l’implication d’un professeur ne doit pas excéder l’équivalent de la révision d’un travail réalisé dans le cadre d’un cours universitaire. Une confirmation écrite de la part du professeur peut être demandée.
Comité de sélection
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez l’adresse http://www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm, ou communiquez avec :
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
613 562-5800, poste 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
2009 Competition
Description
Each year, a selection committee composed of RCSCS members awards two prizes of $400 each for the best undergraduate essays in sports studies, i.e. one for the best essay in French, and one for the best essay in English. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of scientific societies in North America and La Francophonie. Winning essays are made available on the Centre’s website.
The essays, of approximately twenty to thirty pages in length, focus on an issue connected to sport in Canadian society. More precisely, the essays concentrate on the social, managerial, economic, cultural, historical, ethical or philosophical aspects of sport.
Goals
* Promote student interest for sports studies
* Promote the image of sports studies in Canadian universitie
* Encourage undergraduate students to enroll in graduate studies in sports studies, most preferably in a Canadian university.
Next Competition
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Early entries are welcomed at all times.
The essay should be:
1. submitted electronically at Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca; or
2. mailed, accompanied by an electronic version on a disc or USB key, to the following address:
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa
Montpetit Hall, Room 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
It must be mailed on the day of the deadline at the latest, the post office stamp serving as proof.
Winners will be chosen during the course of the summer term. The choice will be made public in September 2009.
Eligibility
The contest is primarily aimed at students registered in Canadian universities in programs such as Human Kinetics, Canadian Studies, Women’s Studies, as well as in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as the essay is on a Canadian subject.
The paper needs to be the sole creation of the student, meaning that a professor’s involvement cannot exceed that of reviewing the paper for a University course. A written confirmation to that effect may be requested form the student’s professor.
Selection Committee
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
For more information, please visit http://www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm or contact:
Marcel Fallu
Research Coordinator
613 562-5800, ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
Université d’Ottawa
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Prix étudiant de premier cycle en études du sport
Concours 2009
Description
Chaque année, un comité de sélection formé de membres du CRSSC attribue deux prix de $400 chacun pour les meilleurs essais de premier cycle en études du sport, soit un prix pour le meilleur essai en français et un prix pour le meilleur essai en anglais. Les noms des récipiendaires sont affichés sur le site web du centre et sont acheminés aux listes d’envois de diverses sociétés scientifiques nord-américaines et de la Francophonie pour diffusion. Les essais gagnants sont également rendus disponibles sur le site Internet du centre.
Les essais, d’une longueur de vingt à trente pages, portent sur une question relative au sport dans la société canadienne, plus précisément sur les aspects sociaux, administratifs, économiques, culturels, historiques, éthiques ou philosophiques du sport.
Objectifs
* promouvoir l’intérêt des étudiants à l’égard des études du spor
* promouvoir l’image des études du sport dans l’université canadien
* inciter les étudiants de premier cycle à entreprendre des études supérieures en études du sport, de préférence dans une université canadienne.
Prochain concours
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009.
Des textes peuvent être soumis en tout temps avant cette date.
L’essai doit être:
1. soumis en version électronique à l'adresse Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca ou;
2. posté (accompagné d’une version électronique sur disque ou clé USB) à l’adresse suivante :
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Université d’Ottawa
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
il doit être mis à la poste au plus tard le jour de la date d’échéance, le sceau postal faisant foi.
Les gagnants seront déterminés au cours de la session d’été et leurs noms seront rendus publics en septembre 2009.
Éligibilité
Le concours s’adresse surtout aux étudiants inscrits dans des universités canadiennes en sciences de l’activité physique, en études canadiennes, en études des femmes, dans les disciplines des sciences sociales ou dans toute autre discipline apparentée. Les étudiants inscrits dans des universités étrangères sont aussi éligibles, dans la mesure où l’essai porte sur le Canada.
L’essai doit être le fruit exclusif du travail de l’étudiant, c’est-à-dire que l’implication d’un professeur ne doit pas excéder l’équivalent de la révision d’un travail réalisé dans le cadre d’un cours universitaire. Une confirmation écrite de la part du professeur peut être demandée.
Comité de sélection
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez l’adresse http://www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm, ou communiquez avec :
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
613 562-5800, poste 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
CFP: The Chicago Seminar on Sport and Culture
The Chicago Seminar on Sport and Culture
Co-sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University and the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture
CALL FOR PAPERS
for the 2009–10 academic year
Deadline for Submission: 25 April 2009
The seminar is intended to draw together scholars from a variety of fields to share their inquiries in the history, sociology, literature, anthropology, and economics of athletics.
Comparative as well as interdisciplinary, the seminar engages the development of sport
within diverse cultural settings—ancient and modern—and explores topics that range
beyond the playing fields: the social construction of masculinity, for instance, or the
relationship between sport and ethnic identity. Each seminar features a presentation of
original research by a scholar in the field as well as cultural commentary on sport.
Ideally, our meetings stimulate wide-ranging discussions, applicable for use in both
classroom and broader professional forums.
The seminar is open to graduate students, faculty members, independent scholars and
the general public. Priority is given to individuals who are at a stage of their research at which they can best profit from discussion. The seminar meets on selected Fridays during the academic year, 3:30–5:00 PM, at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
To propose a paper, please send a one-page proposal, a statement explaining the relationship of the paper to your other work, and a brief c.v. to Jenny Butler, Program Assistant, Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, The
Newberry Library. Please send all materials as electronic attachments via email
to: scholl@newberry.org.
If you are interested in proposing a paper and have questions, please contact one of the seminar coordinators, Steve Riess (Northeastern Illinois University,
S-Reiss@neiu.edu; (773) 442-5631) or Gerald Gems (North Central College,
grgems@noctrl.edu; (630) 637-5502.)
The Newberry Library is unable to provide funds for travel or lodging, but can assist in locating discounted accommodations.
If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive announcements of upcoming presentations,or if you would like further information about Newberry Library seminars, phone Jenny Butler at the Dr.William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture at the Newberry Library at (312) 255-3524,or send an e-mail to scholl@newberry.org. (Please include your e-mail address with all
communications, and let us know if you would be willing to receive announcements by e-mail.)
Dr. William M. Scholl Center for
American History and Culture
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 255-3524/ scholl@newberry.org
http://www.newberry.org
Co-sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University and the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture
CALL FOR PAPERS
for the 2009–10 academic year
Deadline for Submission: 25 April 2009
The seminar is intended to draw together scholars from a variety of fields to share their inquiries in the history, sociology, literature, anthropology, and economics of athletics.
Comparative as well as interdisciplinary, the seminar engages the development of sport
within diverse cultural settings—ancient and modern—and explores topics that range
beyond the playing fields: the social construction of masculinity, for instance, or the
relationship between sport and ethnic identity. Each seminar features a presentation of
original research by a scholar in the field as well as cultural commentary on sport.
Ideally, our meetings stimulate wide-ranging discussions, applicable for use in both
classroom and broader professional forums.
The seminar is open to graduate students, faculty members, independent scholars and
the general public. Priority is given to individuals who are at a stage of their research at which they can best profit from discussion. The seminar meets on selected Fridays during the academic year, 3:30–5:00 PM, at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
To propose a paper, please send a one-page proposal, a statement explaining the relationship of the paper to your other work, and a brief c.v. to Jenny Butler, Program Assistant, Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, The
Newberry Library. Please send all materials as electronic attachments via email
to: scholl@newberry.org.
If you are interested in proposing a paper and have questions, please contact one of the seminar coordinators, Steve Riess (Northeastern Illinois University,
S-Reiss@neiu.edu; (773) 442-5631) or Gerald Gems (North Central College,
grgems@noctrl.edu; (630) 637-5502.)
The Newberry Library is unable to provide funds for travel or lodging, but can assist in locating discounted accommodations.
If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive announcements of upcoming presentations,or if you would like further information about Newberry Library seminars, phone Jenny Butler at the Dr.William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture at the Newberry Library at (312) 255-3524,or send an e-mail to scholl@newberry.org. (Please include your e-mail address with all
communications, and let us know if you would be willing to receive announcements by e-mail.)
Dr. William M. Scholl Center for
American History and Culture
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 255-3524/ scholl@newberry.org
http://www.newberry.org
JOB: Assistant Professor—Sport Media, Ithaca
Position Announcement
Ithaca College
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Department of Sport Management & Media
TITLE: Assistant Professor—Sport Media (Tenure eligible)
APPOINTMENT: August 15, 2009
DESCRIPTION
Primary duties include, but are not limited to, undergraduate and potentially graduate instruction in the Sport Management program, and placement and supervision of Sport Media interns. The successful candidate will be required to teach at least three of the following courses: Sport Media Relations, Sport Publications, Evolution of Sport Media, and Sport Video Production. In addition, candidates must demonstrate a commitment to student advising that goes beyond course selection and includes strategic career planning. Substantial involvement in scholarly activities and service activities is also expected.
QUALIFICATIONS Earned doctorate in communications, sport media, or a related field (Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D. preferred; ABD considered). Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the collegiate level; scholarly accomplishment or potential; and professional service record or potential are essential (this may include previous experience working in the sport industry). Evidence of teaching effectiveness or potential at the collegiate level; scholarly accomplishment or potential; and professional service record or potential are essential.
AFFIRMATIVE
Ithaca College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Members ACTION of underrepresented groups (including people of color, persons with disabilities, Vietnam veterans, and women) are encouraged to apply.
ITHACA COLLEGE
Ithaca College is a private, co-educational comprehensive college with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and 230 graduate students. A faculty of 453 full-time and 180 part-time faculty members serve the student body. Ithaca College offers approximately 96 degree programs including 17 master’s degree programs.
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT MANGEMENT
The Department of Sport Management & Media offers degrees in 3 undergraduate programs: Sport Management, Sport Media and Sport Studies & MEDIA with a total enrollment of 225 majors and a master’s degree program in Sport Management. The department encourages close interaction between faculty and students, and emphasizes the importance of transformative and integrative learning experiences. The Department of Sport Management & Media is also NASSM/NASPE approved.
THE COMMUNITY
Ithaca is situated in upstate New York in the center of the Finger Lakes region. It is a city of 29,000 which abounds with year-round recreational and cultural opportunities. Cornell University is also located in Ithaca.
APPLICATION
Interested applicants should apply on line at http:www.icjobs.org and attach a
letter of application and vita. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources (607) 274-1207. Additional inquiries about the position may be made by contacting the Chair of the search committee: Ellen J. Staurowsky at 607-274-1730. Screening of applications will
begin March 23, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Ithaca College
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Department of Sport Management & Media
TITLE: Assistant Professor—Sport Media (Tenure eligible)
APPOINTMENT: August 15, 2009
DESCRIPTION
Primary duties include, but are not limited to, undergraduate and potentially graduate instruction in the Sport Management program, and placement and supervision of Sport Media interns. The successful candidate will be required to teach at least three of the following courses: Sport Media Relations, Sport Publications, Evolution of Sport Media, and Sport Video Production. In addition, candidates must demonstrate a commitment to student advising that goes beyond course selection and includes strategic career planning. Substantial involvement in scholarly activities and service activities is also expected.
QUALIFICATIONS Earned doctorate in communications, sport media, or a related field (Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D. preferred; ABD considered). Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the collegiate level; scholarly accomplishment or potential; and professional service record or potential are essential (this may include previous experience working in the sport industry). Evidence of teaching effectiveness or potential at the collegiate level; scholarly accomplishment or potential; and professional service record or potential are essential.
AFFIRMATIVE
Ithaca College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Members ACTION of underrepresented groups (including people of color, persons with disabilities, Vietnam veterans, and women) are encouraged to apply.
ITHACA COLLEGE
Ithaca College is a private, co-educational comprehensive college with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and 230 graduate students. A faculty of 453 full-time and 180 part-time faculty members serve the student body. Ithaca College offers approximately 96 degree programs including 17 master’s degree programs.
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT MANGEMENT
The Department of Sport Management & Media offers degrees in 3 undergraduate programs: Sport Management, Sport Media and Sport Studies & MEDIA with a total enrollment of 225 majors and a master’s degree program in Sport Management. The department encourages close interaction between faculty and students, and emphasizes the importance of transformative and integrative learning experiences. The Department of Sport Management & Media is also NASSM/NASPE approved.
THE COMMUNITY
Ithaca is situated in upstate New York in the center of the Finger Lakes region. It is a city of 29,000 which abounds with year-round recreational and cultural opportunities. Cornell University is also located in Ithaca.
APPLICATION
Interested applicants should apply on line at http:www.icjobs.org and attach a
letter of application and vita. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources (607) 274-1207. Additional inquiries about the position may be made by contacting the Chair of the search committee: Ellen J. Staurowsky at 607-274-1730. Screening of applications will
begin March 23, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
ACTION: Women's ski jumping
Ottawa, ON. . . CAAWS, the Canadian Association for the Advancement of
Women and Sport and Physical Activity, has added its name to the growing
number of organizations calling on the International Olympic Committee
to include Women's Ski Jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in
Vancouver.
CAAWS has sent a letter endorsing the resolution approved by the City of
Vancouver to Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC). In the letter, CAAWS Chair Nicole Smith requested that
the IOC revisit its decision to exclude women's ski jumping from the
2010 Games. The IOC will be holding a meeting in Denver, Colorado March
25th -27th, 2009.
“Despite the superb planning of the VANOC team to host these games in
Canada, we feel that it would be a terrible legacy to see these games
excluding the women's ski jumping event,” said CAAWS chair Nicole Smith.
“There is still time to reverse this decision, and to see these Olympic
Games remembered for gender-equity, rather than for this unfortunate
ruling.”
CAAWS has urged all individuals and organizations who receive its
electronic newsletter to follow suit, to sign the petition at
www.wsj2010.com and send a similar letter to
the IOC before April 20th, 2009.
Women and Sport and Physical Activity, has added its name to the growing
number of organizations calling on the International Olympic Committee
to include Women's Ski Jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in
Vancouver.
CAAWS has sent a letter endorsing the resolution approved by the City of
Vancouver to Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC). In the letter, CAAWS Chair Nicole Smith requested that
the IOC revisit its decision to exclude women's ski jumping from the
2010 Games. The IOC will be holding a meeting in Denver, Colorado March
25th -27th, 2009.
“Despite the superb planning of the VANOC team to host these games in
Canada, we feel that it would be a terrible legacy to see these games
excluding the women's ski jumping event,” said CAAWS chair Nicole Smith.
“There is still time to reverse this decision, and to see these Olympic
Games remembered for gender-equity, rather than for this unfortunate
ruling.”
CAAWS has urged all individuals and organizations who receive its
electronic newsletter to follow suit, to sign the petition at
www.wsj2010.com
the IOC before April 20th, 2009.
CFP: Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth Special Issue on Youth and Sport
Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
Call for Papers: Youth and Sport
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (JHCY) announces a call for papers for a special issue on youth and sport to be published in the summer of 2010.
Because the World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time in 2010, we are especially interested in articles dealing with youth and soccer or with the connections between sport and young people in Africa. However, the editors encourage submissions from historians working in any geographical region or time period and from scholars in other disciplines with historical interests in children, young people and athletics.
Please submit a full-length article (c. 10,000 words) and a one page CV by September 1, 2009. Articles submitted for publication should follow the guidelines contained in The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition using endnotes. Author information, including an abstract that details the argument and significance of the essay, must be included on a separate page and all identifying information should be removed from the manuscript prior to submission. All manuscripts accepted for consideration in the special issue will be peer reviewed by outside readers. Please send an electronic copy (preferably in Microsoft Word format) to:
Brian D. Bunk
Co-Editor
jhcy@history.umass.edu
JHCY is a peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the Society for the History of Children and Youth by Johns Hopkins University Press. For more information please visit the website at www.umass.edu/jhcy
Call for Papers: Youth and Sport
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (JHCY) announces a call for papers for a special issue on youth and sport to be published in the summer of 2010.
Because the World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time in 2010, we are especially interested in articles dealing with youth and soccer or with the connections between sport and young people in Africa. However, the editors encourage submissions from historians working in any geographical region or time period and from scholars in other disciplines with historical interests in children, young people and athletics.
Please submit a full-length article (c. 10,000 words) and a one page CV by September 1, 2009. Articles submitted for publication should follow the guidelines contained in The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition using endnotes. Author information, including an abstract that details the argument and significance of the essay, must be included on a separate page and all identifying information should be removed from the manuscript prior to submission. All manuscripts accepted for consideration in the special issue will be peer reviewed by outside readers. Please send an electronic copy (preferably in Microsoft Word format) to:
Brian D. Bunk
Co-Editor
jhcy@history.umass.edu
JHCY is a peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the Society for the History of Children and Youth by Johns Hopkins University Press. For more information please visit the website at www.umass.edu/jhcy
CONFERENCE: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport at UNC-Chapel Hill
*2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport to be held at UNC-Chapel Hill*
Five Keynote Speakers and Three Panel Discussions Highlight Three-Day Event
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The College Sport Research Institute and the
Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill are proud to announce the lineup of speakers and
panelists for the *2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport*, which
will be held at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing
Education at UNC-CH, April 15^th -18^th .
The keynote speakers will include: Professional skier and football
player, *Jeremy Bloom*; former Davidson College All-American basketball
player and author, *John Gerdy*; *Dr. Bernie Mullin*, Principal, The
Aspire Group; University of Maryland Athletic Director *Deborah Yow*;
and /New York Times/ columnist, *William **Rhoden*.
Three panel discussions will make up the “Issues in College Sport
Symposium” on Thursday, April 16^th . The first panel, “Special Admit
Limbo: How Low Can You Go?,” will feature: *John Blanchard*, Senior
Associate Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill; *Dr. Richard Lapchick*, Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida; *Carrie Leger*,
Director, Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes, North Carolina
State University; and *Dr. Pellom McDaniels*, Assistant Professor of
History, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The second panel, “The ‘ESPNification’ of College Sport,” will include:
former sport marketing executive, *Sonny Vaccaro*; Assistant Vice
President for Pre-College Youth Development and Academic Success
Initiatives, *Dr. Leonard Moore*; and college basketball television
analyst and attorney, *Jay Bilas*.
The third panel, “The College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in
Sight?,” will feature: *Dick Baddour*, Athletic Director, University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill; *Dr. Robert “Bob” Malekoff*, Assistant
Professor of Sport Studies and Sport Management Program Director,
Guilford College; *Kelly Mehrtens*, Director of Athletics, University of
North Carolina Wilmington; and *Dr. Andrew Zimbalist*, Professor of
Economics, Smith College.
The two-day *Scholarly Conference on College Sport* program includes 54
peer-reviewed college-sport research academic presentations, 32 poster
presentations, and five roundtable/workshops.
Those interested in more information on the student-run conference and
the accompanying *Tee Off For Tar Heels *golf tournament are invited to
visit the conference website, www.csriconference.org
, as well as the tournament website,
www.teeoff4tarheels.com.
Media contact: Robert Hayden, CSRI Communications Coordinator
919-843-6774 / csri-pr@unc.edu
Five Keynote Speakers and Three Panel Discussions Highlight Three-Day Event
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The College Sport Research Institute and the
Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill are proud to announce the lineup of speakers and
panelists for the *2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport*, which
will be held at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing
Education at UNC-CH, April 15^th -18^th .
The keynote speakers will include: Professional skier and football
player, *Jeremy Bloom*; former Davidson College All-American basketball
player and author, *John Gerdy*; *Dr. Bernie Mullin*, Principal, The
Aspire Group; University of Maryland Athletic Director *Deborah Yow*;
and /New York Times/ columnist, *William **Rhoden*.
Three panel discussions will make up the “Issues in College Sport
Symposium” on Thursday, April 16^th . The first panel, “Special Admit
Limbo: How Low Can You Go?,” will feature: *John Blanchard*, Senior
Associate Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill; *Dr. Richard Lapchick*, Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida; *Carrie Leger*,
Director, Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes, North Carolina
State University; and *Dr. Pellom McDaniels*, Assistant Professor of
History, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The second panel, “The ‘ESPNification’ of College Sport,” will include:
former sport marketing executive, *Sonny Vaccaro*; Assistant Vice
President for Pre-College Youth Development and Academic Success
Initiatives, *Dr. Leonard Moore*; and college basketball television
analyst and attorney, *Jay Bilas*.
The third panel, “The College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in
Sight?,” will feature: *Dick Baddour*, Athletic Director, University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill; *Dr. Robert “Bob” Malekoff*, Assistant
Professor of Sport Studies and Sport Management Program Director,
Guilford College; *Kelly Mehrtens*, Director of Athletics, University of
North Carolina Wilmington; and *Dr. Andrew Zimbalist*, Professor of
Economics, Smith College.
The two-day *Scholarly Conference on College Sport* program includes 54
peer-reviewed college-sport research academic presentations, 32 poster
presentations, and five roundtable/workshops.
Those interested in more information on the student-run conference and
the accompanying *Tee Off For Tar Heels *golf tournament are invited to
visit the conference website, www.csriconference.org
www.teeoff4tarheels.com
Media contact: Robert Hayden, CSRI Communications Coordinator
919-843-6774 / csri-pr@unc.edu
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: International Summer School for Young Researchers
Copenhagen Summer School 2009
First Announcement
Sport and movement cultures - developments and practices in a globalised world
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers –
Course for PhD Students
Date: August 17-24, 2008
Place: Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Modern sport is both a product and a motor of globalisation; it has developed into a worldwide institution which controls access and rules, as well as messages and images. Sportification with its focus on performance, competition and records has transformed traditional movement cultures, but new global trends, such as ‘sport for health’ and ‘sport for all’, are contributing to a desportification of modern sport.
The aim of this Summer School is to reconstruct the emergence of various concepts of physical activity in the Western world and their struggle for dominance in the social field of sport. Emphasis will be laid on the causes and effects of global sport, among others the adaptation of movement cultures to sporting principles, as well as inclusion and exclusion processes which disadvantage or privilege people depending on their social and ethnic backgrounds and the resources of their respective countries. A major focus of the Summer School will be on the impact of globalisation on various areas, for example physical education, sport business, media sport, bodily performance or sport-related migration. Global health, body and beauty ideals and practices constitute a further issue of debate, which will include the discourses and policies pursued in various countries. As global processes always have to be embedded in a local context, “glocalisation”, the transformation of global developments to suit the local environment, will be one of the Summer School topics.
In the discussion of global sport one has also to take the roles and reactions of individuals into consideration. How does global media sport influence motivation and sports participation among children, adolescents and adults and among women and men? We will explore how the different movement cultures (and sub-cultures) provide certain images and how these are used for enactments and become part of identities.
The Summer School, which addresses PhD students and young researchers, offers the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, and the opportunity of presenting research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. The involvement of internationally renowned experts will guarantee that knowledge and advice, as well as the evaluation of students’ papers. will contribute decisively to research of high quality and relevance.
Organisation:
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport and globalisation. The students will have the opportunity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions. All students will have the opportunity to present a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted before the Summer School begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups with other students and with experts. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Experts:
Scholars of the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Guest lecturers (to be confirmed)
Henning Eichberg, Denmark, University of Odense
Sigmund Loland, Norway, head of the Norwegian Sport University
Andrew Sparkes, UK, University of Exeter
Elizabeth Pike, UK, University of Chichester
Gerald Gems, U.S., North Central College
and others
Selection of the students:
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History, (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). The participants may work in different disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include students from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free.
We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Travel and accommodation has to be covered by the participants.
There is the opportunity to sleep in a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Call for applications:
Please send a CV and an abstract of your PhD project to:
Marie Overbye phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline May 15, 2009.
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Nørre Allé 51, DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Tel.: +45 3532 0815 Fax: +45 3532 0870 Web: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/
First Announcement
Sport and movement cultures - developments and practices in a globalised world
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers –
Course for PhD Students
Date: August 17-24, 2008
Place: Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Modern sport is both a product and a motor of globalisation; it has developed into a worldwide institution which controls access and rules, as well as messages and images. Sportification with its focus on performance, competition and records has transformed traditional movement cultures, but new global trends, such as ‘sport for health’ and ‘sport for all’, are contributing to a desportification of modern sport.
The aim of this Summer School is to reconstruct the emergence of various concepts of physical activity in the Western world and their struggle for dominance in the social field of sport. Emphasis will be laid on the causes and effects of global sport, among others the adaptation of movement cultures to sporting principles, as well as inclusion and exclusion processes which disadvantage or privilege people depending on their social and ethnic backgrounds and the resources of their respective countries. A major focus of the Summer School will be on the impact of globalisation on various areas, for example physical education, sport business, media sport, bodily performance or sport-related migration. Global health, body and beauty ideals and practices constitute a further issue of debate, which will include the discourses and policies pursued in various countries. As global processes always have to be embedded in a local context, “glocalisation”, the transformation of global developments to suit the local environment, will be one of the Summer School topics.
In the discussion of global sport one has also to take the roles and reactions of individuals into consideration. How does global media sport influence motivation and sports participation among children, adolescents and adults and among women and men? We will explore how the different movement cultures (and sub-cultures) provide certain images and how these are used for enactments and become part of identities.
The Summer School, which addresses PhD students and young researchers, offers the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, and the opportunity of presenting research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. The involvement of internationally renowned experts will guarantee that knowledge and advice, as well as the evaluation of students’ papers. will contribute decisively to research of high quality and relevance.
Organisation:
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport and globalisation. The students will have the opportunity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions. All students will have the opportunity to present a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted before the Summer School begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups with other students and with experts. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Experts:
Scholars of the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Guest lecturers (to be confirmed)
Henning Eichberg, Denmark, University of Odense
Sigmund Loland, Norway, head of the Norwegian Sport University
Andrew Sparkes, UK, University of Exeter
Elizabeth Pike, UK, University of Chichester
Gerald Gems, U.S., North Central College
and others
Selection of the students:
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History, (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). The participants may work in different disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include students from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free.
We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Travel and accommodation has to be covered by the participants.
There is the opportunity to sleep in a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Call for applications:
Please send a CV and an abstract of your PhD project to:
Marie Overbye phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline May 15, 2009.
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Nørre Allé 51, DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Tel.: +45 3532 0815 Fax: +45 3532 0870 Web: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/
CFA: Call for Authors - Historical Dictionaries of Sport
Jon Woronoff, the editor of a new series of encyclopedias called Historical Dictionaries of Sport, is looking for authors for some of the remaining titles (about a dozen have been signed up already). The topics on which he would like to have specialists are Automobile Racing, Cycling, Martial Arts, Skiing, Tennis, Sports in America, and Women in Sports. These books will be published by Scarecrow Press, a leading publisher of references works located near Washington, D.C. Anyone interested should contact him by email at jonworonoff@orange.fr and send along a brief cv.
CFP: Gender, Sport, and the Olympics (deadline: May 15, 2009)
CFP: Gender, Sport, and the Olympics (deadline: May 15, 2009)
The editors of thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture invite
submissions for our forthcoming issue on gender, sport, and the Olympics.
Prompted by the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, we are
interested in exploring the central role which gender and sexuality play in
shaping ideas about athleticism, sport culture, and the body, and the
significant ways in which athletic events such as the Olympics work to
transform conceptions of public space, national boundaries and identities,
and gendered self-presentations and performances. This issue invites
contributions on:
o the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
o sport, athleticism, and ability
o the Para Olympics
o LGBT participation in athletics and the Olympics
o legal impacts on gender and sport (i.e. Title IX legislation in the
United States)
o sport and masculinities/femininities
o the role of gender in sporting competition
o gendered perspectives on Olympic events
o the use of prosthetics and technologies in athletic competition
o the impact of the Olympics on the environment
o sports/the Olympics and the use of public space, including
displacement of individuals/communities, the environment, and urban renewal
o and other topics relevant to the theme of gender, sport, and the
Olympics.
We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical
perspectives. Submissions from researchers working within, or among, the
disciplines of geography, sociology, literature, area studies, cultural
studies, film/media studies, art, history, education, law, and women’
s/gender studies are particularly encouraged.
We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or affiliation,
and encourage submissions from emerging feminist scholars, including
graduate students.
All submissions to the journal must be submitted electronically through our
online submission process. All submissions are peer-reviewed by established,
senior feminist scholars. For more information on our publishing policies
see:
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/editorialPolicies
To submit: Please follow our online submission process at
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/submissions
** Deadline: May 15, 2009 **
For more information, please contact us at info [at] thirdspace.ca
The editors of thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture invite
submissions for our forthcoming issue on gender, sport, and the Olympics.
Prompted by the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, we are
interested in exploring the central role which gender and sexuality play in
shaping ideas about athleticism, sport culture, and the body, and the
significant ways in which athletic events such as the Olympics work to
transform conceptions of public space, national boundaries and identities,
and gendered self-presentations and performances. This issue invites
contributions on:
o the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
o sport, athleticism, and ability
o the Para Olympics
o LGBT participation in athletics and the Olympics
o legal impacts on gender and sport (i.e. Title IX legislation in the
United States)
o sport and masculinities/femininities
o the role of gender in sporting competition
o gendered perspectives on Olympic events
o the use of prosthetics and technologies in athletic competition
o the impact of the Olympics on the environment
o sports/the Olympics and the use of public space, including
displacement of individuals/communities, the environment, and urban renewal
o and other topics relevant to the theme of gender, sport, and the
Olympics.
We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical
perspectives. Submissions from researchers working within, or among, the
disciplines of geography, sociology, literature, area studies, cultural
studies, film/media studies, art, history, education, law, and women’
s/gender studies are particularly encouraged.
We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or affiliation,
and encourage submissions from emerging feminist scholars, including
graduate students.
All submissions to the journal must be submitted electronically through our
online submission process. All submissions are peer-reviewed by established,
senior feminist scholars. For more information on our publishing policies
see:
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/editorialPolicies
To submit: Please follow our online submission process at
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/submissions
** Deadline: May 15, 2009 **
For more information, please contact us at info [at] thirdspace.ca
CONFERENCE: Graduate Research Conference: Bodies of Knowledge - Extension
Please Join us at the University of Toronto on May 8 and 9, 2009 for a
two-day conference aimed at the study of the human body.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 20.
Now in its sixth year, the Graduate Research Conference is designed to
bring together graduate students to share their research in a positive
environment and to engage with other students and ideas from across
the many disciplines that comprise studies in sport, health and
physical activity. We welcome students from cultural studies, nursing,
motor control, education, sociology, kinesiology, physiology,
nutrition, sexual diversity studies and many others.
Students can present research 'in progress', test out ideas for a
thesis or dissertation proposal, make a dry run of a future conference
paper or present original research.
Please send a 200 word abstract, including your name and affiliation
to conference.exs@utoronto.ca by APRIL 20, 2009
Keynote Addresses will be delivered by Ann Peel and Dr. Simon Darnell
Ann Peel is a former international class racewalker who competed for
Canada in the 80's. Early in her career she became an advocate for
athletes and for women's full participation in sport. With Bruce Kidd
she led a successful international campaign for the inclusion of the
women's racewalk in international competitions, and co-founded
Athletes CAN in 1991. She now works with young athletes to educate
them about the conditions under which they play sports, coaches, and
celebrates her children's achievements. She is the Director of the
Institute at Havergal College.
Simon C. Darnell is a graduate of the Faculty of Physical Education
and Health at the University of Toronto and currently a post-doctoral
fellow in the Department of International Development Studies at
Dalhousie University in Halifax. His doctoral research focused on the
experiences of young Canadians serving as volunteer interns within the
Sport for Development and Peace movement. In previous research, he has
examined the marketing and media coverage of celebrity Olympic
athletes in Canada. His current project explores how and where sport
fits into the macro-politics of international development since World
War II. His work has appeared in Sport in Society, the International
Review for the Sociology of Sport and the Canadian Journal of
Communications
For more information email conference.exs@utoronto.ca
two-day conference aimed at the study of the human body.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 20.
Now in its sixth year, the Graduate Research Conference is designed to
bring together graduate students to share their research in a positive
environment and to engage with other students and ideas from across
the many disciplines that comprise studies in sport, health and
physical activity. We welcome students from cultural studies, nursing,
motor control, education, sociology, kinesiology, physiology,
nutrition, sexual diversity studies and many others.
Students can present research 'in progress', test out ideas for a
thesis or dissertation proposal, make a dry run of a future conference
paper or present original research.
Please send a 200 word abstract, including your name and affiliation
to conference.exs@utoronto.ca by APRIL 20, 2009
Keynote Addresses will be delivered by Ann Peel and Dr. Simon Darnell
Ann Peel is a former international class racewalker who competed for
Canada in the 80's. Early in her career she became an advocate for
athletes and for women's full participation in sport. With Bruce Kidd
she led a successful international campaign for the inclusion of the
women's racewalk in international competitions, and co-founded
Athletes CAN in 1991. She now works with young athletes to educate
them about the conditions under which they play sports, coaches, and
celebrates her children's achievements. She is the Director of the
Institute at Havergal College.
Simon C. Darnell is a graduate of the Faculty of Physical Education
and Health at the University of Toronto and currently a post-doctoral
fellow in the Department of International Development Studies at
Dalhousie University in Halifax. His doctoral research focused on the
experiences of young Canadians serving as volunteer interns within the
Sport for Development and Peace movement. In previous research, he has
examined the marketing and media coverage of celebrity Olympic
athletes in Canada. His current project explores how and where sport
fits into the macro-politics of international development since World
War II. His work has appeared in Sport in Society, the International
Review for the Sociology of Sport and the Canadian Journal of
Communications
For more information email conference.exs@utoronto.ca
CONFERENCE: Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review
The University of Toronto is proud to host a conference on Olympic
Reform: A Ten-Year Review from May 18-20, 2009.
Information about the conference and online registration can be found
on our website, http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform
Early registration rates are good until April 19.
The conference program is now available on the conference website.
Invited participants include two IOC members, two leading Olympic
scholars, and the foremost investigative journalist on matters
relating to corruption in sport organizations:
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Giovanni Di Cola, International Labour Organization
Andrew Jennings, author of The Great Olympic Swindle, The New Lords of
the Rings and Foul! The Secret World of FIFA
John MacAloon, University of Chicago
Ann Peel, Athletes' CAN
Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Accommodations information for our conference, including a special
$32/person/night rate at the University of Toronto's New College, can
be found online. The conference has also reserved a limited number of
rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown which will be held
until April 18.
Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Dr. Heather Dichter at
heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
Reform: A Ten-Year Review from May 18-20, 2009.
Information about the conference and online registration can be found
on our website, http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform
Early registration rates are good until April 19.
The conference program is now available on the conference website.
Invited participants include two IOC members, two leading Olympic
scholars, and the foremost investigative journalist on matters
relating to corruption in sport organizations:
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Giovanni Di Cola, International Labour Organization
Andrew Jennings, author of The Great Olympic Swindle, The New Lords of
the Rings and Foul! The Secret World of FIFA
John MacAloon, University of Chicago
Ann Peel, Athletes' CAN
Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Accommodations information for our conference, including a special
$32/person/night rate at the University of Toronto's New College, can
be found online. The conference has also reserved a limited number of
rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown which will be held
until April 18.
Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Dr. Heather Dichter at
heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
AWARD: NASSS 2009 Student Paper Award
CALL FOR PAPERS – NASSS Student Members
2009 Barbara Brown Student Paper Award
HISTORY
Barbara A. Brown was a professor of sport sociology at the University of Western Ontario from 1983 until 1990, when she died of cancer aged forty. Dr. Brown, who was President-Elect of NASSS at the time of her death, was widely recognized for her expertise on women in sport and leisure, her political commitment to extending girls' and women's opportunities for participation in sport, and her contributions to the development of a professional community of sport sociologists. She was also a dedicated mentor and teacher whose invaluable work with students is appropriately memorialized in the naming of this award for her.
INSTRUCTIONS
Papers may not exceed 30 double-spaced pages, including notes, tables, and references (which also need to be double-spaced).
Papers should be free of any reference to the author(s) in order to ensure blind review.
Authors should follow a consistent style (e.g., APA) throughout the paper, and should include line numbers to facilitate reviewer comments.
Authors should include a cover page with the title of the paper, their full contact information, institutional affiliation, degree program, advisor name and contact information, and award category for submission (master’s or doctoral).
ELIGIBILITY
Authors MUST be members of NASSS at time of submission. Please be sure that your membership status is updated and current.
Papers do not need to be submitted for presentation at the NASSS conference (though most are).
Authors must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time their paper is submitted.
Papers that have undergone formal, peer review for publication are not eligible for the contest.
Papers must represent student-produced inquiry only. Limited input from supervisors (e.g., general feedback on structure and content, or recommendations for editing) is acceptable, but papers on which supervisors have had substantial input (e.g., analysis of data, writing or rewriting of sections of the paper) are not eligible.
The committee will accept one (1) submission per author.
Papers that were previously submitted for consideration and not awarded may be resubmitted for consideration, provided the author and paper meet all other criteria.
In the event that a co-authored paper is selected as winner, the authors will share the prize.
When warranted, the committee will offer up to two (2) awards, one (1) for a Master’s Student and one (1) for a PhD student.
Only papers deemed by the committee to be truly outstanding will be considered for the award, and thus there is a possibility that no awards will be given for either or both award categories (i.e. Master’s and PhD).
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
Papers will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Explanation of Conceptual Framework
Analytic Clarity and Currency
Organization and Clarity of Expression
Discussion or Interpretation
Contribution to Knowledge-Impact
Relevance to NASSS/field
Adherence to Consistent Referencing Style (e.g., APA)
PRIZES
The award recipient will receive up to $1000 towards their NASSS conference expenses, plus a waiver of the conference registration fee. The Student Paper Award Committee may also give up to two honorable mentions in each category. Students receiving an honorable mention will have their conference registration fees waived. In addition, all authors will receive feedback on their papers, which will hopefully benefit the authors.
SUBMISSIONS
The DEADLINE for submissions is August 1, 2009.
Papers and any questions should be sent via email to:
Ted M. Butryn, Student Paper Award Committee Chair
Email: tbutryn1[at]kin.sjsu.edu
2009 Barbara Brown Student Paper Award
HISTORY
Barbara A. Brown was a professor of sport sociology at the University of Western Ontario from 1983 until 1990, when she died of cancer aged forty. Dr. Brown, who was President-Elect of NASSS at the time of her death, was widely recognized for her expertise on women in sport and leisure, her political commitment to extending girls' and women's opportunities for participation in sport, and her contributions to the development of a professional community of sport sociologists. She was also a dedicated mentor and teacher whose invaluable work with students is appropriately memorialized in the naming of this award for her.
INSTRUCTIONS
Papers may not exceed 30 double-spaced pages, including notes, tables, and references (which also need to be double-spaced).
Papers should be free of any reference to the author(s) in order to ensure blind review.
Authors should follow a consistent style (e.g., APA) throughout the paper, and should include line numbers to facilitate reviewer comments.
Authors should include a cover page with the title of the paper, their full contact information, institutional affiliation, degree program, advisor name and contact information, and award category for submission (master’s or doctoral).
ELIGIBILITY
Authors MUST be members of NASSS at time of submission. Please be sure that your membership status is updated and current.
Papers do not need to be submitted for presentation at the NASSS conference (though most are).
Authors must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time their paper is submitted.
Papers that have undergone formal, peer review for publication are not eligible for the contest.
Papers must represent student-produced inquiry only. Limited input from supervisors (e.g., general feedback on structure and content, or recommendations for editing) is acceptable, but papers on which supervisors have had substantial input (e.g., analysis of data, writing or rewriting of sections of the paper) are not eligible.
The committee will accept one (1) submission per author.
Papers that were previously submitted for consideration and not awarded may be resubmitted for consideration, provided the author and paper meet all other criteria.
In the event that a co-authored paper is selected as winner, the authors will share the prize.
When warranted, the committee will offer up to two (2) awards, one (1) for a Master’s Student and one (1) for a PhD student.
Only papers deemed by the committee to be truly outstanding will be considered for the award, and thus there is a possibility that no awards will be given for either or both award categories (i.e. Master’s and PhD).
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
Papers will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Explanation of Conceptual Framework
Analytic Clarity and Currency
Organization and Clarity of Expression
Discussion or Interpretation
Contribution to Knowledge-Impact
Relevance to NASSS/field
Adherence to Consistent Referencing Style (e.g., APA)
PRIZES
The award recipient will receive up to $1000 towards their NASSS conference expenses, plus a waiver of the conference registration fee. The Student Paper Award Committee may also give up to two honorable mentions in each category. Students receiving an honorable mention will have their conference registration fees waived. In addition, all authors will receive feedback on their papers, which will hopefully benefit the authors.
SUBMISSIONS
The DEADLINE for submissions is August 1, 2009.
Papers and any questions should be sent via email to:
Ted M. Butryn, Student Paper Award Committee Chair
Email: tbutryn1[at]kin.sjsu.edu
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
CFP: Youth and Sport
Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
Call for Papers: Youth and Sport
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (JHCY) announces a call for papers for a special issue on youth and sport to be published in the summer of 2010.
Because the World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time in 2010, we are especially interested in articles dealing with youth and soccer or with the connections between sport and young people in Africa. However, the editors encourage submissions from historians working in any geographical region or time period and from scholars in other disciplines with historical interests in children, young people and athletics.
Please submit a full-length article (c. 10,000 words) and a one page CV by September 1, 2009. Articles submitted for publication should follow the guidelines contained in The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition using endnotes. Author information, including an abstract that details the argument and significance of the essay, must be included on a separate page and all identifying information should be removed from the manuscript prior to submission. All manuscripts accepted for consideration in the special issue will be peer reviewed by outside readers. Please send an electronic copy (preferably in Microsoft Word format) to:
Brian D. Bunk
Co-Editor
jhcy@history.umass.edu
JHCY is a peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the Society for the History of Children and Youth by Johns Hopkins University Press. For more information please visit the website at www.umass.edu/jhcy
Call for Papers: Youth and Sport
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (JHCY) announces a call for papers for a special issue on youth and sport to be published in the summer of 2010.
Because the World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time in 2010, we are especially interested in articles dealing with youth and soccer or with the connections between sport and young people in Africa. However, the editors encourage submissions from historians working in any geographical region or time period and from scholars in other disciplines with historical interests in children, young people and athletics.
Please submit a full-length article (c. 10,000 words) and a one page CV by September 1, 2009. Articles submitted for publication should follow the guidelines contained in The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition using endnotes. Author information, including an abstract that details the argument and significance of the essay, must be included on a separate page and all identifying information should be removed from the manuscript prior to submission. All manuscripts accepted for consideration in the special issue will be peer reviewed by outside readers. Please send an electronic copy (preferably in Microsoft Word format) to:
Brian D. Bunk
Co-Editor
jhcy@history.umass.edu
JHCY is a peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the Society for the History of Children and Youth by Johns Hopkins University Press. For more information please visit the website at www.umass.edu/jhcy
Thursday, March 05, 2009
JOB: Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University
The Department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University invites applications for a non-tenure track faculty position in the area of Sport Management to begin August 2009. Approximately 500 undergraduate students, 35 MS students, and 15 PhD students are currently enrolled in the Sport Management program. The program supports a total of 6 tenure line faculty and 4 clinical/instructional faculty. Candidates will be expected to participate in undergraduate and/or graduate teaching and contribute to the undergraduate curriculum and program of study.
Position: Assistant Instructional Professor, non-tenure track appointment
• Required Masters in Sport Management, or closely related field; earned Doctorate preferred.
• Evidence of ability to teach at the undergraduate level
• Ability to teach sport finance and sport marketing, and closely related topics.
• Contribute to the undergraduate student curriculum, admissions, and program
• Preference will be given to applicants who have the ability to teach at graduate level, an established line of scholarly research and can contribute to the mission and goals of the Center for Sport Management Research and Education (http://csmre.tamu.edu).
Appointment: 9 months, effective August 31, 2009, with opportunities for summer teaching
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications
Application: Send a letter of application, a statement of teaching interest, curriculum vitae or resume, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:
Gregg Bennett, EdD
Division of Sport Management
Department of Health and Kinesiology
4243 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4243
Email: gbennett@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.845.0156
Web: http://sm.tamu.edu
Closing Date: Review of candidates will begin April 1, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
*****
Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a climate that affirms diversity of both persons and views, including differences in race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.
Position: Assistant Instructional Professor, non-tenure track appointment
• Required Masters in Sport Management, or closely related field; earned Doctorate preferred.
• Evidence of ability to teach at the undergraduate level
• Ability to teach sport finance and sport marketing, and closely related topics.
• Contribute to the undergraduate student curriculum, admissions, and program
• Preference will be given to applicants who have the ability to teach at graduate level, an established line of scholarly research and can contribute to the mission and goals of the Center for Sport Management Research and Education (http://csmre.tamu.edu).
Appointment: 9 months, effective August 31, 2009, with opportunities for summer teaching
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications
Application: Send a letter of application, a statement of teaching interest, curriculum vitae or resume, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:
Gregg Bennett, EdD
Division of Sport Management
Department of Health and Kinesiology
4243 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4243
Email: gbennett@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.845.0156
Web: http://sm.tamu.edu
Closing Date: Review of candidates will begin April 1, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
*****
Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a climate that affirms diversity of both persons and views, including differences in race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.
CFP: “Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review”
CALL FOR PAPERS
“Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review”
University of Toronto, May 19-20, 2009
In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embarked upon a major series of reforms to governance, the bidding process to host Olympics, the reporting of information, and to important programmes such as Olympic Solidarity.
The reforms came in response to revelations of bribes paid to ensure that Salt Lake City won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. As major sponsors threatened to withdraw their support, the IOC responded by establishing the ‘2000 Commission’. The 2000 Commission’s 50 recommendations for reform were quickly approved.
This conference will conduct a critical review of the implementation of the reform package – successes, failures and unintended consequences. The review is timely because the reforms were introduced with no independent review mechanism; and the conference takes place mid-way between the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics.
Academics, activists, policy makers and sport leaders will gather to examine the context of reform, evaluate the implementation of the 1999 reform package, and identify issues and concerns that warrant further analysis and action.
Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following areas:
The Context of Reform -- topics related to the growing climate of reform that preceded the Salt Lake City scandal, including (but not limited to): the struggle for gender equity at the Olympics; the growth of critical scholarship and investigative journalism; the Olympic Truce and peace building initiatives; doping scandals and reform initiatives; and the politics of Olympic site selection.
Critical Analysis of the Reform Package – topics related to the IOC 2000 Commission reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympic Solidarity – Sport development and development through sport; WADA and doping; bidding for the Olympic Games before and after Salt Lake City; Olympic legacies; equity, representation, and the structure of the IOC; transparency and communication; and Olympism, education and culture.
Athletes’ Rights – topics related to the influence of IOC reforms on athletes’ rights, including (but not limited to): health, injury, and doping; media rights and the right to speak out; child athletes; sponsorship; labour rights; and other issues concerning the similarities and differences between athletes’ rights and the rights guaranteed to all humans under various international Charters.
Olympic Reform: Monitoring and Advocacy – topics related to monitoring the implementation of reforms and advocating for future reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympics and corporate social responsibility; sport and ‘good governance’; environment and sustainable development; Sport for All; sport for development and peace; legacies; ensuring rights; and conflict resolution.
The conference will feature keynote addresses by international and Canadian sport leaders and scholars, plenary panel discussions, as well as open paper sessions. Conference organizers are encouraging submissions for both individual presentations and session topics. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words (and include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name and affiliation). Deadline for the submission of abstracts is March 15, 2009.
The conference website will be up shortly, and further information
about the programme and speakers will also be posted.
Submit abstracts and any questions to the Conference Organizer, Russell Field, at: russell.field@utoronto.ca; or to Heather Dichter at: heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
Dr. Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
Dr. Peter Donnelly
Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies
University of Toronto
Dr. Russell Field
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
“Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review”
University of Toronto, May 19-20, 2009
In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embarked upon a major series of reforms to governance, the bidding process to host Olympics, the reporting of information, and to important programmes such as Olympic Solidarity.
The reforms came in response to revelations of bribes paid to ensure that Salt Lake City won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. As major sponsors threatened to withdraw their support, the IOC responded by establishing the ‘2000 Commission’. The 2000 Commission’s 50 recommendations for reform were quickly approved.
This conference will conduct a critical review of the implementation of the reform package – successes, failures and unintended consequences. The review is timely because the reforms were introduced with no independent review mechanism; and the conference takes place mid-way between the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics.
Academics, activists, policy makers and sport leaders will gather to examine the context of reform, evaluate the implementation of the 1999 reform package, and identify issues and concerns that warrant further analysis and action.
Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following areas:
The Context of Reform -- topics related to the growing climate of reform that preceded the Salt Lake City scandal, including (but not limited to): the struggle for gender equity at the Olympics; the growth of critical scholarship and investigative journalism; the Olympic Truce and peace building initiatives; doping scandals and reform initiatives; and the politics of Olympic site selection.
Critical Analysis of the Reform Package – topics related to the IOC 2000 Commission reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympic Solidarity – Sport development and development through sport; WADA and doping; bidding for the Olympic Games before and after Salt Lake City; Olympic legacies; equity, representation, and the structure of the IOC; transparency and communication; and Olympism, education and culture.
Athletes’ Rights – topics related to the influence of IOC reforms on athletes’ rights, including (but not limited to): health, injury, and doping; media rights and the right to speak out; child athletes; sponsorship; labour rights; and other issues concerning the similarities and differences between athletes’ rights and the rights guaranteed to all humans under various international Charters.
Olympic Reform: Monitoring and Advocacy – topics related to monitoring the implementation of reforms and advocating for future reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympics and corporate social responsibility; sport and ‘good governance’; environment and sustainable development; Sport for All; sport for development and peace; legacies; ensuring rights; and conflict resolution.
The conference will feature keynote addresses by international and Canadian sport leaders and scholars, plenary panel discussions, as well as open paper sessions. Conference organizers are encouraging submissions for both individual presentations and session topics. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words (and include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name and affiliation). Deadline for the submission of abstracts is March 15, 2009.
The conference website will be up shortly, and further information
about the programme and speakers will also be posted.
Submit abstracts and any questions to the Conference Organizer, Russell Field, at: russell.field@utoronto.ca; or to Heather Dichter at: heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
Dr. Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
Dr. Peter Donnelly
Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies
University of Toronto
Dr. Russell Field
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
CFP: CESH-Conference deadline extended
On behalf of Angela Teja, organizer, and as President elect, I have the
pleasure to inform you that the deadline for CESH-Conference in Italy has
been postponed to the 1rst of April.
more information at: www.storiasport.it
I expect to see you in Pisa.
Kindly,
Jean-François Loudcher
pleasure to inform you that the deadline for CESH-Conference in Italy has
been postponed to the 1rst of April.
more information at: www.storiasport.it
I expect to see you in Pisa.
Kindly,
Jean-François Loudcher
CFP: 1st International Sport Science Congress
1st International Sport Science Congress
Under the title “Facing new Challenges: Education, Health, Promotion and Integration in Gymnastics and Sports” an International Sports Science Congress will be held in
Frankfurt, Germany, 4th – 5th of June 2009 during the International German Gymnastics Festival.
The deadline for the abstract submission has been prolonged until the 1st of April 2009
The Congress is a groundbreaking component of the International German Gymnastics Festival. In cooperation with international sports and science federations (DTB, TAFISA, ISCA, DOSB, dvs) and under the patronage of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) the Congress will build a bridge between praxis and theory.
An international pool of speakers invites you to discuss topics like integration and migration, health promotion and education of children and youth in sports. There will also be open sessions.
Already participants from 13 different nations have registered.
For more information and the submission of your abstracts see www.turnfest-congress.de.
Under the title “Facing new Challenges: Education, Health, Promotion and Integration in Gymnastics and Sports” an International Sports Science Congress will be held in
Frankfurt, Germany, 4th – 5th of June 2009 during the International German Gymnastics Festival.
The deadline for the abstract submission has been prolonged until the 1st of April 2009
The Congress is a groundbreaking component of the International German Gymnastics Festival. In cooperation with international sports and science federations (DTB, TAFISA, ISCA, DOSB, dvs) and under the patronage of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) the Congress will build a bridge between praxis and theory.
An international pool of speakers invites you to discuss topics like integration and migration, health promotion and education of children and youth in sports. There will also be open sessions.
Already participants from 13 different nations have registered.
For more information and the submission of your abstracts see www.turnfest-congress.de.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Southern Sport Management Association’s (SSMA) annual conference with MTSU’s Journal of Sport Administration and Supervision (JSAS)
Sun Belt Institutions Announce
Partnership Between Journal
and Sport Management Conference
TROY, Ala.—Sport management faculty members at Sun Belt Conference institutions Troy University and Middle Tennessee State University today announced a strategic partnership between the Southern Sport Management Association’s (SSMA) annual conference with MTSU’s Journal of Sport Administration and Supervision (JSAS).
Dr. Fred Green, professor and faculty athletics representative at Troy and founder of SSMA, and Dr. Colby B. Jubenville, associate professor of sport management at MTSU and publisher of JSAS, announced the partnership by stating that the purpose behind the partnership was to unite two academic-based entities that shared a common mission of serving practitioners in the field of sport management.
“As more people are embracing the vision of this conference, its regional footprint is taking shape, and information that is relative and pertinent to practitioners is being disseminated,” Green said.
“Troy saw a great opportunity to connect with a fellow Sun Belt Conference institution through a synergetic relationship with JSAS.”
Such synergy, Jubenville said, revolves around the commonalities of the two entities.
“Our vision is for the journal to provide practical academic research that can be used by professionals in the sport industry to help them do their jobs better,” Jubenville said.
“Since SSMA involves both sport academicians and practitioners with students at its annual conference, it obviously shares some important core values with us, and connecting the two was a practical way to further the missions of both entities.”
SSMA will host its 5th Southern Sport Management Conference at Troy University in Troy, Ala., April 16-17, 2009. The conference aims to provide a blend of sport management academicians and practitioners who champion meaningful research and best practices to students seeking to become successful sport managers.
Prior conferences featured presentations by sport management professors from nine states in the Southeast, as well as numerous practitioners, including athletic directors, marketing professionals, team owners, sport agents, recreation directors, sports festival directors, radio personalities, and collegiate licensing directors.
Green began to formulate his vision for SSMA over seven years ago, seeking to create an affordable regional conference in the Southeast, which boasts a heavy concentration of sport management academic programs.
His vision was to provide a vehicle for professors and students to interact with professionals and discuss ways to improve the sport management discipline and the sport industry.
Jubenville was one colleague with whom Green frequently shared his vision.
“Fred and I talked about the conference for a number of years. To his great credit, he helped bring it to fruition, and our academic discipline, industry, region, and students are all better for it,” Jubenville said.
Spurred on by practitioner-oriented colleagues in the sport management academy like Green, Jubenville co-founded JSAS in 2007 along with Dr. Benjamin Goss, an assistant professor at Missouri State University.
“Ben and I saw a great deal of solid, practical sport management research coming from academic institutions that wasn’t being published by mainstream peer-reviewed sport management journals,” Jubenville said.
“We also saw a desperate need for an outlet to distribute research that wouldn’t intimidate or confuse practitioners and that was readily accessible to them, so we put together the blueprint for JSAS.”
Accordingly, Jubenville and Goss established JSAS with a mission “to develop, advance, disseminate, promote, and preserve knowledge within the academic discipline of sport management by providing an outlet that is both grounded in academic theory and driven by the needs of practitioners and the environment of the sport industry.”
Four primary drivers advance the mission, including:
Phenomenology, which shifts research focus in the sport management academy toward a more precise study of distinct phenomena, ideas, and events
Development of the Scholarly Sport Practitioner by serving as a channel of pragmatic information that encourages practitioners in the sport management field to champion ethics and pioneer innovation by helping create a greater understanding of the applicability of sport management research to their organizations, job duties, and skills
Development of social responsibility in sport organizations and stakeholders by publishing research that will enable sport organizations and stakeholders to better understand and function in their roles within sport, one of society’s more prominent, preeminent, pervasive, and powerful social institutions
Open access, which will allow the journal to disseminate research knowledge in a format that is readily and globally accessible to scholars, practitioners, students, media, and the public
To coincide with the conference opening, JSAS will publish its inaugural issue in mid-April 2009.
Goss, who serves as the journal’s editor, noted that the relationship between the conference and journal would provide a boost for both that neither could achieve alone.
“Without question, JSAS couldn’t have chosen a better partner than SSMA,” Goss said, “and the reason the partnership will be successful is because it brings a voice—which is the journal—together with a vehicle, which is the conference.
“While both the voice and the vehicle have separate strengths, they become much stronger and salient together,” Goss said.
“As time goes on, I believe we will see specific advances in the sport industry that will be direct results of this partnership, and I am anxious to watch them unfold.”
—END—
For more information, contact:
Colby B. Jubenville
615-898-2909 • jubenvil@mtsu.edu
Frederick E. Green
334-670-3764 • fegreen@troy.edu
For more information about the journal, go to:
http://www.jsasonline.org/
For more information about the conference, go to:
http://troy.troy.edu/healthandhumanservices/khp/ssm2009.html
Partnership Between Journal
and Sport Management Conference
TROY, Ala.—Sport management faculty members at Sun Belt Conference institutions Troy University and Middle Tennessee State University today announced a strategic partnership between the Southern Sport Management Association’s (SSMA) annual conference with MTSU’s Journal of Sport Administration and Supervision (JSAS).
Dr. Fred Green, professor and faculty athletics representative at Troy and founder of SSMA, and Dr. Colby B. Jubenville, associate professor of sport management at MTSU and publisher of JSAS, announced the partnership by stating that the purpose behind the partnership was to unite two academic-based entities that shared a common mission of serving practitioners in the field of sport management.
“As more people are embracing the vision of this conference, its regional footprint is taking shape, and information that is relative and pertinent to practitioners is being disseminated,” Green said.
“Troy saw a great opportunity to connect with a fellow Sun Belt Conference institution through a synergetic relationship with JSAS.”
Such synergy, Jubenville said, revolves around the commonalities of the two entities.
“Our vision is for the journal to provide practical academic research that can be used by professionals in the sport industry to help them do their jobs better,” Jubenville said.
“Since SSMA involves both sport academicians and practitioners with students at its annual conference, it obviously shares some important core values with us, and connecting the two was a practical way to further the missions of both entities.”
SSMA will host its 5th Southern Sport Management Conference at Troy University in Troy, Ala., April 16-17, 2009. The conference aims to provide a blend of sport management academicians and practitioners who champion meaningful research and best practices to students seeking to become successful sport managers.
Prior conferences featured presentations by sport management professors from nine states in the Southeast, as well as numerous practitioners, including athletic directors, marketing professionals, team owners, sport agents, recreation directors, sports festival directors, radio personalities, and collegiate licensing directors.
Green began to formulate his vision for SSMA over seven years ago, seeking to create an affordable regional conference in the Southeast, which boasts a heavy concentration of sport management academic programs.
His vision was to provide a vehicle for professors and students to interact with professionals and discuss ways to improve the sport management discipline and the sport industry.
Jubenville was one colleague with whom Green frequently shared his vision.
“Fred and I talked about the conference for a number of years. To his great credit, he helped bring it to fruition, and our academic discipline, industry, region, and students are all better for it,” Jubenville said.
Spurred on by practitioner-oriented colleagues in the sport management academy like Green, Jubenville co-founded JSAS in 2007 along with Dr. Benjamin Goss, an assistant professor at Missouri State University.
“Ben and I saw a great deal of solid, practical sport management research coming from academic institutions that wasn’t being published by mainstream peer-reviewed sport management journals,” Jubenville said.
“We also saw a desperate need for an outlet to distribute research that wouldn’t intimidate or confuse practitioners and that was readily accessible to them, so we put together the blueprint for JSAS.”
Accordingly, Jubenville and Goss established JSAS with a mission “to develop, advance, disseminate, promote, and preserve knowledge within the academic discipline of sport management by providing an outlet that is both grounded in academic theory and driven by the needs of practitioners and the environment of the sport industry.”
Four primary drivers advance the mission, including:
Phenomenology, which shifts research focus in the sport management academy toward a more precise study of distinct phenomena, ideas, and events
Development of the Scholarly Sport Practitioner by serving as a channel of pragmatic information that encourages practitioners in the sport management field to champion ethics and pioneer innovation by helping create a greater understanding of the applicability of sport management research to their organizations, job duties, and skills
Development of social responsibility in sport organizations and stakeholders by publishing research that will enable sport organizations and stakeholders to better understand and function in their roles within sport, one of society’s more prominent, preeminent, pervasive, and powerful social institutions
Open access, which will allow the journal to disseminate research knowledge in a format that is readily and globally accessible to scholars, practitioners, students, media, and the public
To coincide with the conference opening, JSAS will publish its inaugural issue in mid-April 2009.
Goss, who serves as the journal’s editor, noted that the relationship between the conference and journal would provide a boost for both that neither could achieve alone.
“Without question, JSAS couldn’t have chosen a better partner than SSMA,” Goss said, “and the reason the partnership will be successful is because it brings a voice—which is the journal—together with a vehicle, which is the conference.
“While both the voice and the vehicle have separate strengths, they become much stronger and salient together,” Goss said.
“As time goes on, I believe we will see specific advances in the sport industry that will be direct results of this partnership, and I am anxious to watch them unfold.”
—END—
For more information, contact:
Colby B. Jubenville
615-898-2909 • jubenvil@mtsu.edu
Frederick E. Green
334-670-3764 • fegreen@troy.edu
For more information about the journal, go to:
http://www.jsasonline.org/
For more information about the conference, go to:
http://troy.troy.edu/healthandhumanservices/khp/ssm2009.html
CFP: Special Issue: “Sport, Language, and Culture”
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
Special Issue: “Sport, Language, and Culture”
Guest Editors: Kelby K. Halone, West Virginia University Lindsey J. Meân, Arizona State University
Journal: Journal of Language and Social Psychology
Overview:
The domain of sport is a linguistically rich locale for understanding processes and practices of everyday life. An overview of the interdisciplinary sport research intimates how processes of language play a central and critical role in understanding a host of personal, relational, health, group, intergroup, organizational, political, mediated, and public settings. These settings give rise to an array of language-based considerations at micro, meso, and macro levels.
Research on sport has historically endorsed disciplinary assumptions that privilege an understanding of sport from psychological and sociological paradigms, but with a limited focus on the language-based processes that literally constitute and regulate the enactment, organization, (re)production, and consumption of sport.
What remains absent from this interdisciplinary body of scholarship is a focused consideration of the centrality of language in/about sport. Thus the special issue aims to provide a scholarly outlet to collectively articulate and illustrate language-based research (in all of its respective manifestations) to advance and promote: (a) the interdisciplinary literature on sport; (b) theory and research at the intersection of the language and sport disciplines; (c) the intellectual legitimacy of language-based disciplines; (d) opportunities to facilitate a coherent, diversified—yet unified—language-based research agenda on sport.
Scholarly manuscripts that empirically examine the centrality of language to processes, dynamics, and outcomes of sport in/and culture will be considered. All methodological approaches to the study of language, sport, and culture are welcomed. It is hoped that the special issue will provide a pluralistic representation of the diversity of research (e.g., language; discourse; communication; sport) that contribute to the intellectual intersections among the burgeoning domain of scholarship. To that end, the author(s) must clearly articulate the theoretical framework(s) and methodological position(s) that ground their empirical analyses, and how their respective approach contributes to the developing understandings of sport, language, and culture.
Manuscripts should be advanced electronically by May 1, 2009 to both
editors: Kelby K. Halone (kelby.halone@mail.wvu.edu) and Lindsey J. Meân (lmean@asu.edu). Submission should include two separate attachments: (a) a cover sheet with the title, author(s), affiliation(s), full contact information, brief biographical information, and acknowledgements; (b) the manuscript proper. No identifying reference to the author(s) should be in the manuscript text or notes. All manuscripts should follow the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) and should be prepared in accordance with the "Manuscript Submission Guidelines" found in published editions of the Journal of Language and Social Psychology. Manuscripts should typically not exceed 25 typewritten pages (excluding notes, references, tables, and figures; located on separate pages). An abstract of no more than 200 words and a maximum of eight keywords should accompany the manuscript. A statement acknowledging that the manuscript has not been submitted elsewhere for consideration should be included in the cover materials.
If electronic submission poses a hardship, please contact either editor by e-mail or by phone (Halone: 304.293.3905; Meân: 602.543.6682) to arrange an alternative submission format. Advanced queries about the suitability or appropriateness of a submission and/or the special issue are both appreciated and welcomed.
Kelby K. Halone, Ph108 Armstrong Hall
Morgantown, WV 26506-6293
kelby.halone@mail.wvu.edu
304.293.3905 ext. 2112
Special Issue: “Sport, Language, and Culture”
Guest Editors: Kelby K. Halone, West Virginia University Lindsey J. Meân, Arizona State University
Journal: Journal of Language and Social Psychology
Overview:
The domain of sport is a linguistically rich locale for understanding processes and practices of everyday life. An overview of the interdisciplinary sport research intimates how processes of language play a central and critical role in understanding a host of personal, relational, health, group, intergroup, organizational, political, mediated, and public settings. These settings give rise to an array of language-based considerations at micro, meso, and macro levels.
Research on sport has historically endorsed disciplinary assumptions that privilege an understanding of sport from psychological and sociological paradigms, but with a limited focus on the language-based processes that literally constitute and regulate the enactment, organization, (re)production, and consumption of sport.
What remains absent from this interdisciplinary body of scholarship is a focused consideration of the centrality of language in/about sport. Thus the special issue aims to provide a scholarly outlet to collectively articulate and illustrate language-based research (in all of its respective manifestations) to advance and promote: (a) the interdisciplinary literature on sport; (b) theory and research at the intersection of the language and sport disciplines; (c) the intellectual legitimacy of language-based disciplines; (d) opportunities to facilitate a coherent, diversified—yet unified—language-based research agenda on sport.
Scholarly manuscripts that empirically examine the centrality of language to processes, dynamics, and outcomes of sport in/and culture will be considered. All methodological approaches to the study of language, sport, and culture are welcomed. It is hoped that the special issue will provide a pluralistic representation of the diversity of research (e.g., language; discourse; communication; sport) that contribute to the intellectual intersections among the burgeoning domain of scholarship. To that end, the author(s) must clearly articulate the theoretical framework(s) and methodological position(s) that ground their empirical analyses, and how their respective approach contributes to the developing understandings of sport, language, and culture.
Manuscripts should be advanced electronically by May 1, 2009 to both
editors: Kelby K. Halone (kelby.halone@mail.wvu.edu) and Lindsey J. Meân (lmean@asu.edu). Submission should include two separate attachments: (a) a cover sheet with the title, author(s), affiliation(s), full contact information, brief biographical information, and acknowledgements; (b) the manuscript proper. No identifying reference to the author(s) should be in the manuscript text or notes. All manuscripts should follow the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) and should be prepared in accordance with the "Manuscript Submission Guidelines" found in published editions of the Journal of Language and Social Psychology. Manuscripts should typically not exceed 25 typewritten pages (excluding notes, references, tables, and figures; located on separate pages). An abstract of no more than 200 words and a maximum of eight keywords should accompany the manuscript. A statement acknowledging that the manuscript has not been submitted elsewhere for consideration should be included in the cover materials.
If electronic submission poses a hardship, please contact either editor by e-mail or by phone (Halone: 304.293.3905; Meân: 602.543.6682) to arrange an alternative submission format. Advanced queries about the suitability or appropriateness of a submission and/or the special issue are both appreciated and welcomed.
Kelby K. Halone, Ph108 Armstrong Hall
Morgantown, WV 26506-6293
kelby.halone@mail.wvu.edu
304.293.3905 ext. 2112
CFP: 2nd annual Physical Cultural Studies Student Conference
The 2nd annual Physical Cultural Studies Student Conference will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park. Organized and run by the graduate students in the Physical Cultural Studies program in the Department of Kinesiology, the conference aims to provide a welcoming space for the sharing of ideas and scholarship across a multitude of disciplines. Guided by the theme of The Body, Health & Society, this year's conference welcomes students from cultural studies, sociology, sport studies, sport history, kinesiology, public health, and many other fields. The conference is being held in conjunction with the Department of Kinesiology's annual Husman lecture, this year featuring Dr. Dan Landers from Arizona State University. Please join us on April 24, 2009!
We are currently accepting abstracts, which should be no more than 250 words and submitted on or before March 15, 2009. Please send abstracts (and any questions you might have regarding the conference) to either Callie Batts at cbatts@umd.edu or Jaime DeLuca at jryan313@umd.edu
For more information, please visit http://sph.umd.edu/KNES/research/pcs
We are currently accepting abstracts, which should be no more than 250 words and submitted on or before March 15, 2009. Please send abstracts (and any questions you might have regarding the conference) to either Callie Batts at cbatts@umd.edu or Jaime DeLuca at jryan313@umd.edu
For more information, please visit http://sph.umd.edu/KNES/research/pcs
STUDY ABROAD: Sport, Commerce & Culture in the Global Marketplace'
The University of Memphis is once again offering the 'Sport, Commerce & Culture in the Global Marketplace' Study Abroad program in London, England. We will be in England July 12-25, 2009.
The course will be of interest to graduate and undergraduate students interested in international sport business, sport management, globalization, culture, and the production and consumption of sport. In addition to formal academic lectures and readings the course features lectures from and discussions with industry executives, and 'behind the scenes' tours of the organizations that we visit. The organizations that we plan to visit this year include the FA Premier League, Octagon, Visa, BSkyB television, Arsenal Football Club, the Rugby Football Union, British Olympic Association, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club, and Lord's Cricket Ground. Once again, we will be running the program in conjunction with the University of Maryland.
Students can earn 6 credits (2 courses) for participating in the program.
A major reason for the success of the program in previous years has been the diversity of students that have participated from different universities across North America, including Arkansas State University, Clemson University, University of Denver, George Washington University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Iowa, Laurentian University, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Mount Union College, Rice University, University of San Francisco, Towson University, and University of Windsor.
I am hoping that you would be willing to publicize the program among folks that might be interested at your institution. If you could post the attached flyer, and/or contact directly any students that you feel may find this program interesting, I would be most appreciative. Please have anybody that would like more information contact me directly (johnamis@memphis.edu) or visit the website (www.memphis.edu/hss/london). There are also quotes from students and photos from previous trips on the website.
Best wishes,
John Amis, PhD
E-mail: johnamis@memphis.edu
The course will be of interest to graduate and undergraduate students interested in international sport business, sport management, globalization, culture, and the production and consumption of sport. In addition to formal academic lectures and readings the course features lectures from and discussions with industry executives, and 'behind the scenes' tours of the organizations that we visit. The organizations that we plan to visit this year include the FA Premier League, Octagon, Visa, BSkyB television, Arsenal Football Club, the Rugby Football Union, British Olympic Association, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club, and Lord's Cricket Ground. Once again, we will be running the program in conjunction with the University of Maryland.
Students can earn 6 credits (2 courses) for participating in the program.
A major reason for the success of the program in previous years has been the diversity of students that have participated from different universities across North America, including Arkansas State University, Clemson University, University of Denver, George Washington University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Iowa, Laurentian University, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Mount Union College, Rice University, University of San Francisco, Towson University, and University of Windsor.
I am hoping that you would be willing to publicize the program among folks that might be interested at your institution. If you could post the attached flyer, and/or contact directly any students that you feel may find this program interesting, I would be most appreciative. Please have anybody that would like more information contact me directly (johnamis@memphis.edu) or visit the website (www.memphis.edu/hss/london). There are also quotes from students and photos from previous trips on the website.
Best wishes,
John Amis, PhD
E-mail: johnamis@memphis.edu
CFP: LSA conference, July 7-9, 2009 LEISURE EXPERIENCES: PARTICIPATING, PLANNING, PROVIDING
SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLINE 15 MARCH 2009
LSA conference, July 7-9, 2009 LEISURE EXPERIENCES: PARTICIPATING, PLANNING, PROVIDING hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University, Centre for Sport, Physical Education and Activity Research (SPEAR) and the Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure
Main sub-themes: Performing . . . Learning . . . Locating . . . Risk
PROGRAMME UPDATE: A focused stream 'Researching Gender: Principles and Practices in Sport, Leisure and Physical Education' will now form part of the theme 'Performing Leisure'. The aim of the stream is to develop understandings of gender and intersectionality in leisure studies and possible themes may include changes to what have traditionally been seen as masculine or feminine sport and leisure spaces, methodological innovation in gender studies of sport and leisure practices, and theoretical advancements to feminist research in sport, leisure and PE.
SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS -DEADLINE 15 MARCH - Papers are invited that address one or more of the conference themes: Performing Leisure (including the Researching Gender stream); Learning Leisure; Locating Leisure; Risk and Leisure. Please contact Myrene McFee mcfee@solutions-inc.co.uk for LSA and LSA 2009 information or visit the conference main web page http://www.leisure-studies-association.info/LSAWEB/2009/Main.html and linked pages to proposal guidelines and main themes, as well as info on accommodation, registration rates, and registration forms.
LSA 2009 Committee Chair: Dr Ian Wellard ian.wellard@canterbury.ac.uk
ALSO -- circulate this announcement to any and all who you feel might take an interest in the 2009 Conference of the Leisure Studies Association.
LSA conference, July 7-9, 2009 LEISURE EXPERIENCES: PARTICIPATING, PLANNING, PROVIDING hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University, Centre for Sport, Physical Education and Activity Research (SPEAR) and the Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure
Main sub-themes: Performing . . . Learning . . . Locating . . . Risk
PROGRAMME UPDATE: A focused stream 'Researching Gender: Principles and Practices in Sport, Leisure and Physical Education' will now form part of the theme 'Performing Leisure'. The aim of the stream is to develop understandings of gender and intersectionality in leisure studies and possible themes may include changes to what have traditionally been seen as masculine or feminine sport and leisure spaces, methodological innovation in gender studies of sport and leisure practices, and theoretical advancements to feminist research in sport, leisure and PE.
SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS -DEADLINE 15 MARCH - Papers are invited that address one or more of the conference themes: Performing Leisure (including the Researching Gender stream); Learning Leisure; Locating Leisure; Risk and Leisure. Please contact Myrene McFee mcfee@solutions-inc.co.uk for LSA and LSA 2009 information or visit the conference main web page http://www.leisure-studies-association.info/LSAWEB/2009/Main.html and linked pages to proposal guidelines and main themes, as well as info on accommodation, registration rates, and registration forms.
LSA 2009 Committee Chair: Dr Ian Wellard ian.wellard@canterbury.ac.uk
ALSO -- circulate this announcement to any and all who you feel might take an interest in the 2009 Conference of the Leisure Studies Association.
AWARD: ISHPES Junior Scholar Award - 2009
ISHPES JUNIOR SCHOLAR AWARD - 2009
The ISHPES junior scholar award will be presented at the 11th International ISHPES Congress to be held at the University of Stirling, Scotland on 14-18 July, 2009. It is awarded for an unpublished essay of outstanding quality in the field of sport history. Eligible scholars must be a member of ISHPES and a registered student (undergraduate or graduate) at the time of the Seminar or a young scholar under the age of 35.The essay must be submitted in one of the official ISHPES languages (German, English or French) and the text itself (including notes and bibliography) must not exceed 10,000 words. The main criteria for selection will be based on originality, the scientific quality of the research and the value of the study from the perspective of international sport history. The theme of the Congress is Sport in History: Promises and Problems though the paper need not be directly related to the theme.
The award winner will receive free registration at the Congress and a year’s subscription to ISHPES. His/her paper will be published in Stadion and the winner, together with any other entrant whose work is recognized by the committee for its quality, will receive a diploma that will be presented at an award ceremony during the Congress. The essays must be submitted to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Patricia Vertinsky, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z1, Canada, or preferably by email attachment, patricia.vertinsky@ubc.ca before March 15, 2009.
The ISHPES junior scholar award will be presented at the 11th International ISHPES Congress to be held at the University of Stirling, Scotland on 14-18 July, 2009. It is awarded for an unpublished essay of outstanding quality in the field of sport history. Eligible scholars must be a member of ISHPES and a registered student (undergraduate or graduate) at the time of the Seminar or a young scholar under the age of 35.The essay must be submitted in one of the official ISHPES languages (German, English or French) and the text itself (including notes and bibliography) must not exceed 10,000 words. The main criteria for selection will be based on originality, the scientific quality of the research and the value of the study from the perspective of international sport history. The theme of the Congress is Sport in History: Promises and Problems though the paper need not be directly related to the theme.
The award winner will receive free registration at the Congress and a year’s subscription to ISHPES. His/her paper will be published in Stadion and the winner, together with any other entrant whose work is recognized by the committee for its quality, will receive a diploma that will be presented at an award ceremony during the Congress. The essays must be submitted to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Patricia Vertinsky, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z1, Canada, or preferably by email attachment, patricia.vertinsky@ubc.ca before March 15, 2009.
CFP: Special Issue of the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA)
“Images of Intercollegiate Athletics and Intellectual Inquiry”
Publication date: July 2009
· Guest Editors: Drs. C. Keith Harrison (University of Central Florida) & Chad McEvoy (Illinois State University)
The special issue of the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics “Images of Intercollegiate Athletics and Intellectual Inquiry” seeks to extend the literature on education, athletics, policy, and cultural issues in 21st Century higher education. The College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) is pleased to sponsor the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA), a peer-reviewed, scholarly, open-access journal dedicated to encouraging, supporting, and disseminating interdisciplinary and interuniversity collaborative college-sport research. As the College Sport Research Institute’s official journal, JIIA is dedicated to critically examining ethical, social, economic, and political issues surrounding college sport in the United States and providing readers with thought-provoking editorials, research articles, and reviews.
Research indicates intercollegiate athletics not only impacts college athletes’ educational achievement, but also colors public perception and policy development. Within this setting, this special issue hopes to gather submissions from various methodological approaches (qualitative, quantitative, historical, or comparative), ideologies, conceptual frameworks, and levels of analysis into a cross-disciplinary college-sport mosaic. While submissions should offer a theoretical approach to the chosen college-sport issue, they should also attempt to offer practical recommendations for addressing the specific issue.
Manuscripts should follow the guidelines in the Publication of the American Psychological Association (5th Edition), and should be prepared in accordance with the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics requirements. Manuscripts must not be submitted to another journal while under review by the JIIA, nor should they have been previously published. Manuscripts will be subject to a triple-blind review. Manuscripts should be submitted no later than May 15, 2009 via email to:
Co-Guest Editor:
C. Keith Harrison, EdD
Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport
DeVos Sport Business Management Program
4000 Central Florida Blvd.
Orlando, Florida 32816-1400
E-mail: kharrison@bus.ucf.edu
Phone: (407) 823-1158; Fax: (407) 823-4771
Special Issue of the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA)
“Images of Intercollegiate Athletics and Intellectual Inquiry”
Publication date: July 2009
· Guest Editors: Drs. C. Keith Harrison (University of Central Florida) & Chad McEvoy (Illinois State University)
The special issue of the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics “Images of Intercollegiate Athletics and Intellectual Inquiry” seeks to extend the literature on education, athletics, policy, and cultural issues in 21st Century higher education. The College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) is pleased to sponsor the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA), a peer-reviewed, scholarly, open-access journal dedicated to encouraging, supporting, and disseminating interdisciplinary and interuniversity collaborative college-sport research. As the College Sport Research Institute’s official journal, JIIA is dedicated to critically examining ethical, social, economic, and political issues surrounding college sport in the United States and providing readers with thought-provoking editorials, research articles, and reviews.
Research indicates intercollegiate athletics not only impacts college athletes’ educational achievement, but also colors public perception and policy development. Within this setting, this special issue hopes to gather submissions from various methodological approaches (qualitative, quantitative, historical, or comparative), ideologies, conceptual frameworks, and levels of analysis into a cross-disciplinary college-sport mosaic. While submissions should offer a theoretical approach to the chosen college-sport issue, they should also attempt to offer practical recommendations for addressing the specific issue.
Manuscripts should follow the guidelines in the Publication of the American Psychological Association (5th Edition), and should be prepared in accordance with the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics requirements. Manuscripts must not be submitted to another journal while under review by the JIIA, nor should they have been previously published. Manuscripts will be subject to a triple-blind review. Manuscripts should be submitted no later than May 15, 2009 via email to:
Co-Guest Editor:
C. Keith Harrison, EdD
Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport
DeVos Sport Business Management Program
4000 Central Florida Blvd.
Orlando, Florida 32816-1400
E-mail: kharrison@bus.ucf.edu
Phone: (407) 823-1158; Fax: (407) 823-4771
JOB: The University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Kinesiology
The Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Western Ontario invites applications for a probationary (tenure-track) appointment at the level of Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology. The School seeks a scholar in the broad area of the socio-cultural aspects of sport and exercise. Disciplines from which interested applicants might apply may include but are not limited to sport and exercise history, management, philosophy, and sociology. An important dimension of the position description is the potential of the successful candidate to provide leadership in managing the International Center for Olympic Studies (ICOS), including securing funding to support the work of the ICOS; this leadership mandate could be one that is developed during the first two to three years of the appointment.
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. and will be expected to create a research program inclusive of the ability to attract significant funding (aiming toward Tri-council funding); to collaborate with existing scholars in the socio-cultural areas within Kinesiology and outside groups (Western and elsewhere); and train graduate and undergraduate students. She/he will be expected to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The effective date of appointment is July 1, 2009. Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research plan, and the names, addresses, and contact numbers of three referees to:
Dr. Earl Noble
School of Kinesiology
Faculty of Health Sciences
3M Centre
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
N6A 3K7
The deadline for receipt of applications is May 1, 2009
Please quote number HS 102 on all correspondence
Positions are subject to budget approval. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Western Ontario is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities.
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Kinesiology
The Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Western Ontario invites applications for a probationary (tenure-track) appointment at the level of Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology. The School seeks a scholar in the broad area of the socio-cultural aspects of sport and exercise. Disciplines from which interested applicants might apply may include but are not limited to sport and exercise history, management, philosophy, and sociology. An important dimension of the position description is the potential of the successful candidate to provide leadership in managing the International Center for Olympic Studies (ICOS), including securing funding to support the work of the ICOS; this leadership mandate could be one that is developed during the first two to three years of the appointment.
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. and will be expected to create a research program inclusive of the ability to attract significant funding (aiming toward Tri-council funding); to collaborate with existing scholars in the socio-cultural areas within Kinesiology and outside groups (Western and elsewhere); and train graduate and undergraduate students. She/he will be expected to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The effective date of appointment is July 1, 2009. Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research plan, and the names, addresses, and contact numbers of three referees to:
Dr. Earl Noble
School of Kinesiology
Faculty of Health Sciences
3M Centre
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
N6A 3K7
The deadline for receipt of applications is May 1, 2009
Please quote number HS 102 on all correspondence
Positions are subject to budget approval. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Western Ontario is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities.
CFP: ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport
ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport
Utrecht, the Netherlands
July 15-18, 2009
“Sport: Passion, Practice and Profit”
www.issa2009.com
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – REMINDER; Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 7th 2009
The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you to an inspiring ISSA congress in the historic city of Utrecht this July!
We offer an exciting and inclusive scientific programme with two key notes (Paul Gilroy and Maarten Van Bottenburg), a plenary symposium on Sport & Health (with Jan Wright and Annelies Knoppers), a large thematic variety of paper sessions and several social activities.
Further details may be found on the conference website at www.issa2009.com.
Please find attached the latest ISSA eBulletin.
Looking forward seeing you in Utrecht!
Conference Secretariat ISSA 2009
Odette Jansen
Issa2009@uu.nl
Phone: +31 30 253 9304
Utrecht, the Netherlands
July 15-18, 2009
“Sport: Passion, Practice and Profit”
www.issa2009.com
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – REMINDER; Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 7th 2009
The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you to an inspiring ISSA congress in the historic city of Utrecht this July!
We offer an exciting and inclusive scientific programme with two key notes (Paul Gilroy and Maarten Van Bottenburg), a plenary symposium on Sport & Health (with Jan Wright and Annelies Knoppers), a large thematic variety of paper sessions and several social activities.
Further details may be found on the conference website at www.issa2009.com.
Please find attached the latest ISSA eBulletin.
Looking forward seeing you in Utrecht!
Conference Secretariat ISSA 2009
Odette Jansen
Issa2009@uu.nl
Phone: +31 30 253 9304
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
CONFERENCE: UPDATE: Scholarly Conference on College Sport - April 15-18, 2009:
We wanted to pass along some information about the upcoming 2009
Scholarly Conference on College Sport - April 15-18, 2009:
http://www.csriconference.org
1. The complete conference schedule is now available on the
Conference Website http://www.csriconference.org/program.html
2. Rooms at the conference rate ($115.00/ night) at the Courtyard by
Marriott - Chapel Hill
are limited.
Make sure to mention you are with the CSRI conference to get the
conference room rate.
3. The inaugural Tee off for Tar Heels Benefit Golf Tournament
(Benefiting CSRI and UNC's Sport Administration program) will be
held on Wed. April 15 @ 10:00 on UNC's Finley Golf Course. For
more information you can go to: http://www.teeoff4tarheels.com/
4. Information about Conference Keynote Speakers and invited
panelists can be found @ http://www.csriconference.org/program.html
If you have any questions about anything, feel free to email us:
csri@unc.edu
Thanks,
Richard Southall
Scholarly Conference on College Sport - April 15-18, 2009:
http://www.csriconference.org
1. The complete conference schedule is now available on the
Conference Website http://www.csriconference.org/program.html
2. Rooms at the conference rate ($115.00/ night) at the Courtyard by
Marriott - Chapel Hill
Make sure to mention you are with the CSRI conference to get the
conference room rate.
3. The inaugural Tee off for Tar Heels Benefit Golf Tournament
(Benefiting CSRI and UNC's Sport Administration program) will be
held on Wed. April 15 @ 10:00 on UNC's Finley Golf Course. For
more information you can go to: http://www.teeoff4tarheels.com/
4. Information about Conference Keynote Speakers and invited
panelists can be found @ http://www.csriconference.org/program.html
If you have any questions about anything, feel free to email us:
csri@unc.edu
Thanks,
Richard Southall
CFP: Sporting Traditions XVII
Sporting Traditions XVII is the biennial conference of the Australian Society for Sport History. In 2009 the conference will be jointly hosted by the University of Otago and the Otago Polytechnic, on 31 June-3 July in Wellington, New Zealand
Conference Theme: The Cultural Paradigm: Reinvigorating Sport History?
In 1999, delegates at Sporting Traditions XII debated the state of sport history. At that time, social history had dominated sport history for a quarter of a century and the field appeared tired and stale. A decade on and the cultural paradigm has arrived: sport history is awash with new theories and new approaches; some sport historians are even playing with new forms of representation. At Sporting Traditions XVII leading historians of sport from North America, Britain, Australia and New Zealand will discuss and debate the influence of the cultural paradigm on sport history and its reinvigoration of the field.
Call for Abstracts
Abstracts of between 150 and 200 words should be submitted by electronic mail to Douglas Booth, School of Physical Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: doug.booth@otago.ac.nz
Abstracts will be accepted until 3 March 2009.
Delegates will be notified of their acceptance on 9 March 2009.
For further details
http://www.sporthistory.org/
Conference Theme: The Cultural Paradigm: Reinvigorating Sport History?
In 1999, delegates at Sporting Traditions XII debated the state of sport history. At that time, social history had dominated sport history for a quarter of a century and the field appeared tired and stale. A decade on and the cultural paradigm has arrived: sport history is awash with new theories and new approaches; some sport historians are even playing with new forms of representation. At Sporting Traditions XVII leading historians of sport from North America, Britain, Australia and New Zealand will discuss and debate the influence of the cultural paradigm on sport history and its reinvigoration of the field.
Call for Abstracts
Abstracts of between 150 and 200 words should be submitted by electronic mail to Douglas Booth, School of Physical Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: doug.booth@otago.ac.nz
Abstracts will be accepted until 3 March 2009.
Delegates will be notified of their acceptance on 9 March 2009.
For further details
http://www.sporthistory.org/
CFP: 14th ECSS-Congress, OSLO, Norway 24-27 June 2009
Reminder
Call for abstracts / Early bird registration
We would like to take the chance to remind you that the abstract submission
for the 14th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
to be held in Oslo, Norway, 24 -27 June 2009 is still open until the
15th of February.
For registration, online abstract submission, details of the highlights and
other information, please visit
http://www.ecss-congress.eu/OSLO2009
Call for abstracts / Early bird registration
We would like to take the chance to remind you that the abstract submission
for the 14th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
to be held in Oslo, Norway, 24 -27 June 2009 is still open until the
15th of February.
For registration, online abstract submission, details of the highlights and
other information, please visit
http://www.ecss-congress.eu/OSLO2009
CFP: Special Issue of Sport in History: Women and Sport in the early twentieth century
Call for Papers
Special Issue of Sport in History: Women and Sport in the early twentieth century
Articles are invited which explore any aspect of women’s involvement in sport during the identified period. Submissions are preferred, but not restricted to the British context. Contributions are particularly welcome from those at an early stage in their publication career.
Please do not hesitate to contact the guest editors with expressions of interest or requests for further information as follows: Dr Carol Osborne (Carol.Osborne@cumbria.ac.uk) or Dr Fiona Skillen (f.skillen.1@research.gla.ac.uk)
Manuscripts should otherwise be sent by email attachment direct to either Carol or Fiona at the above addresses. Detailed notes for contributors can be found on
Sport in History’s homepage: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rsihauth.pdf
Submission deadline: 01 June 2009 (with publication in early 2010)
Special Issue of Sport in History: Women and Sport in the early twentieth century
Articles are invited which explore any aspect of women’s involvement in sport during the identified period. Submissions are preferred, but not restricted to the British context. Contributions are particularly welcome from those at an early stage in their publication career.
Please do not hesitate to contact the guest editors with expressions of interest or requests for further information as follows: Dr Carol Osborne (Carol.Osborne@cumbria.ac.uk) or Dr Fiona Skillen (f.skillen.1@research.gla.ac.uk)
Manuscripts should otherwise be sent by email attachment direct to either Carol or Fiona at the above addresses. Detailed notes for contributors can be found on
Sport in History’s homepage: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rsihauth.pdf
Submission deadline: 01 June 2009 (with publication in early 2010)
CFP: The International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport (ISCPES)
International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport
2009 Regional Conference – June 22-24, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport (ISCPES) is pleased to release the call for papers to the ISCPES 2009 Regional Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The conference will take place from June 22nd to 24th, 2008 in the host city of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Conference accommodations and travel suggestions will be distributed shortly.
The very timely conference theme of “Leveraging Legacies: The Future of Sport and Physical Activity” addresses the ongoing growth in large‐scale sporting mega‐events and at the same time asks how the large sums of financial support from the private and public sectors, as well as the attention of the world, can be leveraged in order to address the growing levels of obesity and inactivity internationally and locally. Given the current international economic concerns, finding a mutually beneficial relationship that addresses the disconnect between high‐performance sport and mass physical activity could present a logical option for sport practitioners, scholars, and administrators.
The Conference Organising Committee welcomes all abstracts from any socio‐cultural disciplines addressing the conference theme directly, or relating to physical education or sport. All abstracts must conform to the submission guidelines listed below and must be submitted prior to 23:59 (GMT),
Saturday, February 28, 2009.
ISCPES has also been a long‐time advocate of opportunities for young scholars and encourages student submissions. Scholarships and additional support are available to eligible students. If you are a student, please indicate your student status and the contact details of your supervisor/advisor.
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
1. E‐mail submission should include author’s name, institutional affiliation, contact details, and, if applicable, status as a student. The abstract itself should be included in the e‐mail as an attachment and give no indication to the identity of the author.
2. The abstract should be between 400 and 600 words, written in English (the official language of the conference), and should conform to a commonly accepted academic referencing style.
3. The abstract should include the issue(s) addressed in the paper, the evidence and resources to be used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the paper has to further the understanding of sport, physical education, or comparative studies in sport and physical education.
4. All submissions must be made by e‐mail to the Conference Chair, Anthony Church
(achurch@laurentian.ca), no later than 23:59 (GMT), Saturday, February 28, 2009.
2009 Regional Conference – June 22-24, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport (ISCPES) is pleased to release the call for papers to the ISCPES 2009 Regional Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The conference will take place from June 22nd to 24th, 2008 in the host city of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Conference accommodations and travel suggestions will be distributed shortly.
The very timely conference theme of “Leveraging Legacies: The Future of Sport and Physical Activity” addresses the ongoing growth in large‐scale sporting mega‐events and at the same time asks how the large sums of financial support from the private and public sectors, as well as the attention of the world, can be leveraged in order to address the growing levels of obesity and inactivity internationally and locally. Given the current international economic concerns, finding a mutually beneficial relationship that addresses the disconnect between high‐performance sport and mass physical activity could present a logical option for sport practitioners, scholars, and administrators.
The Conference Organising Committee welcomes all abstracts from any socio‐cultural disciplines addressing the conference theme directly, or relating to physical education or sport. All abstracts must conform to the submission guidelines listed below and must be submitted prior to 23:59 (GMT),
Saturday, February 28, 2009.
ISCPES has also been a long‐time advocate of opportunities for young scholars and encourages student submissions. Scholarships and additional support are available to eligible students. If you are a student, please indicate your student status and the contact details of your supervisor/advisor.
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
1. E‐mail submission should include author’s name, institutional affiliation, contact details, and, if applicable, status as a student. The abstract itself should be included in the e‐mail as an attachment and give no indication to the identity of the author.
2. The abstract should be between 400 and 600 words, written in English (the official language of the conference), and should conform to a commonly accepted academic referencing style.
3. The abstract should include the issue(s) addressed in the paper, the evidence and resources to be used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the paper has to further the understanding of sport, physical education, or comparative studies in sport and physical education.
4. All submissions must be made by e‐mail to the Conference Chair, Anthony Church
(achurch@laurentian.ca), no later than 23:59 (GMT), Saturday, February 28, 2009.
CONFERENCE: NCAA/NACWAA Women's Leadership Symposium in Intercollegiate Athletics
The NCAA/NACWAA Women's Leadership Symposium in Intercollegiate Athletics will be held May 11 & 12, 2009 in Chicago at the Wyndham Drake Hotel. For more information, please see http://www.wlsathletics.com/site/.
CONFERENCE: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
April 15-18, 2009
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Conference Announcements
* In light of the higher than anticipated number of submitted abstracts, we have extended the early registration deadline to February 22, 2009.
* The conference registration form can be accessed at the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport Website: http://www.csriconference.org/
* The conference hotel is the Courtyard by Marriott at Chapel Hill. The conference rate is an extremely competitive rate and the hotel is located across the street from the conference location. For hotel information you may go to http://www.csriconference.org/accommodations.html
* Hotel Reservations can be made by going to the following link http://www.courtyardchapelhill.com/
* We will shortly be posting the entire conference program on the Conference Website http://www.csriconference.org/program.htm
April 15-18, 2009
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Conference Announcements
* In light of the higher than anticipated number of submitted abstracts, we have extended the early registration deadline to February 22, 2009.
* The conference registration form can be accessed at the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport Website: http://www.csriconference.org/
* The conference hotel is the Courtyard by Marriott at Chapel Hill. The conference rate is an extremely competitive rate and the hotel is located across the street from the conference location. For hotel information you may go to http://www.csriconference.org/accommodations.html
* Hotel Reservations can be made by going to the following link http://www.courtyardchapelhill.com/
* We will shortly be posting the entire conference program on the Conference Website http://www.csriconference.org/program.htm
CFP: ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport
ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport
Utrecht, the Netherlands
July 15-18, 2009
“Sport: Passion, Practice and Profit”
www.issa2009.com
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – REMINDER; Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 7th 2009
The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you to an inspiring ISSA congress in the historic city of Utrecht this July!
We offer an exciting and inclusive scientific programme with two key notes (Paul Gilroy and Maarten Van Bottenburg), a plenary symposium on Sport & Health (with Jan Wright and Annelies Knoppers), a large thematic variety of paper sessions and several social activities.
Further details may be found on the conference website at www.issa2009.com.
Looking forward seeing you in Utrecht!
Conference Secretariat ISSA 2009
Odette Jansen
Issa2009@uu.nl
Phone: +31 30 253 9304
Utrecht, the Netherlands
July 15-18, 2009
“Sport: Passion, Practice and Profit”
www.issa2009.com
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – REMINDER; Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 7th 2009
The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you to an inspiring ISSA congress in the historic city of Utrecht this July!
We offer an exciting and inclusive scientific programme with two key notes (Paul Gilroy and Maarten Van Bottenburg), a plenary symposium on Sport & Health (with Jan Wright and Annelies Knoppers), a large thematic variety of paper sessions and several social activities.
Further details may be found on the conference website at www.issa2009.com.
Looking forward seeing you in Utrecht!
Conference Secretariat ISSA 2009
Odette Jansen
Issa2009@uu.nl
Phone: +31 30 253 9304
CONFERENCE: 14th CESH Congress
14th CESH Congress. Pisa, Italy, 17.-20. September 2009
Sport and a Sense of the Body's limits
Ulysses, in his last travel through Dante's Hell (canto XXVI), remembering
the perilous vicissitudes of his return home, mentioned words he had
addressed to his men in order to spur them on without fear:
Consider your roots: you were not born to live like brutes,
but to follow virtue and knowledge (vv.118-120).
This very famous quotation from Dante's Hell remains for us today an
exaltation of the search for knowledge and overcoming of every limitation.
Even if we refresh our memory of the encounter between the Poet and Ulysses
in the eighth circle of Hell, the one about false ideas, we are also
reminded of the condemnation that the middle ages inflicted on those, like
Galileo, who dared to defy the divine laws. Pisa celebrates in 2009 the
fourth centenary of Galileo's first astronomical observations through a
telescope (1609).
The CESH Congress
Over the years CESH has analyzed sport historically from different angles
(politics, art, culture, globalization, transnationality, critical points
such as violence etc.). At the 14th Congress we intend to encourage a debate
on a sense of the body’s limits, as seen as a sporting challenge and an
element of progress and modernity (analysis of transformations of sporting
techniques) or as a measurable limit (records, sense of competition,
exaltation of self value) characteristics verifiable at all ages.
The historical perspective allows us to associate bio-medical aspects - by
now unanimously accepted from the Motor Science field - with those
humanistics, artificers of the rebirth of sport. History allows us to
characterize the path just made, or rather, the routes over which men and
women have moved in an attempt to satisfy their recreational and also their
competitive desires.
As for the famous Columns of Hercules, they are unsurpassed; after all,
what comes next could be Hell. The Congress hopes to stimulate students to
analyze from a socio-historical point of view the reasons for deviance
caused by some protagonists in the world of sport, when they decide to
surpass every possible limit.
Sport and a Sense of the Body's limits
Ulysses, in his last travel through Dante's Hell (canto XXVI), remembering
the perilous vicissitudes of his return home, mentioned words he had
addressed to his men in order to spur them on without fear:
Consider your roots: you were not born to live like brutes,
but to follow virtue and knowledge (vv.118-120).
This very famous quotation from Dante's Hell remains for us today an
exaltation of the search for knowledge and overcoming of every limitation.
Even if we refresh our memory of the encounter between the Poet and Ulysses
in the eighth circle of Hell, the one about false ideas, we are also
reminded of the condemnation that the middle ages inflicted on those, like
Galileo, who dared to defy the divine laws. Pisa celebrates in 2009 the
fourth centenary of Galileo's first astronomical observations through a
telescope (1609).
The CESH Congress
Over the years CESH has analyzed sport historically from different angles
(politics, art, culture, globalization, transnationality, critical points
such as violence etc.). At the 14th Congress we intend to encourage a debate
on a sense of the body’s limits, as seen as a sporting challenge and an
element of progress and modernity (analysis of transformations of sporting
techniques) or as a measurable limit (records, sense of competition,
exaltation of self value) characteristics verifiable at all ages.
The historical perspective allows us to associate bio-medical aspects - by
now unanimously accepted from the Motor Science field - with those
humanistics, artificers of the rebirth of sport. History allows us to
characterize the path just made, or rather, the routes over which men and
women have moved in an attempt to satisfy their recreational and also their
competitive desires.
As for the famous Columns of Hercules, they are unsurpassed; after all,
what comes next could be Hell. The Congress hopes to stimulate students to
analyze from a socio-historical point of view the reasons for deviance
caused by some protagonists in the world of sport, when they decide to
surpass every possible limit.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
CONFERENCE: Sport and Oral History
Sport and Oral History Conference
The conference will be held on Friday April 3rd and Saturday April 4th 2009
at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.
The two day conference will include papers on oral history and sport,
covering a wide range of sports, such as football, cricket, boxing,
baseball, but especially rugby league.
There will be a dinner on the Friday evening and on the Friday afternoon
there will be the opportunity to visit the Rugby League Heritage Centre at
the George Hotel in Huddersfield, venue of the 1895 meeting when rugby
league was formed. On the Saturday afternoon we will be officially
launching the Rugby Football League archive which has been acquired by the
University. A conference schedule is included.
Speakers include:
Dr Rob Perks, Secretary of the Oral History Society
Professor Tony Collins, Leeds Metropolitan University
Professor Pellom McDaniels, University of Missouri Kansas City
Dr Greg Mallory, Griffiths University, Queensland, Australia
Cost for the conference is £60 for delegates from institutions
£30 for private individuals and concessions.
This includes lunch, tea and coffee, etc.
Delegates will pay for their own meal on the Friday evening and we expect
the cost of this to be around £20.
Delegates will be responsible for finding and paying for their own
accommodation. A list of hotels and their rates will be forwarded on
receipt of conference payment.
I would like to attend the conference
Name________________________________________
Institution ____________________________________
Address for correspondence_______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Tel:_______________________________
Email address:_______________________
_______________________________________________
I enclose a Conference fee (institution rate) - £60
Private individual rate - £30
Concession rate - £30
Please make cheques payable to ‘The University of Huddersfield’ and return
completed forms to the address below:
Dr Rob Light
Centre for Oral History Research
Rm WG/25
West Building
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH
The conference will be held on Friday April 3rd and Saturday April 4th 2009
at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.
The two day conference will include papers on oral history and sport,
covering a wide range of sports, such as football, cricket, boxing,
baseball, but especially rugby league.
There will be a dinner on the Friday evening and on the Friday afternoon
there will be the opportunity to visit the Rugby League Heritage Centre at
the George Hotel in Huddersfield, venue of the 1895 meeting when rugby
league was formed. On the Saturday afternoon we will be officially
launching the Rugby Football League archive which has been acquired by the
University. A conference schedule is included.
Speakers include:
Dr Rob Perks, Secretary of the Oral History Society
Professor Tony Collins, Leeds Metropolitan University
Professor Pellom McDaniels, University of Missouri Kansas City
Dr Greg Mallory, Griffiths University, Queensland, Australia
Cost for the conference is £60 for delegates from institutions
£30 for private individuals and concessions.
This includes lunch, tea and coffee, etc.
Delegates will pay for their own meal on the Friday evening and we expect
the cost of this to be around £20.
Delegates will be responsible for finding and paying for their own
accommodation. A list of hotels and their rates will be forwarded on
receipt of conference payment.
I would like to attend the conference
Name________________________________________
Institution ____________________________________
Address for correspondence_______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Tel:_______________________________
Email address:_______________________
_______________________________________________
I enclose a Conference fee (institution rate) - £60
Private individual rate - £30
Concession rate - £30
Please make cheques payable to ‘The University of Huddersfield’ and return
completed forms to the address below:
Dr Rob Light
Centre for Oral History Research
Rm WG/25
West Building
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH
LECTURE: 2009 Alan G. Ingham Memorial Lecture, Univ Miami, Ohio
2009 Alan G. Ingham Memorial Lecture
Featuring
Dr. David L. Andrews
Physical Cultural Studies Program, University of Maryland
“Leaner and Meaner?: The Perils of McDonaldizing the Academy and Kinesiology”
March 30th, 2009
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
McGuffey Hall Auditorium, Miami University
Professor David Andrews is a widely respected cultural critic and a prolific author whose scholarship has helped to shape critical physical cultural studies across the globe. Dr. Andrews is the author or co-editor of over 10 books, including Sport--Commerce--Culture: Essays on Sport in Late Capitalist America. This lecture recognizes the considerable contributions and achievements of Dr. Alan G. Ingham, who passed away in 2005. Alan Ingham first came to Miami University in 1984 as a professor in Sport Studies. His research and teaching both emphasized social justice ideals and he was among the first scholars to apply a critical perspective to the sociology of sport. He earned an international reputation for his scholarship and also for his advocacy of interdisciplinary approaches to kinesiology and health. Given his numerous contributions to the field, he was frequently invited as a keynote speaker and academic consultant across the globe. And despite this international !
acclaim, his students, both past and present, remained his top priority. Dr. Ingham was also an enthusiastic soccer advocate throughout his life as an elite athlete, a coach of elite athletes, and as a passionate fan. In his spare time, Alan was an avid reader of scholarly literature, novels and popular literature. He loved good food, special cars, and spirited conversations with friends, family and colleagues. Alan is survived by his wife, J. Christine Bloor Ingham, his son, Anthony Graeme Bloor Ingham, and the many good friends comprising his second family.
Please join us for the 2009 Alan G. Ingham Memorial Lecture. For more information contact Dr. Mary McDonald (mcdonamg@muohio.edu).
Featuring
Dr. David L. Andrews
Physical Cultural Studies Program, University of Maryland
“Leaner and Meaner?: The Perils of McDonaldizing the Academy and Kinesiology”
March 30th, 2009
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
McGuffey Hall Auditorium, Miami University
Professor David Andrews is a widely respected cultural critic and a prolific author whose scholarship has helped to shape critical physical cultural studies across the globe. Dr. Andrews is the author or co-editor of over 10 books, including Sport--Commerce--Culture: Essays on Sport in Late Capitalist America. This lecture recognizes the considerable contributions and achievements of Dr. Alan G. Ingham, who passed away in 2005. Alan Ingham first came to Miami University in 1984 as a professor in Sport Studies. His research and teaching both emphasized social justice ideals and he was among the first scholars to apply a critical perspective to the sociology of sport. He earned an international reputation for his scholarship and also for his advocacy of interdisciplinary approaches to kinesiology and health. Given his numerous contributions to the field, he was frequently invited as a keynote speaker and academic consultant across the globe. And despite this international !
acclaim, his students, both past and present, remained his top priority. Dr. Ingham was also an enthusiastic soccer advocate throughout his life as an elite athlete, a coach of elite athletes, and as a passionate fan. In his spare time, Alan was an avid reader of scholarly literature, novels and popular literature. He loved good food, special cars, and spirited conversations with friends, family and colleagues. Alan is survived by his wife, J. Christine Bloor Ingham, his son, Anthony Graeme Bloor Ingham, and the many good friends comprising his second family.
Please join us for the 2009 Alan G. Ingham Memorial Lecture. For more information contact Dr. Mary McDonald (mcdonamg@muohio.edu).
Saturday, January 31, 2009
CFP: Historical Dictionaries of Sport
Jon Woronoff, the editor of the Historical Dictionaries of Sport, is presently seeking authors for a wide range of sports as this is a new series. The only ones presently spoken for are Basketball, Golf, and Track and Field. These books are basically one-volume encyclopedias with a chronology, introduction, and bibliography as well as the central "dictionary" section which makes up the largest part. The dictionary section should include entries on famous sportsmen/women, teams and leagues, professional and other organizations, major sporting events (championships, Olympics), the basics of the main sport and other variants, important technical terminology and jargon, etc.
Although called a "historical" dictionary, about half of the book should deal with the contemporary situation and the rest can cover earlier periods. These books will be published by Scarecrow Press and information on the press and existing series (there are about 400 such titles already available) can be found at www.scarecrowpress.com
Interested authors can contact Mr. Woronoff at jonworonoff@orange.fr Please note that he is seeking only authors for whole books (300-350 pages) and not contributors for specific entries or an editor who would then take on contributors. While most of these books are written by single authors it would be possible in some cases to have teams of two or three, but not more.
Although called a "historical" dictionary, about half of the book should deal with the contemporary situation and the rest can cover earlier periods. These books will be published by Scarecrow Press and information on the press and existing series (there are about 400 such titles already available) can be found at www.scarecrowpress.com
Interested authors can contact Mr. Woronoff at jonworonoff@orange.fr Please note that he is seeking only authors for whole books (300-350 pages) and not contributors for specific entries or an editor who would then take on contributors. While most of these books are written by single authors it would be possible in some cases to have teams of two or three, but not more.
CONFERENCE: British Society of Sports History, Stirling, Scotland
The British Society of Sports History
Annual Conference 17-19 July 2009
University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
We are delighted to announce the next annual conference of the BSSH will take place at the University of Stirling from 17-19 July 2009
Full details can be found on the website www.BSSH2009.info
This annual conference will be held in conjunction with the ISHPES congress which takes place from 14-18 July 2009.
You are welcome to attend both meetings and for those of you who attend the ISHPES congress, you can stay on for the BSSH meeting free of charge.
Details of the ISHPES Congress can be found on the website www.ishpes.info
Please note: If you wish to submit an abstract for both meetings then you must submit each (different) abstract to the appropriate site:
For abstracts for the BSSH meeting: www.bssh2009.info/abstract
For abstracts for the ISHPES congress: http://www.ishpes.info/abstract.php
Key dates
ISHPES abstract submission deadline 6 March 2009
Early bird registration closing date 31 March 2009
BSSH abstract submission deadline 15 May 2009
BSSH Registration fees
For as little as £160*:
Conference registration, including abstract book and lunches and refreshments during the conference from 17-19 July
Invitation to the Lord Provost’s Reception on Friday 17 July
conference dinner and Ceilidh on Saturday 18th July
2 nights accommodation
ISHPES Congress Registration
You have the opportunity (if you are not a member already) to benefit by joining the BSSH for £30, save £50 on registration fees for the ISHPES congress and receive 4 BSSH journals.
Register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php
BSSH Conference Registration
If you are not a member, 1 years membership will be included in the non-member registration fee
Register for BSSH only: www.bssh2009.info
Going to both?
If you would like to attend both meetings please register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php and check the box marked ‘do you wish to attend the BSSH meeting also’
If you have any queries please contact the organisers via email: contact@BSSH2009.info or telephone: 01786 820 054
*Student rate
We hope to see you in July 2009
Best wishes
Conference administration
Email: contact@bssh2009.info
Tel: +44 (0) 1786 820 254
Annual Conference 17-19 July 2009
University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
We are delighted to announce the next annual conference of the BSSH will take place at the University of Stirling from 17-19 July 2009
Full details can be found on the website www.BSSH2009.info
This annual conference will be held in conjunction with the ISHPES congress which takes place from 14-18 July 2009.
You are welcome to attend both meetings and for those of you who attend the ISHPES congress, you can stay on for the BSSH meeting free of charge.
Details of the ISHPES Congress can be found on the website www.ishpes.info
Please note: If you wish to submit an abstract for both meetings then you must submit each (different) abstract to the appropriate site:
For abstracts for the BSSH meeting: www.bssh2009.info/abstract
For abstracts for the ISHPES congress: http://www.ishpes.info/abstract.php
Key dates
ISHPES abstract submission deadline 6 March 2009
Early bird registration closing date 31 March 2009
BSSH abstract submission deadline 15 May 2009
BSSH Registration fees
For as little as £160*:
Conference registration, including abstract book and lunches and refreshments during the conference from 17-19 July
Invitation to the Lord Provost’s Reception on Friday 17 July
conference dinner and Ceilidh on Saturday 18th July
2 nights accommodation
ISHPES Congress Registration
You have the opportunity (if you are not a member already) to benefit by joining the BSSH for £30, save £50 on registration fees for the ISHPES congress and receive 4 BSSH journals.
Register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php
BSSH Conference Registration
If you are not a member, 1 years membership will be included in the non-member registration fee
Register for BSSH only: www.bssh2009.info
Going to both?
If you would like to attend both meetings please register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php and check the box marked ‘do you wish to attend the BSSH meeting also’
If you have any queries please contact the organisers via email: contact@BSSH2009.info or telephone: 01786 820 054
*Student rate
We hope to see you in July 2009
Best wishes
Conference administration
Email: contact@bssh2009.info
Tel: +44 (0) 1786 820 254
Friday, January 30, 2009
CONFERENCE: 7th Annual Donald Macintosh Memorial Lecture
7th ANNUAL DONALD MACINTOSH MEMORIAL LECTURE AND
SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT CONFERENCE
Saturday 7 February 2009, Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario
The School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University would
like to invite all those interested in socio-cultural studies of sport
to a day conference that will be held in the memory of our colleague Dr.
Don Macintosh. The conference will be held at Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario on Saturday 7th February 2009. Registration, available
at the door, will be $30 for faculty and $15 for
students.
The conference program (below) will consist of graduate student
presentations, a catered lunch, and the annual Donald Macintosh Memorial
Lecture which will be given this year by Dr. David Howe of the School of
Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University in England. Dr.
Howe is the Deputy Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability
Sport. He is the author of The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic
Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens (Routledge 2008) and Sport,
Professionalism and Pain: Ethnographies of Injury and Risk (Routledge
2004). He is the co-editor, with John Bale, of Historical and Cultural
Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier: The Four Minute Mile (Routledge
2008). Dr. Howe will speak on "Social Justice and Paralympic Sport:
Towards Happy Marriage or Difficult Separation?"
Dr. Howe's lecture is free and all are welcome to attend. It will be
held in the McLaughlin Room, JDUC (John Deutsch Univesity Centre),
Queen's University at 11:30.
If you would like further information about the conference please
contact Karima Dorney, 7kjd1@queensu.ca
Conference Program:
9:15 Registration and Coffee
9:40 Welcome
9:45
Understanding the Experiences of Tom Longboat Award Recipients
Vanessa Lodge, University of Ottawa
10:15
Proposed Cross-cultural Study of the Relationship between Masculine
Habitus and Male Rugby Culture – and the Exclusion/inclusion of Females
Ashley Norton, McMaster University
10:45
A Hull of a Day: An Investigation of Civic Identity and Pro Hockey in
Winnipeg, 1972
Marty Clark, Queen's University
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:30
Macintosh Memorial Lecture
Social Justice and Paralympic Sport: Towards Happy Marriage or Difficult
Separation?
Dr. P. David Howe, Loughborough University
12:30-1:30 Catered lunch
1:30
Breaking Borders or Building a Brand? Sport for Development and the
NBA’s Basketball Without Borders Program
Robbie Millington, Queen's University
2:00
Understanding Identity: Aboriginal Recipients of the Tom Longboat Award
Melanie R. Kornacki University of Ottawa
2:30
Mary, Mary, Why Ya’ Bulgin’: Power, Privilege and the Construction of
the Gay Muscle Body
Patrick Keleher, York University
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15
Fairy Tales, Sport and The Problem of Puer Aeturnus
Megan Popovic, The University of Western Ontario
3:45
Options and Opportunities for Leisure: Examining Those Available to
Single Mothers
of a Child with a Disability
Hannah Irving, University of Ottawa
4:15 Retire to local pub
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Mary Louise Adams, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
and Department of Sociology
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada
613-533-6000, ext. 74723
Please note new email address: MLA1@queensu.ca
SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT CONFERENCE
Saturday 7 February 2009, Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario
The School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University would
like to invite all those interested in socio-cultural studies of sport
to a day conference that will be held in the memory of our colleague Dr.
Don Macintosh. The conference will be held at Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario on Saturday 7th February 2009. Registration, available
at the door, will be $30 for faculty and $15 for
students.
The conference program (below) will consist of graduate student
presentations, a catered lunch, and the annual Donald Macintosh Memorial
Lecture which will be given this year by Dr. David Howe of the School of
Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University in England. Dr.
Howe is the Deputy Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability
Sport. He is the author of The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic
Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens (Routledge 2008) and Sport,
Professionalism and Pain: Ethnographies of Injury and Risk (Routledge
2004). He is the co-editor, with John Bale, of Historical and Cultural
Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier: The Four Minute Mile (Routledge
2008). Dr. Howe will speak on "Social Justice and Paralympic Sport:
Towards Happy Marriage or Difficult Separation?"
Dr. Howe's lecture is free and all are welcome to attend. It will be
held in the McLaughlin Room, JDUC (John Deutsch Univesity Centre),
Queen's University at 11:30.
If you would like further information about the conference please
contact Karima Dorney, 7kjd1@queensu.ca
Conference Program:
9:15 Registration and Coffee
9:40 Welcome
9:45
Understanding the Experiences of Tom Longboat Award Recipients
Vanessa Lodge, University of Ottawa
10:15
Proposed Cross-cultural Study of the Relationship between Masculine
Habitus and Male Rugby Culture – and the Exclusion/inclusion of Females
Ashley Norton, McMaster University
10:45
A Hull of a Day: An Investigation of Civic Identity and Pro Hockey in
Winnipeg, 1972
Marty Clark, Queen's University
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:30
Macintosh Memorial Lecture
Social Justice and Paralympic Sport: Towards Happy Marriage or Difficult
Separation?
Dr. P. David Howe, Loughborough University
12:30-1:30 Catered lunch
1:30
Breaking Borders or Building a Brand? Sport for Development and the
NBA’s Basketball Without Borders Program
Robbie Millington, Queen's University
2:00
Understanding Identity: Aboriginal Recipients of the Tom Longboat Award
Melanie R. Kornacki University of Ottawa
2:30
Mary, Mary, Why Ya’ Bulgin’: Power, Privilege and the Construction of
the Gay Muscle Body
Patrick Keleher, York University
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15
Fairy Tales, Sport and The Problem of Puer Aeturnus
Megan Popovic, The University of Western Ontario
3:45
Options and Opportunities for Leisure: Examining Those Available to
Single Mothers
of a Child with a Disability
Hannah Irving, University of Ottawa
4:15 Retire to local pub
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Mary Louise Adams, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
and Department of Sociology
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada
613-533-6000, ext. 74723
Please note new email address: MLA1@queensu.ca
CFP: Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review, University of Toronto
CALL FOR PAPERS
“Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review”
University of Toronto, May 19-20, 2009
In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embarked upon a major series of reforms to governance, the bidding process to host Olympics, the reporting of information, and to important programmes such as Olympic Solidarity.
The reforms came in response to revelations of bribes paid to ensure that Salt Lake City won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. As major sponsors threatened to withdraw their support, the IOC responded by establishing the ‘2000 Commission’. The 2000 Commission’s 50 recommendations for reform were quickly approved.
This conference will conduct a critical review of the implementation of the reform package – successes, failures and unintended consequences. The review is timely because the reforms were introduced with no independent review mechanism; and the conference takes place mid-way between the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics.
Academics, activists, policy makers and sport leaders will gather to examine the context of reform, evaluate the implementation of the 1999 reform package, and identify issues and concerns that warrant further analysis and action.
Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following areas:
The Context of Reform -- topics related to the growing climate of reform that preceded the Salt Lake City scandal, including (but not limited to): the struggle for gender equity at the Olympics; the growth of critical scholarship and investigative journalism; the Olympic Truce and peace building initiatives; doping scandals and reform initiatives; and the politics of Olympic site selection.
Critical Analysis of the Reform Package – topics related to the IOC 2000 Commission reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympic Solidarity – Sport development and development through sport; WADA and doping; bidding for the Olympic Games before and after Salt Lake City; Olympic legacies; equity, representation, and the structure of the IOC; transparency and communication; and Olympism, education and culture.
Athletes’ Rights – topics related to the influence of IOC reforms on athletes’ rights, including (but not limited to): health, injury, and doping; media rights and the right to speak out; child athletes; sponsorship; labour rights; and other issues concerning the similarities and differences between athletes’ rights and the rights guaranteed to all humans under various international Charters.
Olympic Reform: Monitoring and Advocacy – topics related to monitoring the implementation of reforms and advocating for future reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympics and corporate social responsibility; sport and ‘good governance’; environment and sustainable development; Sport for All; sport for development and peace; legacies; ensuring rights; and conflict resolution.
The conference will feature keynote addresses by international and Canadian sport leaders and scholars, plenary panel discussions, as well as open paper sessions. Conference organizers are encouraging submissions for both individual presentations and session topics. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words (and include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name and affiliation). Deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 31, 2009.
Submit abstracts and any questions to the Conference Organizer, Russell Field, at: russell.field@utoronto.ca; or to Heather Dichter at: heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
Dr. Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
Dr. Peter Donnelly
Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies
University of Toronto
Dr. Russell Field
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
“Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review”
University of Toronto, May 19-20, 2009
In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embarked upon a major series of reforms to governance, the bidding process to host Olympics, the reporting of information, and to important programmes such as Olympic Solidarity.
The reforms came in response to revelations of bribes paid to ensure that Salt Lake City won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. As major sponsors threatened to withdraw their support, the IOC responded by establishing the ‘2000 Commission’. The 2000 Commission’s 50 recommendations for reform were quickly approved.
This conference will conduct a critical review of the implementation of the reform package – successes, failures and unintended consequences. The review is timely because the reforms were introduced with no independent review mechanism; and the conference takes place mid-way between the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics.
Academics, activists, policy makers and sport leaders will gather to examine the context of reform, evaluate the implementation of the 1999 reform package, and identify issues and concerns that warrant further analysis and action.
Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following areas:
The Context of Reform -- topics related to the growing climate of reform that preceded the Salt Lake City scandal, including (but not limited to): the struggle for gender equity at the Olympics; the growth of critical scholarship and investigative journalism; the Olympic Truce and peace building initiatives; doping scandals and reform initiatives; and the politics of Olympic site selection.
Critical Analysis of the Reform Package – topics related to the IOC 2000 Commission reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympic Solidarity – Sport development and development through sport; WADA and doping; bidding for the Olympic Games before and after Salt Lake City; Olympic legacies; equity, representation, and the structure of the IOC; transparency and communication; and Olympism, education and culture.
Athletes’ Rights – topics related to the influence of IOC reforms on athletes’ rights, including (but not limited to): health, injury, and doping; media rights and the right to speak out; child athletes; sponsorship; labour rights; and other issues concerning the similarities and differences between athletes’ rights and the rights guaranteed to all humans under various international Charters.
Olympic Reform: Monitoring and Advocacy – topics related to monitoring the implementation of reforms and advocating for future reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympics and corporate social responsibility; sport and ‘good governance’; environment and sustainable development; Sport for All; sport for development and peace; legacies; ensuring rights; and conflict resolution.
The conference will feature keynote addresses by international and Canadian sport leaders and scholars, plenary panel discussions, as well as open paper sessions. Conference organizers are encouraging submissions for both individual presentations and session topics. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words (and include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name and affiliation). Deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 31, 2009.
Submit abstracts and any questions to the Conference Organizer, Russell Field, at: russell.field@utoronto.ca; or to Heather Dichter at: heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
Dr. Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
Dr. Peter Donnelly
Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies
University of Toronto
Dr. Russell Field
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
CFP: 1st International Sports Science Congress, International German Gymnastics Festival
Dear Collegues,
we would like to inform you that the deadline for the submission of abstracts for the 1st International Sports Science Congress during the International German Gymnastics Festival is renewed to March 1st, 2009.
The congress “Facing new Challenges: Education, Health, Promotion and Integration in Gymnastics and Sports” is taking place on June 4th to 5th, 2009 at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Frankfurt. So far sports scientists and sports officials from 7 nations have confirmed their participation. The president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Dr. Thomas Bach will deliver the welcoming speech and the keynote speakers for the main topics are:
· Education – Children’s Gymnastics and Youth Sports – Ph. D. Don Sabo,Research Director for the Women’s Sports Foundation
· Health – Health Promotion– Prof. Dr. Walter Brehm, University of Bayreuth
· Integration and Migration– Gymnastics and Sports with and for Immigrants – Dr. TessKay, Loughborough University
We invite you to participate at theInternational Sports Science Congress and submit your abstracts online at www.turnfest-congress.de. Please besure that you also register for the congress when you transfer your papers.
Enclosed you find the Turnfest-CongessFlyer and a brochure of the International German Gymnastics Festival to giveyou more detailed information concerning the hole event. If you need anyfurther information or assistance please do not hesitate to contact us.
Viele Grüße
Jan Hendler
Verein Deutsche Turnfeste e.V.
Internationales DeutschesTurnfest Frankfurt 2009
Internationales / Protokoll
Mörfelder Landstraße 362
60528 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 069-67801-475
Fax: 069-67801-99 475
E-Mail: jan.hendler@turnfest.de
www.turnfest.de
www.turnfest-congress.de
we would like to inform you that the deadline for the submission of abstracts for the 1st International Sports Science Congress during the International German Gymnastics Festival is renewed to March 1st, 2009.
The congress “Facing new Challenges: Education, Health, Promotion and Integration in Gymnastics and Sports” is taking place on June 4th to 5th, 2009 at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Frankfurt. So far sports scientists and sports officials from 7 nations have confirmed their participation. The president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Dr. Thomas Bach will deliver the welcoming speech and the keynote speakers for the main topics are:
· Education – Children’s Gymnastics and Youth Sports – Ph. D. Don Sabo,Research Director for the Women’s Sports Foundation
· Health – Health Promotion– Prof. Dr. Walter Brehm, University of Bayreuth
· Integration and Migration– Gymnastics and Sports with and for Immigrants – Dr. TessKay, Loughborough University
We invite you to participate at theInternational Sports Science Congress and submit your abstracts online at www.turnfest-congress.de. Please besure that you also register for the congress when you transfer your papers.
Enclosed you find the Turnfest-CongessFlyer and a brochure of the International German Gymnastics Festival to giveyou more detailed information concerning the hole event. If you need anyfurther information or assistance please do not hesitate to contact us.
Viele Grüße
Jan Hendler
Verein Deutsche Turnfeste e.V.
Internationales DeutschesTurnfest Frankfurt 2009
Internationales / Protokoll
Mörfelder Landstraße 362
60528 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 069-67801-475
Fax: 069-67801-99 475
E-Mail: jan.hendler@turnfest.de
www.turnfest.de
www.turnfest-congress.de
CFP: Graduate Research Conference, University of Toronto
The graduate students in the department of Exercise Sciences at the
University of Toronto are pleased to announce a two-day conference
aimed at the study of the human body. Please Join us in Toronto on May
8 and 9, 2009
Now in its sixth year, the Graduate Research Conference is designed to
bring together graduate students to share their research in a positive
environment and to engage with other students and ideas from across
the many disciplines that comprise studies in sport, health and
physical activity. We welcome students from cultural studies, history
education, sociology, kinesiology, physiology, nutrition, sexual diversity
studies and many others!
Students can present research 'in progress', test out ideas for a
thesis or dissertation proposal, make a dry run of a future conference
paper or present original research.
For more information visit www.ac-fpeh.com/academic/grad/GRC/GRC.php
or email conference.exs@utoronto.ca
University of Toronto are pleased to announce a two-day conference
aimed at the study of the human body. Please Join us in Toronto on May
8 and 9, 2009
Now in its sixth year, the Graduate Research Conference is designed to
bring together graduate students to share their research in a positive
environment and to engage with other students and ideas from across
the many disciplines that comprise studies in sport, health and
physical activity. We welcome students from cultural studies, history
education, sociology, kinesiology, physiology, nutrition, sexual diversity
studies and many others!
Students can present research 'in progress', test out ideas for a
thesis or dissertation proposal, make a dry run of a future conference
paper or present original research.
For more information visit www.ac-fpeh.com/academic/grad/GRC/GRC.php
or email conference.exs@utoronto.ca
CONFERENCE: Sport and Oral History Conference, University of Huddersfield
Sport and Oral History Conference
The conference will be held on Friday April 3rd and Saturday April 4th 2009
at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.
The two day conference will include papers on oral history and sport,
covering a wide range of sports, such as football, cricket, boxing,
baseball, but especially rugby league.
There will be a dinner on the Friday evening and on the Friday afternoon
there will be the opportunity to visit the Rugby League Heritage Centre at
the George Hotel in Huddersfield, venue of the 1895 meeting when rugby
league was formed. On the Saturday afternoon we will be officially
launching the Rugby Football League archive which has been acquired by the
University. A conference schedule is included.
Speakers include:
Dr Rob Perks, Secretary of the Oral History Society
Professor Tony Collins, Leeds Metropolitan University
Professor Pellom McDaniels III, University of Missouri Kansas City
Dr Greg Mallory, Griffiths University, Queensland, Australia
Cost for the conference is £60 for delegates from institutions
£30 for private individuals and concessions.
This includes lunch, tea and coffee, etc.
Delegates will pay for their own meal on the Friday evening and we expect
the cost of this to be around £20.
Delegates will be responsible for finding and paying for their own
accommodation. A list of hotels and their rates will be forwarded on
receipt of conference payment.
I would like to attend the conference
Name________________________________________
Institution ____________________________________
Address for correspondence_______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Tel:_______________________________
Email address:_______________________
_______________________________________________
I enclose a Conference fee (institution rate) - £60
Private individual rate - £30
Concession rate - £30
Please make cheques payable to ‘The University of Huddersfield’
The conference will be held on Friday April 3rd and Saturday April 4th 2009
at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.
The two day conference will include papers on oral history and sport,
covering a wide range of sports, such as football, cricket, boxing,
baseball, but especially rugby league.
There will be a dinner on the Friday evening and on the Friday afternoon
there will be the opportunity to visit the Rugby League Heritage Centre at
the George Hotel in Huddersfield, venue of the 1895 meeting when rugby
league was formed. On the Saturday afternoon we will be officially
launching the Rugby Football League archive which has been acquired by the
University. A conference schedule is included.
Speakers include:
Dr Rob Perks, Secretary of the Oral History Society
Professor Tony Collins, Leeds Metropolitan University
Professor Pellom McDaniels III, University of Missouri Kansas City
Dr Greg Mallory, Griffiths University, Queensland, Australia
Cost for the conference is £60 for delegates from institutions
£30 for private individuals and concessions.
This includes lunch, tea and coffee, etc.
Delegates will pay for their own meal on the Friday evening and we expect
the cost of this to be around £20.
Delegates will be responsible for finding and paying for their own
accommodation. A list of hotels and their rates will be forwarded on
receipt of conference payment.
I would like to attend the conference
Name________________________________________
Institution ____________________________________
Address for correspondence_______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Tel:_______________________________
Email address:_______________________
_______________________________________________
I enclose a Conference fee (institution rate) - £60
Private individual rate - £30
Concession rate - £30
Please make cheques payable to ‘The University of Huddersfield’
JOB: Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Towson
Assistant Professor of Sport Management
Kinesiology
College of Health Professions
CHP-N-2261
(This position is contingent on funding available at time of hire)
The Department of Kinesiology in the College of Health Professions is seeking to fill one position at the rank of Assistant Professor for its newly revised Sport Management Program. This position is a 10-month appointment.
Job Responsibilities
- Teach courses primarily at the undergraduate level; some graduate teaching possible.
- Conduct scholarly activities and seek external funding.
- Advise undergraduate students in the department.
- Contribute to the service mission of Department, College, and University.
- Contribute to professional activities in the discipline.
Qualifications
Earned doctorate with a research component in an area appropriate to the discipline. Candidates who are ABD will be considered for an initial appointment as instructor; all terminal degree requirements must be complete by February 1, 2010.
Demonstrate prior teaching experience in higher education in one or more of the related areas of sport business, economics of sport, political/legal aspects of sport, sport management, sport marketing, and organizational behavior.
Have established scholarly activity with the potential for external funding.
Rank and Salary
Rank dependent upon qualifications; salary commensurate with rank and experience.
Effective Date of Appointment: August 2009.
Towson University
Founded in 1866, today Towson University is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Towson is nationally recognized for its programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, education, communications, health sciences, and the fine and performing arts. The University places a strong emphasis on service learning and civic engagement through such activities as internships, practica, clinical placements, course assignments and student events. As the Baltimore area’s largest university and Maryland’s Metropolitan University, Towson articulates its research and scholarship mission through partnerships that link the University to the economic, educational and cultural life of the state of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region. Towson enrolls approximately 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 62 undergraduate majors, 39 master’s programs and four doctoral programs. Located on a rolling 328 !
acres, the striking campus is eight miles north of downtown Baltimore and 45 miles from Washington, D.C. The campus and its surrounding cities provide an excellent environment for teaching and supporting the academic pursuits of the 800 full-time faculty who work here.
Application Process
Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, unofficial graduate transcript(s); and contact information (name, address, email, phone number) for at least three professional references to:
Jessica Braunstein, PhD
Search Committee Chair
Department of Kinesiology, TC 200
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
E-mail: jbraunstein@towson.edu
Applications will be reviewed beginning February 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.
Upon submitting your Curriculum Vitae to indicate your interest in this position, please be sure to visit http://www.towson.edu/odeo/applicantdata.asp to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form. The information you provide will inform the university's affirmative action plan and is for statistical purposes only and shall not be used to illegally discriminate for or against anyone.
Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Kinesiology
College of Health Professions
CHP-N-2261
(This position is contingent on funding available at time of hire)
The Department of Kinesiology in the College of Health Professions is seeking to fill one position at the rank of Assistant Professor for its newly revised Sport Management Program. This position is a 10-month appointment.
Job Responsibilities
- Teach courses primarily at the undergraduate level; some graduate teaching possible.
- Conduct scholarly activities and seek external funding.
- Advise undergraduate students in the department.
- Contribute to the service mission of Department, College, and University.
- Contribute to professional activities in the discipline.
Qualifications
Earned doctorate with a research component in an area appropriate to the discipline. Candidates who are ABD will be considered for an initial appointment as instructor; all terminal degree requirements must be complete by February 1, 2010.
Demonstrate prior teaching experience in higher education in one or more of the related areas of sport business, economics of sport, political/legal aspects of sport, sport management, sport marketing, and organizational behavior.
Have established scholarly activity with the potential for external funding.
Rank and Salary
Rank dependent upon qualifications; salary commensurate with rank and experience.
Effective Date of Appointment: August 2009.
Towson University
Founded in 1866, today Towson University is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Towson is nationally recognized for its programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, education, communications, health sciences, and the fine and performing arts. The University places a strong emphasis on service learning and civic engagement through such activities as internships, practica, clinical placements, course assignments and student events. As the Baltimore area’s largest university and Maryland’s Metropolitan University, Towson articulates its research and scholarship mission through partnerships that link the University to the economic, educational and cultural life of the state of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region. Towson enrolls approximately 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 62 undergraduate majors, 39 master’s programs and four doctoral programs. Located on a rolling 328 !
acres, the striking campus is eight miles north of downtown Baltimore and 45 miles from Washington, D.C. The campus and its surrounding cities provide an excellent environment for teaching and supporting the academic pursuits of the 800 full-time faculty who work here.
Application Process
Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, unofficial graduate transcript(s); and contact information (name, address, email, phone number) for at least three professional references to:
Jessica Braunstein, PhD
Search Committee Chair
Department of Kinesiology, TC 200
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
E-mail: jbraunstein@towson.edu
Applications will be reviewed beginning February 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.
Upon submitting your Curriculum Vitae to indicate your interest in this position, please be sure to visit http://www.towson.edu/odeo/applicantdata.asp to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form. The information you provide will inform the university's affirmative action plan and is for statistical purposes only and shall not be used to illegally discriminate for or against anyone.
Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Friday, January 23, 2009
JOB: University of Windsor
Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Human Kinetics
Tenure-Track Faculty Position – Health and Physical Activity
The University of Windsor invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Kinesiology in the area of Health and Physical Activity, at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2009. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.
A medium-sized university with a solid reputation in teaching and research, the University of Windsor offers a friendly and supportive environment for both living and learning. It is Canada’s southernmost university and its international location provides unique cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities for faculty and students.
The successful candidate will be appointed to the Department of Kinesiology which offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. There are 600 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students. For details about undergraduate and graduate programs in the Faculty of Human Kinetics, visit our website at: http://www.uwindsor.ca/hk.
The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D., by the date of appointment, in Kinesiology, Health Sciences or a related field and be able to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as contribute to graduate thesis and
internship advisement. The successful candidate will teach and conduct research programs in health-related areas including, but not limited to, Epidemiology, Health and Physical Activity Policy & Promotion, and Nutrition. Applicants must demonstrate a record of, or show potential for, excellence in research and teaching.
Applications will include:
• a letter of application, including a statement of citizenship/immigration status;
• a detailed and current curriculum vitae;
• a research statement outlining research interests and potential for scholarly achievement;
• a teaching dossier or evidence of teaching effectiveness that might include sample course outlines or teaching evaluations;
• a statement of teaching philosophy and interests;
• samples of scholarly work;
• graduate transcripts, if a recent PhD; and
• three current letters of reference forwarded by the referees
Additional information may be requested of short listed candidates.
To ensure full consideration, complete applications and names of referees must be submitted by February 25, 2009 to:
Dr. Bob Boucher, Dean
Faculty of Human Kinetics
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4
Tel: (519) 253-3000, Ext. 2432, Fax: (519) 973-7056
Email: bouche4@uwindsor.ca
Applications may still be received after the deadline date. If you are unable to submit the application by the deadline date, you should contact and alert the Dean that you intend to submit an application after the deadline date. If you are viewing the advertisement after the deadline date, you should contact the Dean to find out the status of the search and discuss the possibility of submitting an application. The acceptance of a late submission is at the discretion of the appointments committee. The University of Windsor is committed to equity in its academic policies, practices, and programs; supports diversity in its teaching, learning, and work environments; and ensures that applications from members of traditionally marginalized groups are seriously considered under its employment equity policy. Those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship include, but are not limited to, women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and members of sexual minority groups. The University of Windsor invites you to apply to our welcoming community and to self-identify as a member of one of these groups.
International candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. To ensure that you are considered within the priorities of the Employment Equity Program, you may self-identify in your letter of application or in a separate letter to the Presidential Commission on Employment Equity, Office of Faculty Recruitment and Retention (OFRR), 325 Chrysler Hall Tower, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4. The University of Windsor, one of Ontario’s leading academic institutions, provides a learning-centred approach which prepares its graduates for the challenges of tomorrow. Information about the University of Windsor and its programs may be found at http://www.uwindsor.ca/. For more information on living and working at the University of Windsor, visit the Office of Faculty Recruitment Web site at http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions/, e-mail recruit@uwindsor.ca, or contact Dr. Janice Drakich, Director, Faculty Recruitment at 1-877- 665-6608 toll free within North America, or call collect outside of North America at 001-519-561-1432.
Tenure-Track Faculty Position – Health and Physical Activity
The University of Windsor invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Kinesiology in the area of Health and Physical Activity, at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2009. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.
A medium-sized university with a solid reputation in teaching and research, the University of Windsor offers a friendly and supportive environment for both living and learning. It is Canada’s southernmost university and its international location provides unique cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities for faculty and students.
The successful candidate will be appointed to the Department of Kinesiology which offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. There are 600 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students. For details about undergraduate and graduate programs in the Faculty of Human Kinetics, visit our website at: http://www.uwindsor.ca/hk.
The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D., by the date of appointment, in Kinesiology, Health Sciences or a related field and be able to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as contribute to graduate thesis and
internship advisement. The successful candidate will teach and conduct research programs in health-related areas including, but not limited to, Epidemiology, Health and Physical Activity Policy & Promotion, and Nutrition. Applicants must demonstrate a record of, or show potential for, excellence in research and teaching.
Applications will include:
• a letter of application, including a statement of citizenship/immigration status;
• a detailed and current curriculum vitae;
• a research statement outlining research interests and potential for scholarly achievement;
• a teaching dossier or evidence of teaching effectiveness that might include sample course outlines or teaching evaluations;
• a statement of teaching philosophy and interests;
• samples of scholarly work;
• graduate transcripts, if a recent PhD; and
• three current letters of reference forwarded by the referees
Additional information may be requested of short listed candidates.
To ensure full consideration, complete applications and names of referees must be submitted by February 25, 2009 to:
Dr. Bob Boucher, Dean
Faculty of Human Kinetics
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4
Tel: (519) 253-3000, Ext. 2432, Fax: (519) 973-7056
Email: bouche4@uwindsor.ca
Applications may still be received after the deadline date. If you are unable to submit the application by the deadline date, you should contact and alert the Dean that you intend to submit an application after the deadline date. If you are viewing the advertisement after the deadline date, you should contact the Dean to find out the status of the search and discuss the possibility of submitting an application. The acceptance of a late submission is at the discretion of the appointments committee. The University of Windsor is committed to equity in its academic policies, practices, and programs; supports diversity in its teaching, learning, and work environments; and ensures that applications from members of traditionally marginalized groups are seriously considered under its employment equity policy. Those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship include, but are not limited to, women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and members of sexual minority groups. The University of Windsor invites you to apply to our welcoming community and to self-identify as a member of one of these groups.
International candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. To ensure that you are considered within the priorities of the Employment Equity Program, you may self-identify in your letter of application or in a separate letter to the Presidential Commission on Employment Equity, Office of Faculty Recruitment and Retention (OFRR), 325 Chrysler Hall Tower, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4. The University of Windsor, one of Ontario’s leading academic institutions, provides a learning-centred approach which prepares its graduates for the challenges of tomorrow. Information about the University of Windsor and its programs may be found at http://www.uwindsor.ca/. For more information on living and working at the University of Windsor, visit the Office of Faculty Recruitment Web site at http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions/, e-mail recruit@uwindsor.ca, or contact Dr. Janice Drakich, Director, Faculty Recruitment at 1-877- 665-6608 toll free within North America, or call collect outside of North America at 001-519-561-1432.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
CFP: LSA 2009
** NOTE: deadline extended, abstracts accepted after jan 25**
CALL FOR PAPERS for LSA conference, July 7-9, 2009
Leisure Experiences: Participating, Planning, Providing
Hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University, Centre for Sport, Physical Education and Activity Research (SPEAR) and the Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure
Please visit the conference main web page http://www.leisure-studies-association.info/lsaweb/2009/Main.html and linked pages to proposal guidelines and main themes, as well as info on accommodation, registration rates, and print-and-return registration forms.
LSA 2009 Committee Chair: Dr Ian Wellard i.wellard@canterbury.ac.uk LSA 2009 Administration: Myrene McFee mcfee@solutions-inc.co.uk
The 2009 Committee will be happy to consider proposals from September 2008 to January 25, 2009.
Proposals may still be considered after January 25 but will be subject to the availability of appropriate space on the programme (first come first served!).
Please contact Myrene McFee for LSA and LSA 2009 information.
ALSO -- PLEASE do further circulate this announcement to any and all who you feel might take an interest in the 2009 Conference of the Leisure Studies Association
With many thanks
Suzanne
Suzanne Dowse
Research Development Officer
The Centre for Sport, Physical Education and Activity Research (SPEAR) Canterbury Christ Church University North Holmes Campus Canterbury Kent CT1 1QU Tel +44 (0)1227 782680
CALL FOR PAPERS for LSA conference, July 7-9, 2009
Leisure Experiences: Participating, Planning, Providing
Hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University, Centre for Sport, Physical Education and Activity Research (SPEAR) and the Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure
Please visit the conference main web page http://www.leisure-studies-association.info/lsaweb/2009/Main.html and linked pages to proposal guidelines and main themes, as well as info on accommodation, registration rates, and print-and-return registration forms.
LSA 2009 Committee Chair: Dr Ian Wellard i.wellard@canterbury.ac.uk LSA 2009 Administration: Myrene McFee mcfee@solutions-inc.co.uk
The 2009 Committee will be happy to consider proposals from September 2008 to January 25, 2009.
Proposals may still be considered after January 25 but will be subject to the availability of appropriate space on the programme (first come first served!).
Please contact Myrene McFee for LSA and LSA 2009 information.
ALSO -- PLEASE do further circulate this announcement to any and all who you feel might take an interest in the 2009 Conference of the Leisure Studies Association
With many thanks
Suzanne
Suzanne Dowse
Research Development Officer
The Centre for Sport, Physical Education and Activity Research (SPEAR) Canterbury Christ Church University North Holmes Campus Canterbury Kent CT1 1QU Tel +44 (0)1227 782680
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
ASSISANTSHIP: Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University
Master of Science in Sport Administration
Graduate Teaching Assistant position available, Fall 2009
The Sport Administration master's degree program at Mississippi State University is seeking applicants for graduate teaching assistants for the 2009-10 academic year.
The graduate assistant will have full responsibility (including generating syllabi and determining final grading) for teaching at least two activity courses per semester. The graduate assistant may also be involved in assisting faculty members with various research endeavors. With an opportunity to gain experience in both teaching and research, this position is ideal for students who later wish to pursue an advanced degree, such as a Ph.D. In order to receive an assistantship, students must be admitted to graduate school at Mississippi State University (http://www.grad.msstate.edu/prospective/admissions/domestic/). Graduate assistants will receive an exemption of approximately 71% of assessed tuition and fees as well as stipend of approximately $975 per month.
The Mississippi State University Sport Administration master's degree program seeks to prepare tomorrow's leaders in the sport industry. Students in the program endeavor to hold leadership positions in such areas as professional sport, collegiate sport, sport marketing/sponsorship, and event management. The curriculum includes courses in such areas as sport marketing, management, promotions, finance, legal issues, event/facility management, as well as ethical, sociological, and psychological aspects of sport.
The Department of Kinesiology & Mississippi State University:
The Department of Kinesiology employs more than 20 faculty members dedicated to providing high quality educational and research experiences at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Established in 1878, Mississippi State University is a public Land-Grant institution with an enrollment of approximately 18,000 students, making it the largest university in the state of Mississippi. The university, classified as a Carnegie Doctoral Research Extensive institution, is located in Starkville, MS, which is approximately a two hour drive from urban centers such as Memphis, TN, Birmingham, AL, and Jackson, MS. For more information about Mississippi State University visit: www.msstate.edu
To apply for a graduate teaching assistant position in the Department of Kinesiology, visit: http://kinesiology.msstate.edu/
For more information about graduate assistant positions or the sport administration program, contact:
Adam Love, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Sport Studies
Department of Kinesiology
Mississippi State University
PO Box 6186
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Office: McCarthy 118
Phone: 662.325.2784
E-Mail: alove@colled.msstate.edu
Master of Science in Sport Administration
Graduate Teaching Assistant position available, Fall 2009
The Sport Administration master's degree program at Mississippi State University is seeking applicants for graduate teaching assistants for the 2009-10 academic year.
The graduate assistant will have full responsibility (including generating syllabi and determining final grading) for teaching at least two activity courses per semester. The graduate assistant may also be involved in assisting faculty members with various research endeavors. With an opportunity to gain experience in both teaching and research, this position is ideal for students who later wish to pursue an advanced degree, such as a Ph.D. In order to receive an assistantship, students must be admitted to graduate school at Mississippi State University (http://www.grad.msstate.edu/prospective/admissions/domestic/). Graduate assistants will receive an exemption of approximately 71% of assessed tuition and fees as well as stipend of approximately $975 per month.
The Mississippi State University Sport Administration master's degree program seeks to prepare tomorrow's leaders in the sport industry. Students in the program endeavor to hold leadership positions in such areas as professional sport, collegiate sport, sport marketing/sponsorship, and event management. The curriculum includes courses in such areas as sport marketing, management, promotions, finance, legal issues, event/facility management, as well as ethical, sociological, and psychological aspects of sport.
The Department of Kinesiology & Mississippi State University:
The Department of Kinesiology employs more than 20 faculty members dedicated to providing high quality educational and research experiences at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Established in 1878, Mississippi State University is a public Land-Grant institution with an enrollment of approximately 18,000 students, making it the largest university in the state of Mississippi. The university, classified as a Carnegie Doctoral Research Extensive institution, is located in Starkville, MS, which is approximately a two hour drive from urban centers such as Memphis, TN, Birmingham, AL, and Jackson, MS. For more information about Mississippi State University visit: www.msstate.edu
To apply for a graduate teaching assistant position in the Department of Kinesiology, visit: http://kinesiology.msstate.edu/
For more information about graduate assistant positions or the sport administration program, contact:
Adam Love, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Sport Studies
Department of Kinesiology
Mississippi State University
PO Box 6186
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Office: McCarthy 118
Phone: 662.325.2784
E-Mail: alove@colled.msstate.edu
Sunday, January 11, 2009
COMPETITION: 2009 Undergraduate Student Essay in Canadian Sports Studies Competition
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
University of Ottawa
2009 Undergraduate Student Essay in Canadian Sports Studies Competition
Description
Each year, a selection committee composed of RCSCS members awards two prizes of $400 each for the best undergraduate essays in sports studies, i.e. one for the best essay in French, and one for the best essay in English. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of several North American scientific societies. Winning essays are made available on the Centre’s website.
The essays, of approximately twenty to thirty pages in length, focus on an issue connected to sport in Canadian society. More precisely, the essays concentrate on the social, managerial, economic, cultural, historical, ethical or philosophical aspects of sport.
Goals
* Promote student interest for sports studies;
* Promote the image of sports studies in Canadian universities;
* Encourage undergraduate students to enroll in graduate studies in sports studies, most preferably in a Canadian university.
Eligibility
The contest is primarily aimed at students registered in Canadian universities in programs such as Human Kinetics, Canadian Studies, Women’s Studies, as well as in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as the essay is on a Canadian subject.
The paper needs to be the sole creation of the student, meaning that a professor’s involvement cannot exceed that of reviewing the paper for a University course. A written confirmation to that effect may be requested form the student’s professor.
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Early entries are welcomed at all times.
The essay should be submitted in the form of a printed copy (accompanied by an electronic version on a CD or DVD). It must be mailed on the day of the deadline at the latest, the post office stamp serving as proof.
Winners will be chosen during the course of the summer term. The choice will be made public in September 2009.
Selection Committee
Alexandre Dumas, PhD (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, PhD (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, PhD (Brock University)
For more information about the competition and the RCSCS, visit http://www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm.
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Université d’Ottawa
Prix étudiant du premier cycle 2009 en études du sport au Canada
Description
Chaque année, un comité de sélection formé de membres du CRSSC attribue deux prix de $400 chacun pour les meilleurs essais de premier cycle en études du sport, soit un prix pour le meilleur essai en français et un prix pour le meilleur essai en anglais. Les noms des récipiendaires sont affichés sur le site web du centre et sont acheminés aux listes d’envois de diverses sociétés scientifiques nord-américaines et de la Francophonie pour diffusion. Les essais gagnants sont également rendus disponibles sur le site Internet du centre.
Les essais, d’une longueur de vingt à trente pages, portent sur une question relative au sport dans la société canadienne, plus précisément sur les aspects sociaux, administratifs, économiques, culturels, historiques, éthiques ou philosophiques du sport.
Objectifs
* promouvoir l’intérêt des étudiants à l’égard des études du sport;
* promouvoir l’image des études du sport dans l’université canadienne;
* inciter les étudiants de premier cycle à entreprendre des études supérieures en études du sport, de préférence dans une université canadienne.
Éligibilité
Le concours s’adresse surtout aux étudiants inscrits dans des universités canadiennes en sciences de l’activité physique, en études canadiennes, en études des femmes, dans les disciplines des sciences sociales ou dans toute autre discipline apparentée. Les étudiants inscrits dans des universités étrangères sont aussi éligibles, dans la mesure où l’essai porte sur le Canada.
L’article doit être le fruit exclusif du travail de l’étudiant, c’est-à-dire que l’implication d’un professeur ne doit pas excéder l’équivalent de la révision d’un travail réalisé dans le cadre d’un cours universitaire. Une confirmation écrite de la part du professeur peut être demandée.
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009.
Des textes peuvent être soumis en tout temps avant cette date.
L’essai doit être soumis en version imprimée (accompagné d’une version électronique sur CD ou DVD). Il doit être mis à la poste au plus tard le jour de la date d’échéance, le sceau postal faisant foi.
Les gagnants seront déterminés au cours de la session d’été et leurs noms seront rendus publics en septembre 2009.
Comité de sélection
Alexandre Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour plus d’information au sujet du prix étudiant et du CRSSC, rendez-vous à l’adresse http://www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm.
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC), uOttawa
125, rue Université, Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
Research Coordinator
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS), uOttawa
125 University St., Montpetit Hall, Room 22
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Tél.: 613-562-5800, poste|ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
University of Ottawa
2009 Undergraduate Student Essay in Canadian Sports Studies Competition
Description
Each year, a selection committee composed of RCSCS members awards two prizes of $400 each for the best undergraduate essays in sports studies, i.e. one for the best essay in French, and one for the best essay in English. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of several North American scientific societies. Winning essays are made available on the Centre’s website.
The essays, of approximately twenty to thirty pages in length, focus on an issue connected to sport in Canadian society. More precisely, the essays concentrate on the social, managerial, economic, cultural, historical, ethical or philosophical aspects of sport.
Goals
* Promote student interest for sports studies;
* Promote the image of sports studies in Canadian universities;
* Encourage undergraduate students to enroll in graduate studies in sports studies, most preferably in a Canadian university.
Eligibility
The contest is primarily aimed at students registered in Canadian universities in programs such as Human Kinetics, Canadian Studies, Women’s Studies, as well as in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as the essay is on a Canadian subject.
The paper needs to be the sole creation of the student, meaning that a professor’s involvement cannot exceed that of reviewing the paper for a University course. A written confirmation to that effect may be requested form the student’s professor.
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Early entries are welcomed at all times.
The essay should be submitted in the form of a printed copy (accompanied by an electronic version on a CD or DVD). It must be mailed on the day of the deadline at the latest, the post office stamp serving as proof.
Winners will be chosen during the course of the summer term. The choice will be made public in September 2009.
Selection Committee
Alexandre Dumas, PhD (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, PhD (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, PhD (Brock University)
For more information about the competition and the RCSCS, visit http://www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm.
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Université d’Ottawa
Prix étudiant du premier cycle 2009 en études du sport au Canada
Description
Chaque année, un comité de sélection formé de membres du CRSSC attribue deux prix de $400 chacun pour les meilleurs essais de premier cycle en études du sport, soit un prix pour le meilleur essai en français et un prix pour le meilleur essai en anglais. Les noms des récipiendaires sont affichés sur le site web du centre et sont acheminés aux listes d’envois de diverses sociétés scientifiques nord-américaines et de la Francophonie pour diffusion. Les essais gagnants sont également rendus disponibles sur le site Internet du centre.
Les essais, d’une longueur de vingt à trente pages, portent sur une question relative au sport dans la société canadienne, plus précisément sur les aspects sociaux, administratifs, économiques, culturels, historiques, éthiques ou philosophiques du sport.
Objectifs
* promouvoir l’intérêt des étudiants à l’égard des études du sport;
* promouvoir l’image des études du sport dans l’université canadienne;
* inciter les étudiants de premier cycle à entreprendre des études supérieures en études du sport, de préférence dans une université canadienne.
Éligibilité
Le concours s’adresse surtout aux étudiants inscrits dans des universités canadiennes en sciences de l’activité physique, en études canadiennes, en études des femmes, dans les disciplines des sciences sociales ou dans toute autre discipline apparentée. Les étudiants inscrits dans des universités étrangères sont aussi éligibles, dans la mesure où l’essai porte sur le Canada.
L’article doit être le fruit exclusif du travail de l’étudiant, c’est-à-dire que l’implication d’un professeur ne doit pas excéder l’équivalent de la révision d’un travail réalisé dans le cadre d’un cours universitaire. Une confirmation écrite de la part du professeur peut être demandée.
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009.
Des textes peuvent être soumis en tout temps avant cette date.
L’essai doit être soumis en version imprimée (accompagné d’une version électronique sur CD ou DVD). Il doit être mis à la poste au plus tard le jour de la date d’échéance, le sceau postal faisant foi.
Les gagnants seront déterminés au cours de la session d’été et leurs noms seront rendus publics en septembre 2009.
Comité de sélection
Alexandre Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour plus d’information au sujet du prix étudiant et du CRSSC, rendez-vous à l’adresse http://www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm.
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC), uOttawa
125, rue Université, Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
Research Coordinator
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS), uOttawa
125 University St., Montpetit Hall, Room 22
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Tél.: 613-562-5800, poste|ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
CFP: 12th Annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Call for Papers
12th Annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
July 16-18, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
Theme: Crossroads of Black Baseball
Paper or Panel Proposals: Due March 6th, 2009
Paper or panels proposals may include all topics related to the theme or other related Negro Leagues topics: players who crossed into the Majors from the Negro Leagues, Pittsburgh as a crossroads from Eastern League to Midwestern, players who came from Latin America and those who went south of the border to play, etc…
Proposals are encouraged from all disciplines. Previous presenters have included full-time faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars and researchers. Proposals for individual papers should include an abstract of no more than 250 words, and brief curriculum vitae with contact information.
Poster Presentations: Proposals due March 6th, 2009
Poster presentation proposals should be 150 words or less, explaining the main focus and intent of the poster, including how many posters will be used in the display.
Please send one hard copy of your proposal and one disk, plus your contact information or send as an e-mail attachment in Word to
Dr. Leslie Heaphy, Kent State University, Stark Campus 6000 Frank Rd. North Canton, OH 44720
or to
330-244-3304 for further questions.
This year's event is co-sponsored and hosted at The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the Senator John Heinz History Center, at 1212 Smallman Street in "The Strip", Pittsburgh's Historic Market District.
Leslie Heaphy
Associate Prof, History
Honors Co-coordinator
KSU Stark
6000 Frank
No. Canton, OH 44720
330-244-3304
12th Annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
July 16-18, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
Theme: Crossroads of Black Baseball
Paper or Panel Proposals: Due March 6th, 2009
Paper or panels proposals may include all topics related to the theme or other related Negro Leagues topics: players who crossed into the Majors from the Negro Leagues, Pittsburgh as a crossroads from Eastern League to Midwestern, players who came from Latin America and those who went south of the border to play, etc…
Proposals are encouraged from all disciplines. Previous presenters have included full-time faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars and researchers. Proposals for individual papers should include an abstract of no more than 250 words, and brief curriculum vitae with contact information.
Poster Presentations: Proposals due March 6th, 2009
Poster presentation proposals should be 150 words or less, explaining the main focus and intent of the poster, including how many posters will be used in the display.
Please send one hard copy of your proposal and one disk, plus your contact information or send as an e-mail attachment in Word to
Dr. Leslie Heaphy, Kent State University, Stark Campus 6000 Frank Rd. North Canton, OH 44720
or to
330-244-3304 for further questions.
This year's event is co-sponsored and hosted at The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the Senator John Heinz History Center, at 1212 Smallman Street in "The Strip", Pittsburgh's Historic Market District.
Leslie Heaphy
Associate Prof, History
Honors Co-coordinator
KSU Stark
6000 Frank
No. Canton, OH 44720
330-244-3304
CFP: Leisure and North-South Relations
RECALL AND NEW DEADLINE
Leisure & Society
LEISURE AND NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS
Vol. 32, No. 1, Spring 2009
Guest editors:
Patrick Bouchet and Jean Harvey
Today, no one can deny the transnational social, political and economic importance of leisure. We are looking at major concerns firmly anchored in the lifestyles of different societies, that impact developmental policies to multiple degrees and which cannot be reduced simply to issues of tourism. Nevertheless, today’s leisure activities do not all have the same origins, the same importance, the same derivatives, but vary by continent, country, region… These findings, perhaps trivial in themselves, obscure the fact that there is a lack of scientific work permitting a comparison of the characteristics and structural modes of leisure activities between different regions of the world, and more especially between those in the "South" (more specifically on the African and South-American land masses) and the countries of the "North" (which include the North-American, European and Asian continental areas).
At a time when globalization is in danger of undermining the equilibrium of the economic and professional domains, it would seem legitimate to examine the leisure activities of populations worldwide and to compare both the way they are organized and the place they occupy in the societies concerned. Such an enquiry is most relevant at an epoch where we are witnessing a steady strengthening of the idea of leisure as a developmental tool where the impact of tourism is not the only concern. What is even more interesting is that this avenue of research fits into an overall dynamic framework within which international governmental and non-governmental organizations are multiplying policy actions, and where new social movements are arguing for models other than those of current neoliberal globalization. With this in mind we might ask the following questions: Is there a tendency in Northern and Southern States to bring into alignment their leisure activities, as was somewhat the case during the colonial period? Do they preserve these historical and/or sociocultural characteristics, or do they differentiate themselves, on the basis of their territorial, ethnic, religious or other orientations? What are the world trends and local reactions that emerge from active and passive leisure activities, viewed from the perspective of North-South relationships?
This is the overall thrust of our proposal for a thematic edition of this review, which is calling for a range of papers, that may include comparisons of a specific type of leisure activity amongst States or regions with very different developmental scenarios; of specific populations in certain countries, based on their different social, territorial, ethnic, community, or religious characteristics; or of world developmental initiatives in the field of leisure activities.
Positioning of this proposal
The thrust of this thematic number is therefore the bringing together of international level research work in order to draw up an initial balance sheet of current thinking on this issue, an issue that intimately concerns a number of projects sponsored by the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie or by countries referred to as “developed.” We also wish this number to provide an opportunity to highlight the various issues, both current and future, related to active and passive leisure activities, for Northern and for Southern nations. Without pretending to an all-inclusive portrait, we would welcome different points of view, and complementary or interdependent themes that help initiate an exchange of ideas.
Recommendations to contributors
Texts should reach the guest editors by email before January 29, 2009, and should include:
1) Typescripts in .rtf or .doc format;
2) A title page with the title of the paper and the “Author’s Notes”: name(s) of contributor(s) and institutional affiliation for each one; acknowledgements (expression of thanks, sources of financing); mailing addresses. The first page of the typescript must not include the name(s) or coordinates of the contributor(s);
3) An abstract: one paragraph of no more than 150 words.
Tables, figures and notes must be correctly inserted within the text. Pictures and photos require original resolution of no less than 130 ppi.
Texts should not be longer than 60,000 characters (including spaces).
Please use APA stylebook (American Psychological Association) for bibliographical references, tables, figures, etc.
Send to:
Mr. Patrick Bouchet
Laboratoire Socio-psychologie et Management du sport
Faculté des Sciences du Sport
Université de Bourgogne
Campus Universitaire - BP 27877
21 078 Dijon Cedex
France
e-mail: patrick.bouchet@u-bourgogne.fr
Mr. Jean Harvey, Director
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
School of Human Kinetics
University of Ottawa
125 University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
e-mail: jharvey@uottawa.ca
Leisure & Society
LEISURE AND NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS
Vol. 32, No. 1, Spring 2009
Guest editors:
Patrick Bouchet and Jean Harvey
Today, no one can deny the transnational social, political and economic importance of leisure. We are looking at major concerns firmly anchored in the lifestyles of different societies, that impact developmental policies to multiple degrees and which cannot be reduced simply to issues of tourism. Nevertheless, today’s leisure activities do not all have the same origins, the same importance, the same derivatives, but vary by continent, country, region… These findings, perhaps trivial in themselves, obscure the fact that there is a lack of scientific work permitting a comparison of the characteristics and structural modes of leisure activities between different regions of the world, and more especially between those in the "South" (more specifically on the African and South-American land masses) and the countries of the "North" (which include the North-American, European and Asian continental areas).
At a time when globalization is in danger of undermining the equilibrium of the economic and professional domains, it would seem legitimate to examine the leisure activities of populations worldwide and to compare both the way they are organized and the place they occupy in the societies concerned. Such an enquiry is most relevant at an epoch where we are witnessing a steady strengthening of the idea of leisure as a developmental tool where the impact of tourism is not the only concern. What is even more interesting is that this avenue of research fits into an overall dynamic framework within which international governmental and non-governmental organizations are multiplying policy actions, and where new social movements are arguing for models other than those of current neoliberal globalization. With this in mind we might ask the following questions: Is there a tendency in Northern and Southern States to bring into alignment their leisure activities, as was somewhat the case during the colonial period? Do they preserve these historical and/or sociocultural characteristics, or do they differentiate themselves, on the basis of their territorial, ethnic, religious or other orientations? What are the world trends and local reactions that emerge from active and passive leisure activities, viewed from the perspective of North-South relationships?
This is the overall thrust of our proposal for a thematic edition of this review, which is calling for a range of papers, that may include comparisons of a specific type of leisure activity amongst States or regions with very different developmental scenarios; of specific populations in certain countries, based on their different social, territorial, ethnic, community, or religious characteristics; or of world developmental initiatives in the field of leisure activities.
Positioning of this proposal
The thrust of this thematic number is therefore the bringing together of international level research work in order to draw up an initial balance sheet of current thinking on this issue, an issue that intimately concerns a number of projects sponsored by the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie or by countries referred to as “developed.” We also wish this number to provide an opportunity to highlight the various issues, both current and future, related to active and passive leisure activities, for Northern and for Southern nations. Without pretending to an all-inclusive portrait, we would welcome different points of view, and complementary or interdependent themes that help initiate an exchange of ideas.
Recommendations to contributors
Texts should reach the guest editors by email before January 29, 2009, and should include:
1) Typescripts in .rtf or .doc format;
2) A title page with the title of the paper and the “Author’s Notes”: name(s) of contributor(s) and institutional affiliation for each one; acknowledgements (expression of thanks, sources of financing); mailing addresses. The first page of the typescript must not include the name(s) or coordinates of the contributor(s);
3) An abstract: one paragraph of no more than 150 words.
Tables, figures and notes must be correctly inserted within the text. Pictures and photos require original resolution of no less than 130 ppi.
Texts should not be longer than 60,000 characters (including spaces).
Please use APA stylebook (American Psychological Association) for bibliographical references, tables, figures, etc.
Send to:
Mr. Patrick Bouchet
Laboratoire Socio-psychologie et Management du sport
Faculté des Sciences du Sport
Université de Bourgogne
Campus Universitaire - BP 27877
21 078 Dijon Cedex
France
e-mail: patrick.bouchet@u-bourgogne.fr
Mr. Jean Harvey, Director
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
School of Human Kinetics
University of Ottawa
125 University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
e-mail: jharvey@uottawa.ca
CFP: 3rd International Qualitative Conference in Sport and Exercise
‘Communicating Experiences’
3rd International Qualitative Conference in Sport and Exercise, 10-12 June 2009
Hosted by the Centre for Scientific and Cultural Research in Sport at Roehampton University, London, UK
Conference website:
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/communicatingexperiences/index.html
Qualitative research in sport and exercise is increasingly committed to finding ways of communicating the dynamic, embodied, nature of sport and physical activity. Such approaches are central to understanding the complexity of sporting experiences; promoting physical activity for therapeutic gain; enhancing performance in sport; engaging with social inclusion/exclusion initiatives; encouraging care of the athlete; building sustainable communities; and developing effective approaches to leadership and sport development.
This ‘Communicating Experiences’ Conference will build on the cross-disciplinary, innovative and sometimes challenging work presented at past conferences, and provide spaces to reflect and communicate means of refining our methods, and to explore and propose new ways of investigating and representing our social worlds.
This conference aims to be truly multi-disciplinary and provides an excellent opportunity for those from different academic and practitioner communities to share and discuss their experiences of conducting qualitative research and/or working in sport, exercise and physical activity. Attendance and contributions are welcome from experienced and neophyte practitioners and academics in any relevant field including sport psychology, sport sociology, sport and health development, movement therapy, physical education, community and youth work, coaching, drama, music, creative writing, and journalism among others.
We welcome abstracts on any relevant qualitative topics including those that address one or more of the conference themes:
* Performance, Movement and Embodiment
* Inter-Sensory Experience
* Reflecting on Methodologies
* Working with Experience(s)…
* Care of the Athlete
* Identity, Narratives and Memories
Abstracts should be submitted by 26th January 2009, although earlier submission is highly recommended as a high number of submissions is anticipated. Abstracts can be submitted for one of three forms of presentation. Please state which form of presentation clearly on the covering letter:
* oral presentations (15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions). Both traditional and non-traditional forms of presentation, eg autobiographies, poetry, are welcome
* poster presentations (presenters must be available to present/discuss their poster)
* symposium presentations (1½ hours including time for questions): symposia are organised by a Chair and present four papers by different authors on a particular topic of interest. Please email the Conference Chair Caroline Marlow (email: C.Marlow@Roehampton.ac.uk) if you wish to discuss an idea for a symposium prior to submission. The Chair should submit the four symposium abstracts all together with an overview of the symposium theme. Symposia will be reviewed following the submission deadline to prevent replication of themes. The Symposium Chair will be informed of the outcome by the end of January.
Please send abstracts of 300 words electronically as a Word document in accordance with the following guidelines to the Conference Administrator, Indaka Weerasekera, E-mail: I.Weerasekera@roehampton.ac.uk.
3rd International Qualitative Conference in Sport and Exercise, 10-12 June 2009
Hosted by the Centre for Scientific and Cultural Research in Sport at Roehampton University, London, UK
Conference website:
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/communicatingexperiences/index.html
Qualitative research in sport and exercise is increasingly committed to finding ways of communicating the dynamic, embodied, nature of sport and physical activity. Such approaches are central to understanding the complexity of sporting experiences; promoting physical activity for therapeutic gain; enhancing performance in sport; engaging with social inclusion/exclusion initiatives; encouraging care of the athlete; building sustainable communities; and developing effective approaches to leadership and sport development.
This ‘Communicating Experiences’ Conference will build on the cross-disciplinary, innovative and sometimes challenging work presented at past conferences, and provide spaces to reflect and communicate means of refining our methods, and to explore and propose new ways of investigating and representing our social worlds.
This conference aims to be truly multi-disciplinary and provides an excellent opportunity for those from different academic and practitioner communities to share and discuss their experiences of conducting qualitative research and/or working in sport, exercise and physical activity. Attendance and contributions are welcome from experienced and neophyte practitioners and academics in any relevant field including sport psychology, sport sociology, sport and health development, movement therapy, physical education, community and youth work, coaching, drama, music, creative writing, and journalism among others.
We welcome abstracts on any relevant qualitative topics including those that address one or more of the conference themes:
* Performance, Movement and Embodiment
* Inter-Sensory Experience
* Reflecting on Methodologies
* Working with Experience(s)…
* Care of the Athlete
* Identity, Narratives and Memories
Abstracts should be submitted by 26th January 2009, although earlier submission is highly recommended as a high number of submissions is anticipated. Abstracts can be submitted for one of three forms of presentation. Please state which form of presentation clearly on the covering letter:
* oral presentations (15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions). Both traditional and non-traditional forms of presentation, eg autobiographies, poetry, are welcome
* poster presentations (presenters must be available to present/discuss their poster)
* symposium presentations (1½ hours including time for questions): symposia are organised by a Chair and present four papers by different authors on a particular topic of interest. Please email the Conference Chair Caroline Marlow (email: C.Marlow@Roehampton.ac.uk) if you wish to discuss an idea for a symposium prior to submission. The Chair should submit the four symposium abstracts all together with an overview of the symposium theme. Symposia will be reviewed following the submission deadline to prevent replication of themes. The Symposium Chair will be informed of the outcome by the end of January.
Please send abstracts of 300 words electronically as a Word document in accordance with the following guidelines to the Conference Administrator, Indaka Weerasekera, E-mail: I.Weerasekera@roehampton.ac.uk.
JOB: Faculties of Physical Education and Recreation and Native Studies
Assistant Professor
Faculties of Physical Education and Recreation and Native Studies
Competition No. - A10387248
Closing Date - Will remain open until filled.
The Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation and the Faculty of Native Studies invite applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Aboriginal recreation, sport and community health. This position will be at the rank of Assistant
Professor and will be housed and appointed within the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation with a preferred start date of July 1, 2009. The successful candidate will teach core courses in both Physical Education and Recreation and Native Studies, within an Aboriginal context and will assist with the implementation of the proposed joint degree in the area of Aboriginal recreation, sport and community health.
Applicants will have completed a doctorate in the area of native studies, physical education and recreation and/or a health-related field. Strong evidence of effective teaching and research experience in physical education and recreation and/or Native studies, with a proven track record of publication and the ability to develop a fundable research program is required. The ability to communicate with Aboriginal communities, organizations and academic peers, as well as to translate academic knowledge into practical information for Aboriginal communities is essential.
Applicants should possess a strong background in Aboriginal based community development with a focus on one or more of the following areas: health, recreation, sport and/or tourism.
The Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation serves approximately 940 undergraduate students in several degree programs: BA in Recreation, Sport and Tourism, Bachelor of Physical Education, BSc-Kinesiology and a combined
BPE/BEd degree in both Elementary and Secondary Education. Graduate program offerings for 125 students include:
MSc, MA, PhD and an MBA in Sport and Leisure Management (offered in conjunction with the School of Business).
The Faculty of Native Studies has an undergraduate enrollment of 200 students in the following degree programs: BA in Native Studies, BA in Native Studies-After Degree, combined degrees (BA NS/BEd) in both Elementary and Secondary education, and a combined BA NS/BSc in Environmental and Conservation Science. In addition, the Faculty has an emerging graduate program.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, brief descriptions of research and teaching interests and the names of three references (including addresses, phone/fax and e-mail addresses). The review of applications will commence February 15th, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Please direct correspondence to:
Dr. Tom Hinch
Associate Dean, Community and International Engagement
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation
W1-34 VanVliet Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2H9 Canada
E-mail: tom.hinch@ualberta.ca
Telephone: (780) 492-2759
Fax: (780) 492-1008
** Please reference Competition No. A10387248 on your application. **
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered.
The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified women and men, including persons with disabilities,
members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons.
Faculties of Physical Education and Recreation and Native Studies
Competition No. - A10387248
Closing Date - Will remain open until filled.
The Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation and the Faculty of Native Studies invite applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Aboriginal recreation, sport and community health. This position will be at the rank of Assistant
Professor and will be housed and appointed within the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation with a preferred start date of July 1, 2009. The successful candidate will teach core courses in both Physical Education and Recreation and Native Studies, within an Aboriginal context and will assist with the implementation of the proposed joint degree in the area of Aboriginal recreation, sport and community health.
Applicants will have completed a doctorate in the area of native studies, physical education and recreation and/or a health-related field. Strong evidence of effective teaching and research experience in physical education and recreation and/or Native studies, with a proven track record of publication and the ability to develop a fundable research program is required. The ability to communicate with Aboriginal communities, organizations and academic peers, as well as to translate academic knowledge into practical information for Aboriginal communities is essential.
Applicants should possess a strong background in Aboriginal based community development with a focus on one or more of the following areas: health, recreation, sport and/or tourism.
The Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation serves approximately 940 undergraduate students in several degree programs: BA in Recreation, Sport and Tourism, Bachelor of Physical Education, BSc-Kinesiology and a combined
BPE/BEd degree in both Elementary and Secondary Education. Graduate program offerings for 125 students include:
MSc, MA, PhD and an MBA in Sport and Leisure Management (offered in conjunction with the School of Business).
The Faculty of Native Studies has an undergraduate enrollment of 200 students in the following degree programs: BA in Native Studies, BA in Native Studies-After Degree, combined degrees (BA NS/BEd) in both Elementary and Secondary education, and a combined BA NS/BSc in Environmental and Conservation Science. In addition, the Faculty has an emerging graduate program.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, brief descriptions of research and teaching interests and the names of three references (including addresses, phone/fax and e-mail addresses). The review of applications will commence February 15th, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Please direct correspondence to:
Dr. Tom Hinch
Associate Dean, Community and International Engagement
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation
W1-34 VanVliet Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2H9 Canada
E-mail: tom.hinch@ualberta.ca
Telephone: (780) 492-2759
Fax: (780) 492-1008
** Please reference Competition No. A10387248 on your application. **
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered.
The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified women and men, including persons with disabilities,
members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons.
CFP: Turnfest-Congress
Call for Papers for the Turnfest-Congress "Facing New Challenges: Education, Health Promotion and Integration in Gymnastics and Sports", organized by the German Gymnastics Federation (Deutscher Turner-Bund) June 4-5, 2009.
This sport scientific conference will be held during the International German Gymnastics Festival 2009 (Turnfest).
CFP info: http://www.turnfest-congress.de/docs/Turnfest-Congress_Flyer.pdf
More information can be found under www.turnfest-congress.de
This sport scientific conference will be held during the International German Gymnastics Festival 2009 (Turnfest).
CFP info: http://www.turnfest-congress.de/docs/Turnfest-Congress_Flyer.pdf
More information can be found under www.turnfest-congress.de
CFP: Special Issue of Ethnologies
Special issue of ç, a yearly journal of Canadian folklore studies
This bilingual journal (English and French) is intended to disseminate knowledge about activities concerning folklore and ethnology, in Canada and elsewhere, through the publication of articles, book reviews, notes, and other information pertaining to research and academic inquiry in all branches of folklore.
We thus invite colleagues working on sport, in Canada or elsewhere, to consider this call for papers:
PLAY
Play has throughout time been a highly contested yet often misunderstood cultural phenomenon. Through its expression it enables the production of culture while at the same time is in itself a cultural product. Games and sports, as they are most broadly perceived, are important sites of identity construction. Whether as a personal or collective celebration, the expressive potentiality of play is profound. This potential, however, is negotiated within the constraints of body, society, culture and the very rules of play. How then is expressivity negotiated within the constraints of games and sports, and how can such a context enable the projection, construction and awareness of self. How does adversity enable the reproduction of identity? In what way does play still provide a means of exploring the limits of one’s body, individuality and culture in order to (re)discover/express one’s identity?
In this special issue of Ethnologies, we invite thoughts on identity games and on performed identity in games and sports. We seek a better understanding of how a player can express and assert himself/herself in leisure or sporting practices, and of the social coherence of these practices.
Submissions can focus on various perspectives, for example:
* Social and symbolic functions and issues of specific games or sports
* Cultural and historical grounding of leisure or sporting events and rites
* Representations of players/athletes in society
* Communities of players and athletes
* Games' and sports’ implicit codes, rules and internal mechanisms
* The socialization and crystallization of ideals through games and sport
* Social tensions created/played out/resolved by games and sports
* Those left out, forgotten, or the losers in games and sports
Other topics related to the theme of this special issue are also welcome.
Submitted articles must be original, 20 double-spaced pages or the equivalent in length (Times New Roman, 12 pts) and can be written in either English or French. They should be accompanied by
* an abstract, and
* a short biography.
Three paper copies of the manuscript, with a separate title page for anonymous review, are to be sent to the journal (see address below). An electronic version should also be sent to the guest editors. Photos or other illustrations (format tif or jpeg with at least 300 ppp resolution) should be sent separately with a clear indication of where in the body of the article they should appear.
The deadline for submissions is 18 September 2009.
Ethnologies
CELAT — Faculté des lettres,
Pavillon Charles-De-Koninck
1030 ave des Sciences humaines
Université Laval
Quebec, QC G1V 0A6
Canada
Guest editors: Jocelyn Gadbois, Michael Robidoux et Christine Dallaire
playjouer@gmail.com
For other information: http://www.celat.ulaval.ca/acef/revue.htm
Or you can also email Michael (robidoux@uottawa.ca) or I (christine.dallaire@uottawa.ca) for more information.
This bilingual journal (English and French) is intended to disseminate knowledge about activities concerning folklore and ethnology, in Canada and elsewhere, through the publication of articles, book reviews, notes, and other information pertaining to research and academic inquiry in all branches of folklore.
We thus invite colleagues working on sport, in Canada or elsewhere, to consider this call for papers:
PLAY
Play has throughout time been a highly contested yet often misunderstood cultural phenomenon. Through its expression it enables the production of culture while at the same time is in itself a cultural product. Games and sports, as they are most broadly perceived, are important sites of identity construction. Whether as a personal or collective celebration, the expressive potentiality of play is profound. This potential, however, is negotiated within the constraints of body, society, culture and the very rules of play. How then is expressivity negotiated within the constraints of games and sports, and how can such a context enable the projection, construction and awareness of self. How does adversity enable the reproduction of identity? In what way does play still provide a means of exploring the limits of one’s body, individuality and culture in order to (re)discover/express one’s identity?
In this special issue of Ethnologies, we invite thoughts on identity games and on performed identity in games and sports. We seek a better understanding of how a player can express and assert himself/herself in leisure or sporting practices, and of the social coherence of these practices.
Submissions can focus on various perspectives, for example:
* Social and symbolic functions and issues of specific games or sports
* Cultural and historical grounding of leisure or sporting events and rites
* Representations of players/athletes in society
* Communities of players and athletes
* Games' and sports’ implicit codes, rules and internal mechanisms
* The socialization and crystallization of ideals through games and sport
* Social tensions created/played out/resolved by games and sports
* Those left out, forgotten, or the losers in games and sports
Other topics related to the theme of this special issue are also welcome.
Submitted articles must be original, 20 double-spaced pages or the equivalent in length (Times New Roman, 12 pts) and can be written in either English or French. They should be accompanied by
* an abstract, and
* a short biography.
Three paper copies of the manuscript, with a separate title page for anonymous review, are to be sent to the journal (see address below). An electronic version should also be sent to the guest editors. Photos or other illustrations (format tif or jpeg with at least 300 ppp resolution) should be sent separately with a clear indication of where in the body of the article they should appear.
The deadline for submissions is 18 September 2009.
Ethnologies
CELAT — Faculté des lettres,
Pavillon Charles-De-Koninck
1030 ave des Sciences humaines
Université Laval
Quebec, QC G1V 0A6
Canada
Guest editors: Jocelyn Gadbois, Michael Robidoux et Christine Dallaire
playjouer@gmail.com
For other information: http://www.celat.ulaval.ca/acef/revue.htm
Or you can also email Michael (robidoux@uottawa.ca) or I (christine.dallaire@uottawa.ca) for more information.
CFP: Special Issue on Entrepreneurial Sports Brands
Journal of Brand Management
Special Issue on Entrepreneurial Sports Brands
Brands are an important part of the sports industry, and as this industry has a multi-billion dollar global sales revenue, the entrepreneurial ways of utilizing brands in sport is crucial. Entrepreneurial sports brands are brands that have been innovative, risk taking or proactive in their approach to managing their brand. Innovative, risk taking and proactive entrepreneurial strategies appeal to sports companies, sports organizations and sport stars wanting to stay ahead of their competition. Additionally, entrepreneurial sports brands, in many cases, engage in philanthropic and social causes that differentiate them from other brands in the market. With sports television telecasts and sporting events attracting high numbers of worldwide audiences it is through innovative branding techniques (for example, the partnering with non-profit groups, such as the Nike and Lance Armstrong's Live Strong Campaign collaboration), that companies stay innovative. Other companies in the sports industry have been risk takers by entering niche markets such as snowboarding, as in the case of Oakley and Tag Heuer, in order to evolve and to become global brands that have a lifestyle appeal. Moreover, companies are often entrepreneurial by proactively hiring athletes that have an image that mirrors their brand (Yoon and Choi, 2005).
The entrepreneurial nature of sports brands means that, as they are constantly changing and evolving, they have triggered interest from complementary sectors in technology and education (Ross, 2007). There have been numerous studies examining branding in sports, such as brand loyalty in professional sports (Kaynak, Salman and Tatoglu, 2008), branding in college sports (Donavan, Janda and Suh, 2008) and branding in event sponsorship (Gwinner and Eaton, 1999). However, less is known about how entrepreneurship ties in with brand management. In particular, more academic and practitioner interest is required on how to utilize entrepreneurial strategies to build brands, and on the development of corporate and social entrepreneurship in managing sports brands.
This special issue aims to capture the entrepreneurial spirit of sporting brands by providing a forum of discussion of ideas across the spectrum of brand management. A mix of academic and practitioner orientated papers will be included in the special journal issue. In addition, it is hoped that papers will come from various geographic locations around the world. Examples of possible topics that can be included in the special issue are:
* Entrepreneurial drivers of sporting brand value
* How to utilize entrepreneurial branding in global sport companies portfolio management
* Entrepreneurial purchasing and sale of sporting brands
* Innovative marketing techniques of sport stars to become brands
* How visual aids can be used entrepreneurially in sports branding
* How to entrepreneurially manage sporting brands
* Examples of entrepreneurial sports brand experiences
* How innovative technology such as podcasts and interactive television have affected sporting brands
* The role of social entrepreneurial marketing in developing sports brands
All types of methodologies including qualitative and quantitative are welcome in this special issue. The deadline for papers is August 1st 2009. All papers will be double blind peer reviewed and follow the Journal of Brand Management author guidelines found at www.palgrave-journals.com/bm.instructions.html. Any questions about the special issue can be directed to the guest editor. Submissions should be sent in a word document format to the guest editor:
Dr. Vanessa Ratten
Assistant Professor,
Palumbo Donahue School of Business
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
Email: vanessaratten@gmail.com
References
Donavan, D.T., Janda, S. and Suh, J. (2008) 'Environmental influences in corporate brand identification and outcomes', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 14, pp. 125-136.
Gwinner, K.P. and Eaton, J. (1999) 'Building brand image through event sponsorship: The role of image transfer', Journal of Advertising, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 47-57.
Kaynak, E., Salman, G.G. and Tatoglu, E. (2008) 'An integrative framework linking brand associations and brand loyalty in professional sports', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 336-358.
Ross, S.D. (2007) 'Segmenting sport fans using brand associations: A cluster analysis', Sport Marketing Quarterly, Vol. 16, pp. 15-24.
Yoon, S-J. and Choi, Y.G. (2005) 'Determinants of successful sports advertisements: The effects of advertisement type, product type and sports model', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 191-205.
Special Issue on Entrepreneurial Sports Brands
Brands are an important part of the sports industry, and as this industry has a multi-billion dollar global sales revenue, the entrepreneurial ways of utilizing brands in sport is crucial. Entrepreneurial sports brands are brands that have been innovative, risk taking or proactive in their approach to managing their brand. Innovative, risk taking and proactive entrepreneurial strategies appeal to sports companies, sports organizations and sport stars wanting to stay ahead of their competition. Additionally, entrepreneurial sports brands, in many cases, engage in philanthropic and social causes that differentiate them from other brands in the market. With sports television telecasts and sporting events attracting high numbers of worldwide audiences it is through innovative branding techniques (for example, the partnering with non-profit groups, such as the Nike and Lance Armstrong's Live Strong Campaign collaboration), that companies stay innovative. Other companies in the sports industry have been risk takers by entering niche markets such as snowboarding, as in the case of Oakley and Tag Heuer, in order to evolve and to become global brands that have a lifestyle appeal. Moreover, companies are often entrepreneurial by proactively hiring athletes that have an image that mirrors their brand (Yoon and Choi, 2005).
The entrepreneurial nature of sports brands means that, as they are constantly changing and evolving, they have triggered interest from complementary sectors in technology and education (Ross, 2007). There have been numerous studies examining branding in sports, such as brand loyalty in professional sports (Kaynak, Salman and Tatoglu, 2008), branding in college sports (Donavan, Janda and Suh, 2008) and branding in event sponsorship (Gwinner and Eaton, 1999). However, less is known about how entrepreneurship ties in with brand management. In particular, more academic and practitioner interest is required on how to utilize entrepreneurial strategies to build brands, and on the development of corporate and social entrepreneurship in managing sports brands.
This special issue aims to capture the entrepreneurial spirit of sporting brands by providing a forum of discussion of ideas across the spectrum of brand management. A mix of academic and practitioner orientated papers will be included in the special journal issue. In addition, it is hoped that papers will come from various geographic locations around the world. Examples of possible topics that can be included in the special issue are:
* Entrepreneurial drivers of sporting brand value
* How to utilize entrepreneurial branding in global sport companies portfolio management
* Entrepreneurial purchasing and sale of sporting brands
* Innovative marketing techniques of sport stars to become brands
* How visual aids can be used entrepreneurially in sports branding
* How to entrepreneurially manage sporting brands
* Examples of entrepreneurial sports brand experiences
* How innovative technology such as podcasts and interactive television have affected sporting brands
* The role of social entrepreneurial marketing in developing sports brands
All types of methodologies including qualitative and quantitative are welcome in this special issue. The deadline for papers is August 1st 2009. All papers will be double blind peer reviewed and follow the Journal of Brand Management author guidelines found at www.palgrave-journals.com/bm.instructions.html. Any questions about the special issue can be directed to the guest editor. Submissions should be sent in a word document format to the guest editor:
Dr. Vanessa Ratten
Assistant Professor,
Palumbo Donahue School of Business
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
Email: vanessaratten@gmail.com
References
Donavan, D.T., Janda, S. and Suh, J. (2008) 'Environmental influences in corporate brand identification and outcomes', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 14, pp. 125-136.
Gwinner, K.P. and Eaton, J. (1999) 'Building brand image through event sponsorship: The role of image transfer', Journal of Advertising, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 47-57.
Kaynak, E., Salman, G.G. and Tatoglu, E. (2008) 'An integrative framework linking brand associations and brand loyalty in professional sports', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 336-358.
Ross, S.D. (2007) 'Segmenting sport fans using brand associations: A cluster analysis', Sport Marketing Quarterly, Vol. 16, pp. 15-24.
Yoon, S-J. and Choi, Y.G. (2005) 'Determinants of successful sports advertisements: The effects of advertisement type, product type and sports model', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 191-205.
INSTITUTE: Summer 2009 Knapsack Institute: Transforming the Curriculum
Applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2009 Knapsack Institute: Transforming the Curriculum
at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, June 3-6, 2009.
www.uccs.edu/~knapsack
The Knapsack Institute: Transforming the Curriculum welcomes faculty from across the nation to join us. Participants will create or revise courses and workshops to integrate issues of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class and other forms of social inequality. The Knapsack Institute is a program of The Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, the home of the White Privilege Conference.
For the past decade The Knapsack Institute has been providing educators with a framework for teaching about the matrix of privilege and oppression from an intersectional perspective. The Institute welcomes all faculty! Alumni include faculty, teachers and educators at many levels, from a wide range of disciplines, including nursing, engineering, math, sociology, art, literature, etc.
The Knapsack Institute:
*Is a forum for sharing ideas and strategies
*Emphasizes pedagogical approaches to teaching diversity and inclusivity
*Provides professional growth and development
*Provides mentoring and leadership development
*Provides hands-on activities for the classroom
*Provides strategies for dealing with resistance in the classroom
*Provides suggestions for creating institutional change on your campus
*Provides resources and networking opportunities to support on-going change
For more information about The Knapsack Institute please visit:
www.uccs.edu/~knapsack
at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, June 3-6, 2009.
www.uccs.edu/~knapsack
The Knapsack Institute: Transforming the Curriculum welcomes faculty from across the nation to join us. Participants will create or revise courses and workshops to integrate issues of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class and other forms of social inequality. The Knapsack Institute is a program of The Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, the home of the White Privilege Conference.
For the past decade The Knapsack Institute has been providing educators with a framework for teaching about the matrix of privilege and oppression from an intersectional perspective. The Institute welcomes all faculty! Alumni include faculty, teachers and educators at many levels, from a wide range of disciplines, including nursing, engineering, math, sociology, art, literature, etc.
The Knapsack Institute:
*Is a forum for sharing ideas and strategies
*Emphasizes pedagogical approaches to teaching diversity and inclusivity
*Provides professional growth and development
*Provides mentoring and leadership development
*Provides hands-on activities for the classroom
*Provides strategies for dealing with resistance in the classroom
*Provides suggestions for creating institutional change on your campus
*Provides resources and networking opportunities to support on-going change
For more information about The Knapsack Institute please visit:
www.uccs.edu/~knapsack
CONFERENCE: Sport and Oral History
The University of Huddersfield is to host a conference on Sport and
Oral History in April 2009.
The conference is being run by the University’s Media and Journalism
Department in association with the History Department and is an
outcome of the University’s Up and Under rugby league oral history
project (see: www.rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk )
The conference will be held on Friday April 3rd and Saturday April 4th
2009 at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.
We are inviting papers on the subject of Sport and Oral History,
particularly any papers dealing with the subject of rugby league.
We would however also welcome papers that cover a range of sports
examining the social and cultural impact of those sports on the wider
communities as well as the social history of particular sports.
Submissions from academics and non-academics are welcomed.
Submissions should be no more than 500 words and should be sent to
either Stephen Kelly at s.f.kelly@hud.ac.uk or Dr Rob Light at r.f.light@hud.ac.uk
by January 31st 2009. Earlier notification of interest would be much
appreciated.
Oral History in April 2009.
The conference is being run by the University’s Media and Journalism
Department in association with the History Department and is an
outcome of the University’s Up and Under rugby league oral history
project (see: www.rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk )
The conference will be held on Friday April 3rd and Saturday April 4th
2009 at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.
We are inviting papers on the subject of Sport and Oral History,
particularly any papers dealing with the subject of rugby league.
We would however also welcome papers that cover a range of sports
examining the social and cultural impact of those sports on the wider
communities as well as the social history of particular sports.
Submissions from academics and non-academics are welcomed.
Submissions should be no more than 500 words and should be sent to
either Stephen Kelly at s.f.kelly@hud.ac.uk or Dr Rob Light at r.f.light@hud.ac.uk
by January 31st 2009. Earlier notification of interest would be much
appreciated.
CONFERENCE: Play the Game
For the sixth time, Play the Game will gather internationally leading journalists, academics and sports practitioners for debates about crucial issues in world sport. The voice of academics is needed in the efforts to find solutions to ensure good governance in management, policy making, anti-doping measures, professional football, sport for all etc.
Our 2009 conference takes place in Coventry, UK, from 8-12 June, in cooperation with Coventry University and its Centre for the International Business of Sport.
Play the Game offers unique opportunities to exchange knowledge and opinions not only with high profile academics like Wladimir Andreff, Joe Maguire and Sigmund Loland, but also with outstanding journalists like Declan Hill (author of “The Fix” about match fixing), David Goldblatt (author of “The Ball is Round”), renowned sports blogger Jens Weinreich (at www.jensweinreich.de ) and as well as sports leaders who set the agenda of today: IOC member and former WADA President Richard W. Pound, WADA Director General David Howman, Betfair Managing Director Mark Davies and many others.
Read more about how to submit your abstract, main themes, early bird discounts and other conference information at
www.playthegame.org/2009
Hoping to welcome you in Coventry in June,
Best regards/Bedste hilsner
Our 2009 conference takes place in Coventry, UK, from 8-12 June, in cooperation with Coventry University and its Centre for the International Business of Sport.
Play the Game offers unique opportunities to exchange knowledge and opinions not only with high profile academics like Wladimir Andreff, Joe Maguire and Sigmund Loland, but also with outstanding journalists like Declan Hill (author of “The Fix” about match fixing), David Goldblatt (author of “The Ball is Round”), renowned sports blogger Jens Weinreich (at www.jensweinreich.de ) and as well as sports leaders who set the agenda of today: IOC member and former WADA President Richard W. Pound, WADA Director General David Howman, Betfair Managing Director Mark Davies and many others.
Read more about how to submit your abstract, main themes, early bird discounts and other conference information at
www.playthegame.org/2009
Hoping to welcome you in Coventry in June,
Best regards/Bedste hilsner
CONFERENCE: 2009 IART Conference: Life After Sport: Athletes in Transition
2009 IART Conference
May 29-31, 2009
San Diego, CA
Distinguished academics, sports business professionals,
and current and retired professional athletes will convene
May 29-31 in beautiful San Diego, California for the 2009
IART Conference. The 2009 Conference, sponsored by
San Diego State University and California University of
Pennsylvania's MS in Sports Management program, will
serve as a forum for speakers present their most recent
findings related to the athlete retirement and transition
process. In addition, the 2009 IART Conference will
feature practical workshops by professionals across both
nonprofit and private sectors, designed specifically for the
current, transitioning and retired professional athletes.
Come to sunny San Diego March 29-31 to share your
research within this exciting and emerging field of study
We invite submissions on a broad range of topics related to retirement and transition from sport. Submissions from multiple disciplines including psychology, sociology, philosophy of sport, sport management and business will be considered.
Sessions will be applicable to those involved in sport at all levels including athletes, coaches, parents and sport administrators, as well as those experiencing transitions from other settings such as academic and business pursuits. Formats will include lecture presentations, seminars, and small group workshops.
Begin Acceptance: 1-1-09
Deadline: 2-15-09
Notification: 2-28-09
The Institute for Athletes in Retirement and Transition was
developed to support retired collegiate, elite and professional
athletes through various programs, including research and
publications, mentoring, advising and nationwide networking.
Conceived by Scott Tinley, a former professional athlete and
current instructor in SDSU’s Sports Management MBA Program,
the program enlists the support of teams, leagues, complimentary
organizations, as well as individuals and groups in providing
assistance to athletes who require this highly specialized form of
guidance in their retirement.
Please submit abstracts (200 – 250 words)
electronically to both:
Scott Tinley
College of Business
San Diego State University
tinley@mail.sdsu.edu
Dr. Richard Lally
Health and Physical
Lock Haven University
rlally@lhup.edu
For more information
Scott Tinley
Director, IART
SDSU College of Business Administration
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8228
P: 858-735-6614
tinley@mail.sdsu.edu
May 29-31, 2009
San Diego, CA
Distinguished academics, sports business professionals,
and current and retired professional athletes will convene
May 29-31 in beautiful San Diego, California for the 2009
IART Conference. The 2009 Conference, sponsored by
San Diego State University and California University of
Pennsylvania's MS in Sports Management program, will
serve as a forum for speakers present their most recent
findings related to the athlete retirement and transition
process. In addition, the 2009 IART Conference will
feature practical workshops by professionals across both
nonprofit and private sectors, designed specifically for the
current, transitioning and retired professional athletes.
Come to sunny San Diego March 29-31 to share your
research within this exciting and emerging field of study
We invite submissions on a broad range of topics related to retirement and transition from sport. Submissions from multiple disciplines including psychology, sociology, philosophy of sport, sport management and business will be considered.
Sessions will be applicable to those involved in sport at all levels including athletes, coaches, parents and sport administrators, as well as those experiencing transitions from other settings such as academic and business pursuits. Formats will include lecture presentations, seminars, and small group workshops.
Begin Acceptance: 1-1-09
Deadline: 2-15-09
Notification: 2-28-09
The Institute for Athletes in Retirement and Transition was
developed to support retired collegiate, elite and professional
athletes through various programs, including research and
publications, mentoring, advising and nationwide networking.
Conceived by Scott Tinley, a former professional athlete and
current instructor in SDSU’s Sports Management MBA Program,
the program enlists the support of teams, leagues, complimentary
organizations, as well as individuals and groups in providing
assistance to athletes who require this highly specialized form of
guidance in their retirement.
Please submit abstracts (200 – 250 words)
electronically to both:
Scott Tinley
College of Business
San Diego State University
tinley@mail.sdsu.edu
Dr. Richard Lally
Health and Physical
Lock Haven University
rlally@lhup.edu
For more information
Scott Tinley
Director, IART
SDSU College of Business Administration
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8228
P: 858-735-6614
tinley@mail.sdsu.edu
CONFERENCE: 14th Annual ECSS Congress 2009 – Oslo, Norway
14th Annual ECSS Congress 2009 – Oslo, Norway
Dear Colleague,
We have opened the registration for the 15th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science to be held in Oslo, Norway, June 24th – 27th 2009.
The four-day congress will include approximately 1200 oral and poster presentations, highlighted by 4 plenary sessions and 36 invited symposia.
For online registration and further information including the scientific programme, please visit http://www.ecss-congress.eu/OSLO2009
Important dates
Opening registration: 15th of December 2008
Early bird registration: until 15th of February 2009
Abstract submission: 1st of January until 15th of February 2009
Notification to authors: 1st of April 2009
Please remember the deadline for abstract submission: February 15th 2009.
Welcome to Oslo in June 2009!
Yours sincerely,
Sigmund Loland
Congress President
Dear Colleague,
We have opened the registration for the 15th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science to be held in Oslo, Norway, June 24th – 27th 2009.
The four-day congress will include approximately 1200 oral and poster presentations, highlighted by 4 plenary sessions and 36 invited symposia.
For online registration and further information including the scientific programme, please visit http://www.ecss-congress.eu/OSLO2009
Important dates
Opening registration: 15th of December 2008
Early bird registration: until 15th of February 2009
Abstract submission: 1st of January until 15th of February 2009
Notification to authors: 1st of April 2009
Please remember the deadline for abstract submission: February 15th 2009.
Welcome to Oslo in June 2009!
Yours sincerely,
Sigmund Loland
Congress President
CONFERENCE: Graduate Research Conference: Bodies of Knowledge
The graduate students in the department of Exercise Sciences at the
University of Toronto are pleased to announce a two-day conference
aimed at the study of the human body. Please Join us in Toronto on May
8 and 9, 2009
Now in its sixth year, the Graduate Research Conference is designed to
bring together graduate students to share their research in a positive
environment and to engage with other students and ideas from across
the many disciplines that comprise studies in sport, health and
physical activity. We welcome students from cultural studies,
education, sociology, kinesiology, public health, sexual diversity
studies and many others!
Students can present research 'in progress', test out ideas for a
thesis or dissertation proposal, make a dry run of a future conference
paper or present original research.
For more information visit www.ac-fpeh.com/academic/grad/GRC/GRC.php
or email conference.exs@utoronto.ca
University of Toronto are pleased to announce a two-day conference
aimed at the study of the human body. Please Join us in Toronto on May
8 and 9, 2009
Now in its sixth year, the Graduate Research Conference is designed to
bring together graduate students to share their research in a positive
environment and to engage with other students and ideas from across
the many disciplines that comprise studies in sport, health and
physical activity. We welcome students from cultural studies,
education, sociology, kinesiology, public health, sexual diversity
studies and many others!
Students can present research 'in progress', test out ideas for a
thesis or dissertation proposal, make a dry run of a future conference
paper or present original research.
For more information visit www.ac-fpeh.com/academic/grad/GRC/GRC.php
or email conference.exs@utoronto.ca
CONFERENCE: ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport
ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport
Utrecht, the Netherlands
July 15-18, 2009
Sport: Passion, Practice and Profit
Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 7th 2009
www.issa2009.com
The organization committee of the ISSA 2009 congress reminds you that our website www.issa2009.com is open for abstract submission and registratio.
We are also delighted to inform you about the following key notes speakers at ISSA 2009:
Prof. Paul Gilroy – London School of Economics and Political science - author of After Empire: Multiculture or Postcolonial Melancholia and coauthor of Race, Sport and British Society.
Prof. Annelies Knoppers – Utrecht University - coauthor of Making sense of diversity in organizing sport.
Prof. Maarten Van Bottenburg – Utrecht University - author of Global games and coauthor of The global sporting arms race.
Prof. Jan Wright – University of Wollongong - coauthor of The obesity epidemic and Body knowledge and control.
Session themes:
· Body: pleasure & pain
· Clubs and volunteering
· Coaching
· Commercialization
· Consumer culture
· Globalization
· Health
· Heroes and celebrities
· Identification (gender/sexuality; race/ethnicity/nationality; age; physical ability)
· Media: visibility, discourse and influence
· Mega events
· Participation (gender/sexuality; race/ethnicity/nationality; age; physical ability)
· Performance: pride & shame
· Policy and governance
· Politics
· Social capital: identification/distinction
· Urban development
· Open paper sessions
Utrecht, the Netherlands
July 15-18, 2009
Sport: Passion, Practice and Profit
Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 7th 2009
www.issa2009.com
The organization committee of the ISSA 2009 congress reminds you that our website www.issa2009.com is open for abstract submission and registratio.
We are also delighted to inform you about the following key notes speakers at ISSA 2009:
Prof. Paul Gilroy – London School of Economics and Political science - author of After Empire: Multiculture or Postcolonial Melancholia and coauthor of Race, Sport and British Society.
Prof. Annelies Knoppers – Utrecht University - coauthor of Making sense of diversity in organizing sport.
Prof. Maarten Van Bottenburg – Utrecht University - author of Global games and coauthor of The global sporting arms race.
Prof. Jan Wright – University of Wollongong - coauthor of The obesity epidemic and Body knowledge and control.
Session themes:
· Body: pleasure & pain
· Clubs and volunteering
· Coaching
· Commercialization
· Consumer culture
· Globalization
· Health
· Heroes and celebrities
· Identification (gender/sexuality; race/ethnicity/nationality; age; physical ability)
· Media: visibility, discourse and influence
· Mega events
· Participation (gender/sexuality; race/ethnicity/nationality; age; physical ability)
· Performance: pride & shame
· Policy and governance
· Politics
· Social capital: identification/distinction
· Urban development
· Open paper sessions
FELLOWSHIP: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Bath
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Bath:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/job_desc.cgi?08468CLC
http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/job_desc.cgi?08468CLC
CONFERENCE: The British Society of Sports History Annual Conference
The British Society of Sports History
Annual Conference 17-19 July 2009
University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
We are delighted to announce the next annual conference of the BSSH will take place at the University of Stirling from 17-19 July 2009
Full details can be found on the website www.BSSH2009.info
This annual conference will be held in conjunction with the ISHPES congress which takes place from 14-18 July 2009.
You are welcome to attend both meetings and for those of you who attend the ISHPES congress, you can stay on for the BSSH meeting free of charge.
Details of the ISHPES Congress can be found on the website www.ishpes.info
Please note: If you wish to submit an abstract for both meetings then you must submit each (different) abstract to the appropriate site:
For abstracts for the BSSH meeting: www.bssh2009.info/abstract
For abstracts for the ISHPES congress: http://www.ishpes.info/abstract.php
Key dates
ISHPES abstract submission deadline 6 March 2009
Early bird registration closing date 31 March 2009
BSSH abstract submission deadline 15 May 2009
BSSH Registration fees
For as little as £160*:
Conference registration, including abstract book and lunches and refreshments during the conference from 17-19 July
Invitation to the Lord Provost’s Reception on Friday 17 July
conference dinner and Ceilidh on Saturday 18th July
2 nights accommodation
ISHPES Congress Registration
You have the opportunity (if you are not a member already) to benefit by joining the BSSH for £30, save £50 on registration fees for the ISHPES congress and receive 4 BSSH journals.
Register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php
BSSH Conference Registration
If you are not a member, 1 years membership will be included in the non-member registration fee
Register for BSSH only: www.bssh2009.info
Going to both?
If you would like to attend both meetings please register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php and check the box marked ‘do you wish to attend the BSSH meeting also’
If you have any queries please contact the organisers via email: contact@BSSH2009.info or telephone: 01786 820 054
*Student rate
We hope to see you in July 2009
Best wishes
Conference administration
Email: contact@bssh2009.info
Tel: +44 (0) 1786 820 254
Annual Conference 17-19 July 2009
University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
We are delighted to announce the next annual conference of the BSSH will take place at the University of Stirling from 17-19 July 2009
Full details can be found on the website www.BSSH2009.info
This annual conference will be held in conjunction with the ISHPES congress which takes place from 14-18 July 2009.
You are welcome to attend both meetings and for those of you who attend the ISHPES congress, you can stay on for the BSSH meeting free of charge.
Details of the ISHPES Congress can be found on the website www.ishpes.info
Please note: If you wish to submit an abstract for both meetings then you must submit each (different) abstract to the appropriate site:
For abstracts for the BSSH meeting: www.bssh2009.info/abstract
For abstracts for the ISHPES congress: http://www.ishpes.info/abstract.php
Key dates
ISHPES abstract submission deadline 6 March 2009
Early bird registration closing date 31 March 2009
BSSH abstract submission deadline 15 May 2009
BSSH Registration fees
For as little as £160*:
Conference registration, including abstract book and lunches and refreshments during the conference from 17-19 July
Invitation to the Lord Provost’s Reception on Friday 17 July
conference dinner and Ceilidh on Saturday 18th July
2 nights accommodation
ISHPES Congress Registration
You have the opportunity (if you are not a member already) to benefit by joining the BSSH for £30, save £50 on registration fees for the ISHPES congress and receive 4 BSSH journals.
Register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php
BSSH Conference Registration
If you are not a member, 1 years membership will be included in the non-member registration fee
Register for BSSH only: www.bssh2009.info
Going to both?
If you would like to attend both meetings please register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php and check the box marked ‘do you wish to attend the BSSH meeting also’
If you have any queries please contact the organisers via email: contact@BSSH2009.info or telephone: 01786 820 054
*Student rate
We hope to see you in July 2009
Best wishes
Conference administration
Email: contact@bssh2009.info
Tel: +44 (0) 1786 820 254
CONFERENCE: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
The _*Friday, **January 16, 2009 call for papers
deadline *_for the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport is fast
approaching. Attached please find a pdf of the call for papers instructions.
*Email all abstracts to: *
Blake Griffin (Graduate Research Coordinator – College Sport Research
Institute) at *csri@unc.edu*
**
NOTE: All abstracts *MUST *be submitted electronically as a Microsoft
Word attachment**
For more information regarding the conference, please visit:
http://www.unc.edu/csri
This year's conference promises to be an outstanding opportunity to
discuss college-sport research and examine issues related to college sport.
In addition to two days of research presentations, the conference's
confirmed speakers include:
*Mr. Jeremy Bloom* -
Bloom is a three-time World Champion, two time Olympian and National
Champion snow skier. In 2005, he won a record six straight World Cup
Races, the most in a single season in the sport's history. He also has
played football in the NFL as a wide receiver and return specialist with
the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bloom is also a
former collegiate football player at The University of Colorado.
*Mr. John Gerdy* -
Gerdy is a former collegiate basketball player All-American from
Davidson College. Gerdy also was drafted in the 3rd round of the NBA
draft by the New Jersey Nets. He is author of a many books about sports,
including: /Sports: The All-American Addiction/, and /Air Ball: American
Education’s Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics/.
*Mr. Bernie Mullin* -
Mullin is the former CEO of Atlanta Spirit, owner of the NBA’s Atlanta
Hawks and the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers. After leaving his position with
the Spirit, Mullin created a sports consulting business, the Aspire
Group. He and his partner signed the NHL and Major League Baseball's
Cleveland Indians as clients. The company deals with the business
support side, marketing, improving fan satisfaction and other
team-related services.
*Ms. Deborah Yow* -
Yow is the Director of Athletics at the University of Maryland. In Yow's
15-plus years at Maryland, the Terrapins have won a remarkable 16
national championships and graduated student-athletes at an enviable
rate as Maryland athletics has soared to sustained new heights among the
nation's elite intercollegiate athletic programs.
*Mr. William Rhoden* –
Rhoden has been writing about sports for /The New York Times/ since
March 1983. Previously, he was a copy editor in the Sunday Week in
Review section since October 1981 when he joined the newspaper. Before
joining The Times, Mr. Rhoden spent more than three years with /The
Baltimore Sun/ as a columnist. Before that, he was associate editor of
/Ebony/ magazine from 1974 to 1978. Mr. Rhoden is also the author of
/Forty Million Dollar Slaves /and /Third and a Mile: The Trials and
Triumph of the Black Quarterback/
We will also be hosting three panel discussions on *Thursday April 16,
2009*. Topics and panelists are:
*_
Special Admit Limbo: How Low Can You Go?_*
· Dr. Richard Lapchick - Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida
· Dr. Pellom McDaniels - Assistant Professor, History Department at
University of Missouri-Kansas City & Former NFL defensive end
· Ms. Carrie Leger - Director of Academic Support Programs for Athletes
at North Carolina State University
· Dr. John Blanchard - Senior Associate Athletic Director at The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
*/_ESPNification_/_ of College Sport_*
· Mr. Jay Bilas - Former Duke basketball player, Presently a lawyer and
basketball analyst for ESPN
· Dr. Leonard Moore - Assistant Vice President for Pre-College Youth
Development and Student Academic Success Initiatives at University of
Texas-Austin
· Mr. Sonny Vaccaro - Former Sporting Marketing Executive with Nike,
ADIDAS, and Reebok
*_College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in Sight?_*
· Dr. Andrew Zimbalist - Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith
College
· Dr. Robert Malekoff - Professor and Coordinator of Sport Studies at
Guilford College
· Mr. Dick Baddour - Athletic Director at The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
We look forward to having you join us in Chapel Hill this coming April.
Dr. Richard M. Southall
Assistant Professor: Sport Administration
Coordinator: Graduate Sport-Administration Program
Director: College Sport Research Institute
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3182 Smith Building 05
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.962-3507 (office)
901.240-7197 (cell)
919.962.6325 (fax)
southall@email.unc.edu
deadline *_for the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport is fast
approaching. Attached please find a pdf of the call for papers instructions.
*Email all abstracts to: *
Blake Griffin (Graduate Research Coordinator – College Sport Research
Institute) at *csri@unc.edu
**
NOTE: All abstracts *MUST *be submitted electronically as a Microsoft
Word attachment**
For more information regarding the conference, please visit:
http://www.unc.edu/csri
This year's conference promises to be an outstanding opportunity to
discuss college-sport research and examine issues related to college sport.
In addition to two days of research presentations, the conference's
confirmed speakers include:
*Mr. Jeremy Bloom* -
Bloom is a three-time World Champion, two time Olympian and National
Champion snow skier. In 2005, he won a record six straight World Cup
Races, the most in a single season in the sport's history. He also has
played football in the NFL as a wide receiver and return specialist with
the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bloom is also a
former collegiate football player at The University of Colorado.
*Mr. John Gerdy* -
Gerdy is a former collegiate basketball player All-American from
Davidson College. Gerdy also was drafted in the 3rd round of the NBA
draft by the New Jersey Nets. He is author of a many books about sports,
including: /Sports: The All-American Addiction/, and /Air Ball: American
Education’s Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics/.
*Mr. Bernie Mullin* -
Mullin is the former CEO of Atlanta Spirit, owner of the NBA’s Atlanta
Hawks and the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers. After leaving his position with
the Spirit, Mullin created a sports consulting business, the Aspire
Group. He and his partner signed the NHL and Major League Baseball's
Cleveland Indians as clients. The company deals with the business
support side, marketing, improving fan satisfaction and other
team-related services.
*Ms. Deborah Yow* -
Yow is the Director of Athletics at the University of Maryland. In Yow's
15-plus years at Maryland, the Terrapins have won a remarkable 16
national championships and graduated student-athletes at an enviable
rate as Maryland athletics has soared to sustained new heights among the
nation's elite intercollegiate athletic programs.
*Mr. William Rhoden* –
Rhoden has been writing about sports for /The New York Times/ since
March 1983. Previously, he was a copy editor in the Sunday Week in
Review section since October 1981 when he joined the newspaper. Before
joining The Times, Mr. Rhoden spent more than three years with /The
Baltimore Sun/ as a columnist. Before that, he was associate editor of
/Ebony/ magazine from 1974 to 1978. Mr. Rhoden is also the author of
/Forty Million Dollar Slaves /and /Third and a Mile: The Trials and
Triumph of the Black Quarterback/
We will also be hosting three panel discussions on *Thursday April 16,
2009*. Topics and panelists are:
*_
Special Admit Limbo: How Low Can You Go?_*
· Dr. Richard Lapchick - Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida
· Dr. Pellom McDaniels - Assistant Professor, History Department at
University of Missouri-Kansas City & Former NFL defensive end
· Ms. Carrie Leger - Director of Academic Support Programs for Athletes
at North Carolina State University
· Dr. John Blanchard - Senior Associate Athletic Director at The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
*/_ESPNification_/_ of College Sport_*
· Mr. Jay Bilas - Former Duke basketball player, Presently a lawyer and
basketball analyst for ESPN
· Dr. Leonard Moore - Assistant Vice President for Pre-College Youth
Development and Student Academic Success Initiatives at University of
Texas-Austin
· Mr. Sonny Vaccaro - Former Sporting Marketing Executive with Nike,
ADIDAS, and Reebok
*_College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in Sight?_*
· Dr. Andrew Zimbalist - Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith
College
· Dr. Robert Malekoff - Professor and Coordinator of Sport Studies at
Guilford College
· Mr. Dick Baddour - Athletic Director at The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
We look forward to having you join us in Chapel Hill this coming April.
Dr. Richard M. Southall
Assistant Professor: Sport Administration
Coordinator: Graduate Sport-Administration Program
Director: College Sport Research Institute
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3182 Smith Building 05
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.962-3507 (office)
901.240-7197 (cell)
919.962.6325 (fax)
southall@email.unc.edu
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
CFP: Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review
CALL FOR PAPERS
“Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review”
University of Toronto, May 19-20, 2009
In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embarked upon a major series of reforms to governance, the bidding process to host Olympics, the reporting of information, and to important programmes such as Olympic Solidarity.
The reforms came in response to revelations of bribes paid to ensure that Salt Lake City won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. As major sponsors threatened to withdraw their support, the IOC responded by establishing the ‘2000 Commission’. The 2000 Commission’s 50 recommendations for reform were quickly approved.
This conference will conduct a critical review of the implementation of the reform package – successes, failures and unintended consequences. The review is timely because the reforms were introduced with no independent review mechanism; and the conference takes place mid-way between the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics.
Academics, activists, policy makers and sport leaders will gather to examine the context of reform, evaluate the implementation of the 1999 reform package, and identify issues and concerns that warrant further analysis and action.
Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following areas:
The Context of Reform -- topics related to the growing climate of reform that preceded the Salt Lake City scandal, including (but not limited to): the struggle for gender equity at the Olympics; the growth of critical scholarship and investigative journalism; the Olympic Truce and peace building initiatives; doping scandals and reform initiatives; and the politics of Olympic site selection.
Critical Analysis of the Reform Package – topics related to the IOC 2000 Commission reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympic Solidarity – Sport development and development through sport; WADA and doping; bidding for the Olympic Games before and after Salt Lake City; Olympic legacies; equity, representation, and the structure of the IOC; transparency and communication; and Olympism, education and culture.
Athletes’ Rights – topics related to the influence of IOC reforms on athletes’ rights, including (but not limited to): health, injury, and doping; media rights and the right to speak out; child athletes; sponsorship; labour rights; and other issues concerning the similarities and differences between athletes’ rights and the rights guaranteed to all humans under various international Charters.
Olympic Reform: Monitoring and Advocacy – topics related to monitoring the implementation of reforms and advocating for future reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympics and corporate social responsibility; sport and ‘good governance’; environment and sustainable development; Sport for All; sport for development and peace; legacies; ensuring rights; and conflict resolution.
The conference will feature keynote addresses by international and Canadian sport leaders and scholars, plenary panel discussions, as well as open paper sessions. Conference organizers are encouraging submissions for both individual presentations and session topics. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words (and include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name and affiliation). Deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 31, 2009.
Submit abstracts and any questions to the Conference Organizer, Russell Field, at: russell.field@utoronto.ca
Dr. Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
Dr. Peter Donnelly
Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies
University of Toronto
Dr. Russell Field
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
“Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review”
University of Toronto, May 19-20, 2009
In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embarked upon a major series of reforms to governance, the bidding process to host Olympics, the reporting of information, and to important programmes such as Olympic Solidarity.
The reforms came in response to revelations of bribes paid to ensure that Salt Lake City won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. As major sponsors threatened to withdraw their support, the IOC responded by establishing the ‘2000 Commission’. The 2000 Commission’s 50 recommendations for reform were quickly approved.
This conference will conduct a critical review of the implementation of the reform package – successes, failures and unintended consequences. The review is timely because the reforms were introduced with no independent review mechanism; and the conference takes place mid-way between the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics.
Academics, activists, policy makers and sport leaders will gather to examine the context of reform, evaluate the implementation of the 1999 reform package, and identify issues and concerns that warrant further analysis and action.
Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following areas:
The Context of Reform -- topics related to the growing climate of reform that preceded the Salt Lake City scandal, including (but not limited to): the struggle for gender equity at the Olympics; the growth of critical scholarship and investigative journalism; the Olympic Truce and peace building initiatives; doping scandals and reform initiatives; and the politics of Olympic site selection.
Critical Analysis of the Reform Package – topics related to the IOC 2000 Commission reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympic Solidarity – Sport development and development through sport; WADA and doping; bidding for the Olympic Games before and after Salt Lake City; Olympic legacies; equity, representation, and the structure of the IOC; transparency and communication; and Olympism, education and culture.
Athletes’ Rights – topics related to the influence of IOC reforms on athletes’ rights, including (but not limited to): health, injury, and doping; media rights and the right to speak out; child athletes; sponsorship; labour rights; and other issues concerning the similarities and differences between athletes’ rights and the rights guaranteed to all humans under various international Charters.
Olympic Reform: Monitoring and Advocacy – topics related to monitoring the implementation of reforms and advocating for future reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympics and corporate social responsibility; sport and ‘good governance’; environment and sustainable development; Sport for All; sport for development and peace; legacies; ensuring rights; and conflict resolution.
The conference will feature keynote addresses by international and Canadian sport leaders and scholars, plenary panel discussions, as well as open paper sessions. Conference organizers are encouraging submissions for both individual presentations and session topics. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words (and include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name and affiliation). Deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 31, 2009.
Submit abstracts and any questions to the Conference Organizer, Russell Field, at: russell.field@utoronto.ca
Dr. Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
Dr. Peter Donnelly
Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies
University of Toronto
Dr. Russell Field
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
JOB: Assistant Professor in Sport Management, University of Florida
Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management
Assistant Professor in Sport Management
Position:
Assistant Professor in Sport Management (tenure accruing position). The University of Florida (UF) invites applications and nominations for a sport management faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank. As a member of the Association of American Universities and the flagship institution in Florida, UF (http://www.ufl.edu) is a Land-Grant and Sea-Grant institution, encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines. The Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management (www.hhp.ufl.edu/trsm.php) currently enrolls approximately 1000 students (900 undergraduates, 100 graduates) with 20 full-time faculty members, and provides nationally and internationally recognized education and research programs.
Candidates must be able to teach at least two of the following graduate and undergraduate courses within the sport management curriculum: sport finance, sport sociology, sport facility management, organizational behavior of sport organizations, legal aspects of sport, sport marketing, and sport consumer behavior.
Application Deadline:
All application materials must be submitted by December 5, 2008.
Application Process:
To be considered, applications must be submitted on-line at https://jobs.ufl.edu (position # 00004407, requisition # 0800952) and must include a letter of application with a statement of career goals, research interests, and professional accomplishments; curriculum vitae; names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of at least three references; and three relevant publications, submissions, or other evidence of scholarly writing. Inquiries and nominations about this position should be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee:
Dr. May Kim
College of Health and Human Performance, P. O. Box 118208 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8208
E-mail mkim@hhp.ufl.edu
Tel. 352-392-4042 ext 1429
Fax 352-392-7588
Assistant Professor in Sport Management
Position:
Assistant Professor in Sport Management (tenure accruing position). The University of Florida (UF) invites applications and nominations for a sport management faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank. As a member of the Association of American Universities and the flagship institution in Florida, UF (http://www.ufl.edu) is a Land-Grant and Sea-Grant institution, encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines. The Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management (www.hhp.ufl.edu/trsm.php) currently enrolls approximately 1000 students (900 undergraduates, 100 graduates) with 20 full-time faculty members, and provides nationally and internationally recognized education and research programs.
Candidates must be able to teach at least two of the following graduate and undergraduate courses within the sport management curriculum: sport finance, sport sociology, sport facility management, organizational behavior of sport organizations, legal aspects of sport, sport marketing, and sport consumer behavior.
Application Deadline:
All application materials must be submitted by December 5, 2008.
Application Process:
To be considered, applications must be submitted on-line at https://jobs.ufl.edu (position # 00004407, requisition # 0800952) and must include a letter of application with a statement of career goals, research interests, and professional accomplishments; curriculum vitae; names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of at least three references; and three relevant publications, submissions, or other evidence of scholarly writing. Inquiries and nominations about this position should be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee:
Dr. May Kim
College of Health and Human Performance, P. O. Box 118208 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8208
E-mail mkim@hhp.ufl.edu
Tel. 352-392-4042 ext 1429
Fax 352-392-7588
JOB: The Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University
Assistant Professor – Social and Cultural Dynamics of Physical Activity
The Department of Kinesiology at Penn State University ( www.hhdev.psu.edu/kines/
The department encourages applications from scholars trained in a variety of dimensions of social and cultural studies, including history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and politics, with broad interests in a variety of forms of physical activity, especially sport, exercise, public health and fitness, and physical education. The successful candidate will need to integrate with the current strengths of the department in social and cultural dynamics and the study of the meanings of human movement and activity across times, spaces, and cultures. An ability is required to contribute in some fashion to other areas of study in the department, including sport and exercise psychology, biomechanics, motor control, and exercise physiology.
Candidates must have an earned doctorate in an appropriate area, an established record of scholarship, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and service. The successful candidate will be expected to secure extramural research funding and assume teaching responsibilities at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Post-doctoral experience and an established research program are preferred.
The Department of Kinesiology is an academic unit in the College of Health and Human Development ( www.hhdev.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University is the land grant institution of Pennsylvania. University Park is the largest of Penn State’s 24 campuses, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 42,000 students and offering more than 150 programs of graduate study. University Park is located in Central Pennsylvania, adjacent to the municipality of State College, which enjoys high rankings for cultural opportunities, local schools, and quality of life.
Penn State values diversity in all forms and we encourage individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications should include:
· a letter describing scholarly interest and qualification
· a complete curriculum vita
· reprints of three recent publications
· the names, addresses, email and telephone numbers of three professional references
Direct all correspondence to: Dori Sunday (Administrative Support Assistant)
Social Cultural Search Committee
275 Recreation Building, Department of Kinesiology
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802.
Phone: (814) 863-1163; e-mail: dxe8@psu.edu
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.
Assistant Professor – Social and Cultural Dynamics of Physical Activity
The Department of Kinesiology at Penn State University ( www.hhdev.psu.edu/kines/
The department encourages applications from scholars trained in a variety of dimensions of social and cultural studies, including history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and politics, with broad interests in a variety of forms of physical activity, especially sport, exercise, public health and fitness, and physical education. The successful candidate will need to integrate with the current strengths of the department in social and cultural dynamics and the study of the meanings of human movement and activity across times, spaces, and cultures. An ability is required to contribute in some fashion to other areas of study in the department, including sport and exercise psychology, biomechanics, motor control, and exercise physiology.
Candidates must have an earned doctorate in an appropriate area, an established record of scholarship, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and service. The successful candidate will be expected to secure extramural research funding and assume teaching responsibilities at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Post-doctoral experience and an established research program are preferred.
The Department of Kinesiology is an academic unit in the College of Health and Human Development ( www.hhdev.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University is the land grant institution of Pennsylvania. University Park is the largest of Penn State’s 24 campuses, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 42,000 students and offering more than 150 programs of graduate study. University Park is located in Central Pennsylvania, adjacent to the municipality of State College, which enjoys high rankings for cultural opportunities, local schools, and quality of life.
Penn State values diversity in all forms and we encourage individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications should include:
· a letter describing scholarly interest and qualification
· a complete curriculum vita
· reprints of three recent publications
· the names, addresses, email and telephone numbers of three professional references
Direct all correspondence to: Dori Sunday (Administrative Support Assistant)
Social Cultural Search Committee
275 Recreation Building, Department of Kinesiology
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802.
Phone: (814) 863-1163; e-mail: dxe8@psu.edu
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.
Monday, October 27, 2008
CFP: Special Issue of the Journal of Sport Management, “Race and Ethnicity”
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of the Journal of Sport Management
“Race and Ethnicity”
Research suggests that psychological, sociological, and economic rudiments of race and ethnicity often influence individuals’ sport attitudes, interests, identity, behaviors, experiences, and thus, their overall involvement in sport. As such, there is a need to have theoretical and applied knowledge concerning developing, promoting, delivering, and managing sport in a manner that is reflective of, and responsive to the racially and ethnically diverse stakeholders served (e.g., athletes/participants, coaches, administrators, spectators, media, corporate partners).
The special issue of the Journal of Sport Management on “Race and Ethnicity” seeks to address the dearth of research and critical analyses concerning race and ethnicity within the sport management literature. It is the intent of this special issue to provide a collection of research and critical analyses on race and ethnicity in sport and, thus, serve as a basis for future sport management research by providing foundations and insights for investigating the permeations of race and ethnicity within sport.
Submissions from various epistemologies, methodologies, (qualitative, quantitative, historical, or comparative), ideologies, conceptual frameworks, and levels of analysis are welcome. Submissions should illuminate the unique dynamics that influence sport involvement of stakeholders who are People of Color (i.e., those of African, Asian, Pacific Island, Native American, and Hispanic ancestry), other racial and ethnic minorities, and those who are racially and ethnically disenfranchised throughout the
world (e.g., Aborigines of Australia, Blacks in South Africa). Lastly, submissions should offer insight into the manner in which sport management practices (e.g., administration, human resources management, organizational theory, student-athlete development, employee satisfaction, leadership, event management, marketing, sponsorship, consumer behavior, promotions, communications) should respond to matters of race and ethnicity.
Manuscripts should follow the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th Edition), and should be prepared in accordance with the Journal of Sport Management “Instruction to Authors” (http://www.humankinetics.com/JSM/journalAbout.cfm). Manuscripts must not be submitted to another journal while they are under review by the Journal of Sport Management nor should they have been previously published. Manuscripts will be subject to a triple blind review.
Manuscripts should be submitted no later than February 1, 2009 via e-mail to the Guest Editor:
Guest Editor:
Ketra L. Armstrong, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Sport Management Program
Department of Kinesiology
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840-4901
E-mail: karmstr2@csulb.edu
Phone: (562) 985-4025; Fax: (562) 985-8067
Special Issue of the Journal of Sport Management
“Race and Ethnicity”
Research suggests that psychological, sociological, and economic rudiments of race and ethnicity often influence individuals’ sport attitudes, interests, identity, behaviors, experiences, and thus, their overall involvement in sport. As such, there is a need to have theoretical and applied knowledge concerning developing, promoting, delivering, and managing sport in a manner that is reflective of, and responsive to the racially and ethnically diverse stakeholders served (e.g., athletes/participants, coaches, administrators, spectators, media, corporate partners).
The special issue of the Journal of Sport Management on “Race and Ethnicity” seeks to address the dearth of research and critical analyses concerning race and ethnicity within the sport management literature. It is the intent of this special issue to provide a collection of research and critical analyses on race and ethnicity in sport and, thus, serve as a basis for future sport management research by providing foundations and insights for investigating the permeations of race and ethnicity within sport.
Submissions from various epistemologies, methodologies, (qualitative, quantitative, historical, or comparative), ideologies, conceptual frameworks, and levels of analysis are welcome. Submissions should illuminate the unique dynamics that influence sport involvement of stakeholders who are People of Color (i.e., those of African, Asian, Pacific Island, Native American, and Hispanic ancestry), other racial and ethnic minorities, and those who are racially and ethnically disenfranchised throughout the
world (e.g., Aborigines of Australia, Blacks in South Africa). Lastly, submissions should offer insight into the manner in which sport management practices (e.g., administration, human resources management, organizational theory, student-athlete development, employee satisfaction, leadership, event management, marketing, sponsorship, consumer behavior, promotions, communications) should respond to matters of race and ethnicity.
Manuscripts should follow the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th Edition), and should be prepared in accordance with the Journal of Sport Management “Instruction to Authors” (http://www.humankinetics.com/JSM/journalAbout.cfm). Manuscripts must not be submitted to another journal while they are under review by the Journal of Sport Management nor should they have been previously published. Manuscripts will be subject to a triple blind review.
Manuscripts should be submitted no later than February 1, 2009 via e-mail to the Guest Editor:
Guest Editor:
Ketra L. Armstrong, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Sport Management Program
Department of Kinesiology
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840-4901
E-mail: karmstr2@csulb.edu
Phone: (562) 985-4025; Fax: (562) 985-8067
JOB: Tusculum College
Assistant Professor of Physical Education/Sport Science
Institution: Tusculum College
Location: Greeneville, TN
Category:
* Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/24/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
Tusculum College seeks candidates for the position of Assistant Professor of Physical Education.
Candidates must possess a Masters Degree or higher in Physical Education or related Sport Studies field. Possible courses to be taught include Introduction and History of Physical Education and Sport; Foundations of Physical Fitness and Wellness; Methods for School Health Teachers; Sport and Society; Coaching Courses; and a variety of physical education activity courses. Candidates with a background in teaching elementary school physical education and wellness are preferred. Duties also include advising students, service on college committees, and community service.
Application Information
Mrs. Debbie Foulks
Human Resources
Tusculum College
60 Shiloh Road
Greeneville, TN 37745
Phone: (423) 636-7300
Email Address: tcresume@tusculum.edu
Institution: Tusculum College
Location: Greeneville, TN
Category:
* Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/24/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
Tusculum College seeks candidates for the position of Assistant Professor of Physical Education.
Candidates must possess a Masters Degree or higher in Physical Education or related Sport Studies field. Possible courses to be taught include Introduction and History of Physical Education and Sport; Foundations of Physical Fitness and Wellness; Methods for School Health Teachers; Sport and Society; Coaching Courses; and a variety of physical education activity courses. Candidates with a background in teaching elementary school physical education and wellness are preferred. Duties also include advising students, service on college committees, and community service.
Application Information
Mrs. Debbie Foulks
Human Resources
Tusculum College
60 Shiloh Road
Greeneville, TN 37745
Phone: (423) 636-7300
Email Address: tcresume@tusculum.edu
Sunday, October 26, 2008
JOB: Chair and Associate Professor/Professor, University of Memphis
Chair and Associate Professor/Professor
Institution: The University of Memphis
Location: Memphis, TN
Category:
* Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
* Faculty - Health - Sports Mgmt, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Posted: 10/23/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
Job Summary: The Chair provides leadership in the administration of programs leading to the B.S.Ed. degree in three majors: Sport and Leisure Management, Physical Education Teacher Education, and Health and Human Performance, including concentrations in Dietetics, Exercise and Sport Science, and Health Promotion and Lifestyle Management, and the M.S. degree in two majors: Clinical Nutrition, and Human Movement Science, including concentrations in Exercise and Sport Science, Health Promotion, Sport and Leisure Commerce, and Physical Education Teacher Education. The department also maintains an extensive University wide physical activity program. The Chair interacts with alumni and University colleagues; establishes collaborative relationships with community partners; participates in national, regional, and state professional organizations; extends the department's focus on research, and capacity to secure external funding; and provides for sound management for the department's resources, including 31 full time and 35 part time faculty members.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must hold an earned doctoral degree related to the disciplines in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences, and have successful experience in teaching, research, service and leadership. It is preferred that the candidate has a national reputation and a record of continued scholarship in one or more academic areas of the department; success in securing external funding; proven leadership and management competencies including strategic planning, team building, fiscal responsibility; and effective interpersonal skills with diverse constituencies.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Applicants are required to upload (1) a cover letter with a detailed statement indicating qualifications as chair and specific vision for the department, (2) curriculum vitae, and (3) name, address, telephone numbers, and email address of four references, in addition to your specific affiliation with each of these individuals. Applicants will receive a confirmation number when all application materials are received. Address inquiries to Dr. Vivian Morris, Assistant Dean and Search Committee Chair, at vgmorris@memphis.edu.
Salary: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications.
Application Information
Contact: Department of Human Resources
Human Resources
The University of Memphis
Online App. Form: http://workforum.memphis.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50563
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Institution: The University of Memphis
Location: Memphis, TN
Category:
* Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
* Faculty - Health - Sports Mgmt, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Posted: 10/23/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
Job Summary: The Chair provides leadership in the administration of programs leading to the B.S.Ed. degree in three majors: Sport and Leisure Management, Physical Education Teacher Education, and Health and Human Performance, including concentrations in Dietetics, Exercise and Sport Science, and Health Promotion and Lifestyle Management, and the M.S. degree in two majors: Clinical Nutrition, and Human Movement Science, including concentrations in Exercise and Sport Science, Health Promotion, Sport and Leisure Commerce, and Physical Education Teacher Education. The department also maintains an extensive University wide physical activity program. The Chair interacts with alumni and University colleagues; establishes collaborative relationships with community partners; participates in national, regional, and state professional organizations; extends the department's focus on research, and capacity to secure external funding; and provides for sound management for the department's resources, including 31 full time and 35 part time faculty members.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must hold an earned doctoral degree related to the disciplines in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences, and have successful experience in teaching, research, service and leadership. It is preferred that the candidate has a national reputation and a record of continued scholarship in one or more academic areas of the department; success in securing external funding; proven leadership and management competencies including strategic planning, team building, fiscal responsibility; and effective interpersonal skills with diverse constituencies.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Applicants are required to upload (1) a cover letter with a detailed statement indicating qualifications as chair and specific vision for the department, (2) curriculum vitae, and (3) name, address, telephone numbers, and email address of four references, in addition to your specific affiliation with each of these individuals. Applicants will receive a confirmation number when all application materials are received. Address inquiries to Dr. Vivian Morris, Assistant Dean and Search Committee Chair, at vgmorris@memphis.edu.
Salary: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications.
Application Information
Contact: Department of Human Resources
Human Resources
The University of Memphis
Online App. Form: http://workforum.memphis.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50563
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Graduate Study in Human Movement Sciences
The Department of Human Movement Sciences (College of Health Sciences) at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee is seeking motivated graduate students for our M.S. Kinesiology and Ph.D. in Health Sciences programs. These multidisciplinary programs provide instruction and research opportunities for students interested in studying the biopsychosocial aspects of human movement from the perspective of five sub-disciplines represented by faculty in the program (Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Motor Behavior, Sport and Exercise Psychology, and Sociology of Physical Activity). Selected active research directions in the area of sociology of physical activity/health/fitness include gender portrayals of athletes and sports in the media, the social construction of fat and “the obesity epidemic,” body practices and body culture. For more information on our academic and research programs, see http://www4.uwm.edu/chs/academics/graduate/hmsgraduate/ .
Graduate teaching assistant (GTA) positions are available in a number of areas (outlined in more detail below). A limited number of fellowships and free standing awards ($5k-$20k) may be available to outstanding students as a stipend supplement. Additionally, research or project assistantships may be available pending individual faculty funding cycles. Only students admitted to the MS Kinesiology or PhD in Health Sciences graduate programs will be considered for a GTA appointment.
MS Kinesiology admission decisions are based on:
1. Undergraduate grade point average (minimum of 2.75 on 4.0 scale)
2. Appropriate coursework history
3. Scores on the GRE General Exam
4. Application (online preferred) including a statement of “Reasons for Graduate Study” which indicates preference for primary and secondary areas of study.(Resume optional)
5. Two letters of reference attesting to the applicant’s abilities to perform as a graduate student and GTA responsibilities.
Program application may be made online at (www.uwm.edu/Dept/Grad_Sch/) or by contacting the Graduate School (414.229.4982). For the MS Kinesiology Program, please direct questions to Dr. Ann Swartz (414.229.4242 or aswartz@uwm.edu) or see http://www4.uwm.edu/chs/academics/graduate/hmsgraduate/. For Information regarding the PhD program, contact Dr. Roger Smith (414-229-5625 or smithro@uwm.edu) or see http://www4.uwm.edu/chs/academics/doctoral/hs_phd/.
Candidates may indicate their interest in being considered for a GTA within their documentation for admission to the program. For full consideration for a GTA appointment, materials must be received by January 15, 2009. Appointments begin in mid/late-August and are for one academic year (9 months), renewable, and dependent on funding. GTA appointments are half-time (approximately 20 hours per week) and carry a waiver of tuition plus a stipend of approximately $11,000 per academic year. Students are responsible to pay fees.
Biomechanics: Primary responsibilities include delivery of undergraduate lab sections under the supervision of the course instructor, consulting with students during office hours, and assisting with other class administration needs.
Exercise Physiology: Primary responsibilities include delivery of undergraduate lab sections under the supervision of the course instructor, consulting with students during office hours, and assisting with other class administration needs.
Motor Control/Motor Learning/Motor Development: Primary responsibilities include grading of undergraduate assignments (Motor Development in Fall), delivery of undergraduate lab sections (Motor Learning in Spring) under the supervision of the course instructor, consulting with students during office hours, and assisting with other class administration needs.
Psychology/Sociology/Statistics: Primary responsibilities are associated with delivery of an undergraduate statistics course (direct review sessions, consult with students during office hours, and assist with other class administration needs) with limited additional duties related to psychology of sport/exercise and sociology of physical activity courses.
Introduction to Kinesiology/Health Aspects of Exercise and Nutrition1: Primary responsibilities include grading of undergraduate assignments under the supervision of the course instructor, consulting with students during office hours, and assisting with other class administration needs. This assignment is typically made in combination with one of the above laboratory assistant positions.
The Department of Human Movement Sciences (College of Health Sciences) at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee is seeking motivated graduate students for our M.S. Kinesiology and Ph.D. in Health Sciences programs. These multidisciplinary programs provide instruction and research opportunities for students interested in studying the biopsychosocial aspects of human movement from the perspective of five sub-disciplines represented by faculty in the program (Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Motor Behavior, Sport and Exercise Psychology, and Sociology of Physical Activity). Selected active research directions in the area of sociology of physical activity/health/fitness include gender portrayals of athletes and sports in the media, the social construction of fat and “the obesity epidemic,” body practices and body culture. For more information on our academic and research programs, see http://www4.uwm.edu/chs/academics/graduate/hmsgraduate/ .
Graduate teaching assistant (GTA) positions are available in a number of areas (outlined in more detail below). A limited number of fellowships and free standing awards ($5k-$20k) may be available to outstanding students as a stipend supplement. Additionally, research or project assistantships may be available pending individual faculty funding cycles. Only students admitted to the MS Kinesiology or PhD in Health Sciences graduate programs will be considered for a GTA appointment.
MS Kinesiology admission decisions are based on:
1. Undergraduate grade point average (minimum of 2.75 on 4.0 scale)
2. Appropriate coursework history
3. Scores on the GRE General Exam
4. Application (online preferred) including a statement of “Reasons for Graduate Study” which indicates preference for primary and secondary areas of study.(Resume optional)
5. Two letters of reference attesting to the applicant’s abilities to perform as a graduate student and GTA responsibilities.
Program application may be made online at (www.uwm.edu/Dept/Grad_Sch/) or by contacting the Graduate School (414.229.4982). For the MS Kinesiology Program, please direct questions to Dr. Ann Swartz (414.229.4242 or aswartz@uwm.edu) or see http://www4.uwm.edu/chs/academics/graduate/hmsgraduate/. For Information regarding the PhD program, contact Dr. Roger Smith (414-229-5625 or smithro@uwm.edu) or see http://www4.uwm.edu/chs/academics/doctoral/hs_phd/.
Candidates may indicate their interest in being considered for a GTA within their documentation for admission to the program. For full consideration for a GTA appointment, materials must be received by January 15, 2009. Appointments begin in mid/late-August and are for one academic year (9 months), renewable, and dependent on funding. GTA appointments are half-time (approximately 20 hours per week) and carry a waiver of tuition plus a stipend of approximately $11,000 per academic year. Students are responsible to pay fees.
Biomechanics: Primary responsibilities include delivery of undergraduate lab sections under the supervision of the course instructor, consulting with students during office hours, and assisting with other class administration needs.
Exercise Physiology: Primary responsibilities include delivery of undergraduate lab sections under the supervision of the course instructor, consulting with students during office hours, and assisting with other class administration needs.
Motor Control/Motor Learning/Motor Development: Primary responsibilities include grading of undergraduate assignments (Motor Development in Fall), delivery of undergraduate lab sections (Motor Learning in Spring) under the supervision of the course instructor, consulting with students during office hours, and assisting with other class administration needs.
Psychology/Sociology/Statistics: Primary responsibilities are associated with delivery of an undergraduate statistics course (direct review sessions, consult with students during office hours, and assist with other class administration needs) with limited additional duties related to psychology of sport/exercise and sociology of physical activity courses.
Introduction to Kinesiology/Health Aspects of Exercise and Nutrition1: Primary responsibilities include grading of undergraduate assignments under the supervision of the course instructor, consulting with students during office hours, and assisting with other class administration needs. This assignment is typically made in combination with one of the above laboratory assistant positions.
CONFERENCE: 14th Annual ECSS Congress 2009 – Oslo, Norway
14th Annual ECSS Congress 2009 – Oslo, Norway
Dear Colleague,
On behalf of the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, I am pleased to welcome you to
the 14th Annual Congress of the ECSS in Oslo, Norway, June 24 – 27, 2009.
Oslo in the capital of Norway is situated at the head of the Oslo fjord and
surrounded by forested ridges. Oslo is unique, a city surrounding a sea
inlet with mountains as a backdrop. At the end of June, summer in Norway
is at its most beautiful.
Scientific Programme: Sport Sciences – Nature, Nurture and Culture
Sport is a complex phenomenon, and sport research must build on diversity of
scientific approaches. The ECSS ‘09 Congress programme will feature
theoretical, applied and cross-disciplinary sport studies as well as
research findings based on the natural, behavioural, social and human
scientific disciplines.
Social Programme
The social programme will consist of an Opening Reception in the Oslo City Hall on
Wednesday evening, a closing banquet on Saturday night, and a range of
activity options in and around Oslo.
Congress Venue
The ECSS’09 Congress will take place at Oslo Congress Centre which is a
professional, flexible and comprehensive meeting venue with a colourful
history dating back a century. The Centre is located in the heart of Oslo
and within walking distance to Congress hotels, transport systems,
shopping and restaurants.
Travel
There are three airports near Oslo: The main airport is Oslo Airport Gardermoen.
Gardermoen is located north of Oslo and about 20 minutes by airport
express train from the city centre. There is also bus connection from the
airport to the city centre. [www.osl.no]
The airport Sandefjord Airport Torp is located south of the city. Ryan Air
has connections from 12 cities in Europe to Torp.
The bus service from Torp to Oslo takes about 1.5 hours. [www.torp.no]
Moss Airport Rygge, is located 70 km southeast of the city, with several
direct flights from European cities. Express busses leave for Oslo Buss
Terminal in connection with arrivals by Norwegian Air Shuttle, and
likewise in connection with the departures of the same company. [www.ryg.no]
Several international airlines fly to Oslo. Please search the internet or
contact your local travel agent for more information.
To obtain best air fares we strongly recommend booking your flights early!
Important dates
* Opening registration: 15th of December 2008
* Early bird registration: until 15th of February 2009
* Abstract submission: 15th of December until 15th of February 2009
* Notification to authors: 1st of April 2009
Please remember the deadline for abstract submission: February 15, 2009.
Please visit
http://www.ecss-congress.eu/OSLO2009/ for further information.
Welcome to Oslo in June 2009!
Yours sincerely,
Sigmund Loland
Congress President
Dear Colleague,
On behalf of the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, I am pleased to welcome you to
the 14th Annual Congress of the ECSS in Oslo, Norway, June 24 – 27, 2009.
Oslo in the capital of Norway is situated at the head of the Oslo fjord and
surrounded by forested ridges. Oslo is unique, a city surrounding a sea
inlet with mountains as a backdrop. At the end of June, summer in Norway
is at its most beautiful.
Scientific Programme: Sport Sciences – Nature, Nurture and Culture
Sport is a complex phenomenon, and sport research must build on diversity of
scientific approaches. The ECSS ‘09 Congress programme will feature
theoretical, applied and cross-disciplinary sport studies as well as
research findings based on the natural, behavioural, social and human
scientific disciplines.
Social Programme
The social programme will consist of an Opening Reception in the Oslo City Hall on
Wednesday evening, a closing banquet on Saturday night, and a range of
activity options in and around Oslo.
Congress Venue
The ECSS’09 Congress will take place at Oslo Congress Centre which is a
professional, flexible and comprehensive meeting venue with a colourful
history dating back a century. The Centre is located in the heart of Oslo
and within walking distance to Congress hotels, transport systems,
shopping and restaurants.
Travel
There are three airports near Oslo: The main airport is Oslo Airport Gardermoen.
Gardermoen is located north of Oslo and about 20 minutes by airport
express train from the city centre. There is also bus connection from the
airport to the city centre. [www.osl.no]
The airport Sandefjord Airport Torp is located south of the city. Ryan Air
has connections from 12 cities in Europe to Torp.
The bus service from Torp to Oslo takes about 1.5 hours. [www.torp.no]
Moss Airport Rygge, is located 70 km southeast of the city, with several
direct flights from European cities. Express busses leave for Oslo Buss
Terminal in connection with arrivals by Norwegian Air Shuttle, and
likewise in connection with the departures of the same company. [www.ryg.no]
Several international airlines fly to Oslo. Please search the internet or
contact your local travel agent for more information.
To obtain best air fares we strongly recommend booking your flights early!
Important dates
* Opening registration: 15th of December 2008
* Early bird registration: until 15th of February 2009
* Abstract submission: 15th of December until 15th of February 2009
* Notification to authors: 1st of April 2009
Please remember the deadline for abstract submission: February 15, 2009.
Please visit
http://www.ecss-congress.eu/OSLO2009/ for further information.
Welcome to Oslo in June 2009!
Yours sincerely,
Sigmund Loland
Congress President
JOB: Bowling Green State University
Sport Management–Tenure Track
Bowling Green State University
Two (2) Positions
Sport Management, Recreation and Tourism Division in the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies
Primary Functions:
1. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Sport Management.
2. Develop or continue research in a focused line of inquiry related to Sport Management.
3. Establish a record of external funding related to research area.
4. Perform traditional engagement activities in the Division, School, College, University, and Profession.
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Evidence of ability to teach effectively in at least two of the following content areas: Economics of Sport; Ethics in Sport Management; Principles of Sport Finance; Social, Psychological, or International Foundations of Sport; Sport Governance; Sport Leadership; Sport Management Principles; Sport Marketing; and/or Sport Operations Management/Event & Venue Management.
2. Conduct a focused line of research and disseminate findings in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals.
3. Write and submit proposals for external funding.
4. Participate in the functioning of the Sport Management, Recreation and Tourism Division and the life of the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies, College of Education and Human Development, and Bowling Green State University through committee work and other activities.
5. Advise undergraduate and graduate students.
6. Supervise graduate student research projects and theses.
7. Supervise Practicum and Internship students.
8. Establish academic and professional reputation at regional, national and international levels.
Professional Qualifications:
1. Earned doctorate in Sport Management, or related field (PhD or EdD preferred; ABD considered).
2. Evidence of effective teaching at the University level.
3. Demonstrated ability to conduct and publish research in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
4. Experience in writing grant proposals.
5. Ability to teach or assist in the development of on-line courses.
Rank and Salary: Assistant Professor. Tenure Track. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Effective Date of Employment: August 2009.
Review of Applications: Review of applications to begin: January 12, 2009.
Letter of Application/Nomination and Credentials:
Send applications with supporting credentials (letter of application, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, curriculum vitae, three current letters of recommendation, and a maximum of three samples of published articles or other scholarly works) to:
Mary Bobb, Search Coordinator
School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies Room C119
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0248
Phone: 419/372-7234; Fax: 419-372-2877; E-mail correspondence can be addressed to bmarya@bgsu.edu. Note: Electronic letters of recommendation cannot be accepted.
School of HMSLS website: http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/hmsls
Bowling Green State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Bowling Green State University
Two (2) Positions
Sport Management, Recreation and Tourism Division in the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies
Primary Functions:
1. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Sport Management.
2. Develop or continue research in a focused line of inquiry related to Sport Management.
3. Establish a record of external funding related to research area.
4. Perform traditional engagement activities in the Division, School, College, University, and Profession.
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Evidence of ability to teach effectively in at least two of the following content areas: Economics of Sport; Ethics in Sport Management; Principles of Sport Finance; Social, Psychological, or International Foundations of Sport; Sport Governance; Sport Leadership; Sport Management Principles; Sport Marketing; and/or Sport Operations Management/Event & Venue Management.
2. Conduct a focused line of research and disseminate findings in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals.
3. Write and submit proposals for external funding.
4. Participate in the functioning of the Sport Management, Recreation and Tourism Division and the life of the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies, College of Education and Human Development, and Bowling Green State University through committee work and other activities.
5. Advise undergraduate and graduate students.
6. Supervise graduate student research projects and theses.
7. Supervise Practicum and Internship students.
8. Establish academic and professional reputation at regional, national and international levels.
Professional Qualifications:
1. Earned doctorate in Sport Management, or related field (PhD or EdD preferred; ABD considered).
2. Evidence of effective teaching at the University level.
3. Demonstrated ability to conduct and publish research in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
4. Experience in writing grant proposals.
5. Ability to teach or assist in the development of on-line courses.
Rank and Salary: Assistant Professor. Tenure Track. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Effective Date of Employment: August 2009.
Review of Applications: Review of applications to begin: January 12, 2009.
Letter of Application/Nomination and Credentials:
Send applications with supporting credentials (letter of application, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, curriculum vitae, three current letters of recommendation, and a maximum of three samples of published articles or other scholarly works) to:
Mary Bobb, Search Coordinator
School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies Room C119
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0248
Phone: 419/372-7234; Fax: 419-372-2877; E-mail correspondence can be addressed to bmarya@bgsu.edu. Note: Electronic letters of recommendation cannot be accepted.
School of HMSLS website: http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/hmsls
Bowling Green State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
JOB: California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton
DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical Perspectives
Tenure-Track
Position
In addition to the above sub-specialties, areas of teaching responsibility
may include measurement and statistics, introduction to kinesiology,
research methods, and/or gerokinesiology. Successful applicants will be
expected to conduct research and engage in other scholarly activities;
participate in curriculum development; advise and direct student research
and graduate theses/ projects/exams; provide Department, College, and
University service; and provide academic advisement.
Qualifications
Earned doctorate in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, or related field; focused
ongoing scholarly/creative activity with a record of peer-reviewed
publications and potential to attract external funding; successful teaching
performance in relevant courses; evidence of significant professional and
leadership activities; and ability to work successfully within a culturally
diverse university and community.
Department
The Department (> 1,000 majors) offers B.S and M.S. degrees in Kinesiology,
providing students with several focus options related to specific career
objectives and sub-disciplinary specializations. The Department houses
several laboratories and offers multiple opportunities for collaboration in
its research centers, including the Center for Successful Aging, the Center
for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention, the Lifespan
Wellness Center, and the Center for the Advancement of Responsible Youth
Sports. Visit the departmental and University websites for additional
information about our offerings and faculty: http://hdcs.fullerton.edu/knes/
Rank & Salary
This position is at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor, depending on
experience. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with rank, experience
and qualifications. Periodic salary adjustments are enacted by the state
legislature. Additional teaching in summer and intersession is often
available. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available which
includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner and /or
dependent fee-waiver; access to campus child-care as well as an affordable
housing program; and a defined-benefit retirement program through the state
system along with optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed
description of benefits visit:
http://hr.fullerton.edu/Benefits/Faculty_Unit_3.pdf
Job Control Numbers
23603G-09-064
Appointment Date: August 2009
Application Procedures
Send letter of application; a brief narrative (2 pages) regarding
candidate's views on trends and future directions in main area of research;
transcripts of graduate work; current vita; up to three examples of
scholarly work; copies of teaching evaluations for all courses taught over
the past two years; and three letters of recommendation addressed to:
Department of Kinesiology
California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6870
Fullerton, CA 92834-6870
ATTN: Search Committee Chair Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical
Perspectives
Application Deadline
To assure full consideration complete applications should be received by
November 15, 2008. The positions will remain open until filled.
Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/
Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer
Achieving A Climate of Success Through Diversity & Equity
DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical Perspectives
Tenure-Track
Position
In addition to the above sub-specialties, areas of teaching responsibility
may include measurement and statistics, introduction to kinesiology,
research methods, and/or gerokinesiology. Successful applicants will be
expected to conduct research and engage in other scholarly activities;
participate in curriculum development; advise and direct student research
and graduate theses/ projects/exams; provide Department, College, and
University service; and provide academic advisement.
Qualifications
Earned doctorate in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, or related field; focused
ongoing scholarly/creative activity with a record of peer-reviewed
publications and potential to attract external funding; successful teaching
performance in relevant courses; evidence of significant professional and
leadership activities; and ability to work successfully within a culturally
diverse university and community.
Department
The Department (> 1,000 majors) offers B.S and M.S. degrees in Kinesiology,
providing students with several focus options related to specific career
objectives and sub-disciplinary specializations. The Department houses
several laboratories and offers multiple opportunities for collaboration in
its research centers, including the Center for Successful Aging, the Center
for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention, the Lifespan
Wellness Center, and the Center for the Advancement of Responsible Youth
Sports. Visit the departmental and University websites for additional
information about our offerings and faculty: http://hdcs.fullerton.edu/knes/
Rank & Salary
This position is at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor, depending on
experience. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with rank, experience
and qualifications. Periodic salary adjustments are enacted by the state
legislature. Additional teaching in summer and intersession is often
available. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available which
includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner and /or
dependent fee-waiver; access to campus child-care as well as an affordable
housing program; and a defined-benefit retirement program through the state
system along with optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed
description of benefits visit:
http://hr.fullerton.edu/Benefits/Faculty_Unit_3.pdf
Job Control Numbers
23603G-09-064
Appointment Date: August 2009
Application Procedures
Send letter of application; a brief narrative (2 pages) regarding
candidate's views on trends and future directions in main area of research;
transcripts of graduate work; current vita; up to three examples of
scholarly work; copies of teaching evaluations for all courses taught over
the past two years; and three letters of recommendation addressed to:
Department of Kinesiology
California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6870
Fullerton, CA 92834-6870
ATTN: Search Committee Chair Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical
Perspectives
Application Deadline
To assure full consideration complete applications should be received by
November 15, 2008. The positions will remain open until filled.
Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/
Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer
Achieving A Climate of Success Through Diversity & Equity
CONFERENCE: Sport in Latin America: Realities and Perspectives
Latin America Sport Sociology Association / ALESDE: Asociacíon Latinoamericana de Estudios Socioculturales del Deporte.
ALEDSE's first meeting, Sport in Latin America: Realities and Perspectives, will take place at
Universidade Federal do Paraná www.ufpr.br
Campus Jardim Botânico
Av. Lothário Meissner, 3400
Jardim Botânico – Curitiba/PR - Brazil
Presentations will be made by members of ALESDE and guests:
Steve Jackson, University of Otago, New Zeland, President of ISSA
International Sport Sociology Association and Perspectives to Sport Sociology Research
Jerzy Kosiewicz, University of Varsow, Poland, Vice-president of EASS
Sport: Realities and Perspectives
Jay coakley, University of Colorado, USA
Sport, Media and Globalization: Sport Sociology Studies
Gonzalo Bravo, University of West Virgin, USA
Public Politics of Sport and Leisure: Realities and Perspectives
Please see ALESDE's website for further info: http://www.alesde.ufpr.br
ALEDSE's first meeting, Sport in Latin America: Realities and Perspectives, will take place at
Universidade Federal do Paraná www.ufpr.br
Campus Jardim Botânico
Av. Lothário Meissner, 3400
Jardim Botânico – Curitiba/PR - Brazil
Presentations will be made by members of ALESDE and guests:
Steve Jackson, University of Otago, New Zeland, President of ISSA
International Sport Sociology Association and Perspectives to Sport Sociology Research
Jerzy Kosiewicz, University of Varsow, Poland, Vice-president of EASS
Sport: Realities and Perspectives
Jay coakley, University of Colorado, USA
Sport, Media and Globalization: Sport Sociology Studies
Gonzalo Bravo, University of West Virgin, USA
Public Politics of Sport and Leisure: Realities and Perspectives
Please see ALESDE's website for further info: http://www.alesde.ufpr.br
Sunday, October 19, 2008
JOB: Kinesiology/Sport Management/Media
Kinesiology/Sport Management/Media
Institution: Shenandoah University
Location: Winchester, VA
Category: Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/17/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
The Department of Kinesiology invites applications for a full-time, career contract, assistant professor in Sport Management/Media to begin August 2009. Candidates must have a doctoral degree in Sport Management or a related field. Primary responsibility is to teaching/mentor students studying for careers in Sport Management. In addition, the opportunity exists to teach courses in a new University Studies degree program in Sport Media Studies.
Teaching is recognized as the most important faculty activity at Shenandoah University, and we seek faculty members who focus on individual student learning styles and motivations. Student advising, academic service and scholarship are also expected to fulfill position requirements. We encourage applicants to visit www.su.edu for more details about our university.
Complete applications will include a cover letter, evidence of teaching effectiveness, c.v., transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Send applications to: Office of Human Resources-Sport Management, Shenandoah University, 1460 University Dr., Winchester, VA 22601. Please address cover letter to Dr. Brian Wigley.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Campus interviews will be held beginning February 2009.
Application Information
Postal Address: Shenandoah University
1460 University Drive
Winchester, VA 22601
Institution: Shenandoah University
Location: Winchester, VA
Category: Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/17/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
The Department of Kinesiology invites applications for a full-time, career contract, assistant professor in Sport Management/Media to begin August 2009. Candidates must have a doctoral degree in Sport Management or a related field. Primary responsibility is to teaching/mentor students studying for careers in Sport Management. In addition, the opportunity exists to teach courses in a new University Studies degree program in Sport Media Studies.
Teaching is recognized as the most important faculty activity at Shenandoah University, and we seek faculty members who focus on individual student learning styles and motivations. Student advising, academic service and scholarship are also expected to fulfill position requirements. We encourage applicants to visit www.su.edu for more details about our university.
Complete applications will include a cover letter, evidence of teaching effectiveness, c.v., transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Send applications to: Office of Human Resources-Sport Management, Shenandoah University, 1460 University Dr., Winchester, VA 22601. Please address cover letter to Dr. Brian Wigley.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Campus interviews will be held beginning February 2009.
Application Information
Postal Address: Shenandoah University
1460 University Drive
Winchester, VA 22601
JOB: Chair, Dept. Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor
Kinesiology - Chair, Dept. Health, Human Performance and Recreation
Institution: Baylor University
Location: Waco, TX
Category: Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/14/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT CHAIR POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor University is the oldest university in Texas and the world's largest Baptist University. Baylor's mission is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. Baylor is actively recruiting new faculty with a strong commitment to the classroom and an equally strong commitment to discovering new knowledge as Baylor aspires to become a top tier research university all while retaining and remaining grounded in our strong Christian mission as described in Baylor 2012.
We invite you to come discover the vision (www.baylor.edu/vision/) and excitement at Baylor as we seek applications and nominations for the following tenure-track faculty position within the School of Education:
Position: Chair, Associate / Full Professor - Department of the Health, Human Performance, and Recreation
Date of Appointment: June 1, 2009
Background: Baylor University and faculty in the School of Education are conducting a national search for an experienced and visionary leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation. Applicants for this tenure track position should have a proven record of leadership ability, strong scholarship activity, and excellence in teaching coupled with a desire to serve as an advocate for the department's many programs (www.baylor.edu/soe/hhpr) within and beyond the University. The School is especially interested in individuals who have a broad knowledge and understanding of the diverse disciplines within the department, and a vision for the future. Information about the position may be obtained at: www.baylor.edu/soe/hhpr/jobs
Qualifications: Earned Doctorate in one of the academic areas of the department; teaching experience in higher education; prior administrative experience, preferably as a department chair; record of continued scholarship in one or more of the academic areas of the department; record of appropriate professional involvement; a Christian philosophy and lifestyle compatible with the stated mission of the University. It is preferred that the candidate has either experience, or the ability, to:
* function as an administrator with strong organizational skills and commitment to participative management;
* exercise effective interpersonal communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills;
* foster collaboration;
* develop and maintain strong academic programs;
* communicate with external accreditation and certification agencies;
* execute budget planning and fiscal management;
* facilitate sponsored research, grant acquisition, and fund raising;
* utilize instructional and organizational technology;
* collaborate with other School of Education leadership to positively further goals of all departments in the school;
* synergize and strategize to position the department to address the issues in our profession and higher education at a Christian University.
Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities of the chair include: general administration of all HHPR academic programs;
budget management; commitment to faculty development including retention, promotion and tenure; securing the support and resources necessary to fulfill the teaching, research, and service endeavors of the academic programs; resolving curricular issues; providing support and guidance for existing cooperative partnerships; contributing visionary leadership in developing new alliances; serving as an advocate for all programs and faculty in relations with the University, external stakeholders, professions, and alumni; promoting and modeling a climate that respects and values diversity in faculty/staff/student composition and maintains the integrity of academic freedom; pursuing the requirements for personal tenure as stated in the Faculty Handbook; living a personal and professional life that furthers the stated mission of Baylor University.
Salary and Review Date: Salary is commensurate with professional experience and qualifications. Preference will be given to applicants who are Christians and whose philosophy is compatible with the stated mission of the University to be a world-class institution dedicated to Christian principles and ideals. The review of completed applications will continue until the position is filled. To guarantee consideration, applications must be complete by October 31, 2008
Application: Please include a formal letter of application in the credential package specifically addressing how you, the applicant, meet each of the listed qualifications, duties, and responsibilities included in this job description. In addition, include a curriculum vitae, a copy of terminal degree transcript, samples of research publications, three letters of recommendation and contact information for five references. Electronic (PDF) copies of all application materials are preferred.
Send to: Dr. Deborah Johnston; Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation; One Bear Place # 97313, Waco, TX 76798-7313; e-mail: Deborah_Johnston@baylor.edu; Phone: 254/710-4020, Fax: 254/710-3527. See www.baylor.edu/soe/hhpr for more information.
Baylor is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.
Postal Address: Dr. Deborah Johnston
Health, Human Performance and Recreation
Baylor University
One Bear Place # 97313
Waco, TX 76798-7313
Phone: 254-710-4020
Fax: 254-710-3527
Online App. Form: http://baylor.edu/soe/hhpr/jobs
Email Address: Deborah_Johnston@baylor.edu
Institution: Baylor University
Location: Waco, TX
Category: Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/14/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT CHAIR POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor University is the oldest university in Texas and the world's largest Baptist University. Baylor's mission is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. Baylor is actively recruiting new faculty with a strong commitment to the classroom and an equally strong commitment to discovering new knowledge as Baylor aspires to become a top tier research university all while retaining and remaining grounded in our strong Christian mission as described in Baylor 2012.
We invite you to come discover the vision (www.baylor.edu/vision/) and excitement at Baylor as we seek applications and nominations for the following tenure-track faculty position within the School of Education:
Position: Chair, Associate / Full Professor - Department of the Health, Human Performance, and Recreation
Date of Appointment: June 1, 2009
Background: Baylor University and faculty in the School of Education are conducting a national search for an experienced and visionary leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation. Applicants for this tenure track position should have a proven record of leadership ability, strong scholarship activity, and excellence in teaching coupled with a desire to serve as an advocate for the department's many programs (www.baylor.edu/soe/hhpr) within and beyond the University. The School is especially interested in individuals who have a broad knowledge and understanding of the diverse disciplines within the department, and a vision for the future. Information about the position may be obtained at: www.baylor.edu/soe/hhpr/jobs
Qualifications: Earned Doctorate in one of the academic areas of the department; teaching experience in higher education; prior administrative experience, preferably as a department chair; record of continued scholarship in one or more of the academic areas of the department; record of appropriate professional involvement; a Christian philosophy and lifestyle compatible with the stated mission of the University. It is preferred that the candidate has either experience, or the ability, to:
* function as an administrator with strong organizational skills and commitment to participative management;
* exercise effective interpersonal communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills;
* foster collaboration;
* develop and maintain strong academic programs;
* communicate with external accreditation and certification agencies;
* execute budget planning and fiscal management;
* facilitate sponsored research, grant acquisition, and fund raising;
* utilize instructional and organizational technology;
* collaborate with other School of Education leadership to positively further goals of all departments in the school;
* synergize and strategize to position the department to address the issues in our profession and higher education at a Christian University.
Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities of the chair include: general administration of all HHPR academic programs;
budget management; commitment to faculty development including retention, promotion and tenure; securing the support and resources necessary to fulfill the teaching, research, and service endeavors of the academic programs; resolving curricular issues; providing support and guidance for existing cooperative partnerships; contributing visionary leadership in developing new alliances; serving as an advocate for all programs and faculty in relations with the University, external stakeholders, professions, and alumni; promoting and modeling a climate that respects and values diversity in faculty/staff/student composition and maintains the integrity of academic freedom; pursuing the requirements for personal tenure as stated in the Faculty Handbook; living a personal and professional life that furthers the stated mission of Baylor University.
Salary and Review Date: Salary is commensurate with professional experience and qualifications. Preference will be given to applicants who are Christians and whose philosophy is compatible with the stated mission of the University to be a world-class institution dedicated to Christian principles and ideals. The review of completed applications will continue until the position is filled. To guarantee consideration, applications must be complete by October 31, 2008
Application: Please include a formal letter of application in the credential package specifically addressing how you, the applicant, meet each of the listed qualifications, duties, and responsibilities included in this job description. In addition, include a curriculum vitae, a copy of terminal degree transcript, samples of research publications, three letters of recommendation and contact information for five references. Electronic (PDF) copies of all application materials are preferred.
Send to: Dr. Deborah Johnston; Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation; One Bear Place # 97313, Waco, TX 76798-7313; e-mail: Deborah_Johnston@baylor.edu; Phone: 254/710-4020, Fax: 254/710-3527. See www.baylor.edu/soe/hhpr for more information.
Baylor is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.
Postal Address: Dr. Deborah Johnston
Health, Human Performance and Recreation
Baylor University
One Bear Place # 97313
Waco, TX 76798-7313
Phone: 254-710-4020
Fax: 254-710-3527
Online App. Form: http://baylor.edu/soe/hhpr/jobs
Email Address: Deborah_Johnston@baylor.edu
REPORT: Go Out & Play: Youth Sports in America
The Women's Sports Foundation published the report "Go Out & Play: Youth Sports in America," a nationwide study of U.S. 3rd-12th-grade girls' and boys' involvement with sports and physical activity.
It is available at this address: http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
It is available at this address: http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
JOB: California State University, Fullerton
Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical Perspectives - Tenure Track
Institution: California State University, Fullerton
Location: Fullerton, CA
Category: Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/09/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
In addition to the above sub-specialties, areas of teaching responsibility may include measurement and statistics, introduction to kinesiology, research methods, and/or gerokinesiology. Successful applicants will be expected to conduct research and engage in other scholarly activities; participate in curriculum development; advise and direct student research and graduate theses/ projects/exams; provide Department, College, and University service; and provide academic advisement.
Qualifications
Earned doctorate in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, or related field; focused ongoing scholarly/creative activity with a record of peer-reviewed publications and potential to attract external funding; successful teaching performance in relevant courses; evidence of significant professional and leadership activities; and ability to work successfully within a culturally diverse university and community.
Department
The Department (> 1,000 majors) offers B.S and M.S. degrees in Kinesiology, providing students with several focus options related to specific career objectives and sub-disciplinary specializations. The Department houses several laboratories and offers multiple opportunities for collaboration in its research centers, including the Center for Successful Aging, the Center for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention, the Lifespan Wellness Center, and the Center for the Advancement of Responsible Youth Sports. Visit the departmental and University websites for additional information about our offerings and faculty: http://hdcs.fullerton.edu/knes/
Rank & Salary
This position is at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor, depending on experience. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with rank, experience and qualifications. Periodic salary adjustments are enacted by the state legislature. Additional teaching in summer and intersession is often available. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available which includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner and /or dependent fee-waiver; access to campus child-care as well as an affordable housing program; and a defined-benefit retirement program through the state system along with optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits visit: http://hr.fullerton.edu/Benefits/Faculty_Unit_3.pdf
Job Control Numbers
23603G-09-064
Appointment Date
August 2009
Application Procedures
Send letter of application; a brief narrative (2 pages) regarding candidate's views on trends and future directions in main area of research; transcripts of graduate work; current vita; up to three examples of scholarly work; copies of teaching evaluations for all courses taught over the past two years; and three letters of recommendation addressed to:
Department of Kinesiology
California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6870
Fullerton, CA 92834-6870
ATTN: Search Committee Chair Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical Perspectives
Application Deadline
To assure full consideration complete applications should be received by November 15, 2008. The positions will remain open until filled.
Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/
Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer
Achieving A Climate of Success Through Diversity & Equity
Application Information
Postal Address: Department of Kinesiology
ATTN: Search Committee Chair Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical Perspectives
California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6870
Fullerton, CA 92834-6870
Institution: California State University, Fullerton
Location: Fullerton, CA
Category: Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/09/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
In addition to the above sub-specialties, areas of teaching responsibility may include measurement and statistics, introduction to kinesiology, research methods, and/or gerokinesiology. Successful applicants will be expected to conduct research and engage in other scholarly activities; participate in curriculum development; advise and direct student research and graduate theses/ projects/exams; provide Department, College, and University service; and provide academic advisement.
Qualifications
Earned doctorate in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, or related field; focused ongoing scholarly/creative activity with a record of peer-reviewed publications and potential to attract external funding; successful teaching performance in relevant courses; evidence of significant professional and leadership activities; and ability to work successfully within a culturally diverse university and community.
Department
The Department (> 1,000 majors) offers B.S and M.S. degrees in Kinesiology, providing students with several focus options related to specific career objectives and sub-disciplinary specializations. The Department houses several laboratories and offers multiple opportunities for collaboration in its research centers, including the Center for Successful Aging, the Center for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention, the Lifespan Wellness Center, and the Center for the Advancement of Responsible Youth Sports. Visit the departmental and University websites for additional information about our offerings and faculty: http://hdcs.fullerton.edu/knes/
Rank & Salary
This position is at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor, depending on experience. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with rank, experience and qualifications. Periodic salary adjustments are enacted by the state legislature. Additional teaching in summer and intersession is often available. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available which includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner and /or dependent fee-waiver; access to campus child-care as well as an affordable housing program; and a defined-benefit retirement program through the state system along with optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits visit: http://hr.fullerton.edu/Benefits/Faculty_Unit_3.pdf
Job Control Numbers
23603G-09-064
Appointment Date
August 2009
Application Procedures
Send letter of application; a brief narrative (2 pages) regarding candidate's views on trends and future directions in main area of research; transcripts of graduate work; current vita; up to three examples of scholarly work; copies of teaching evaluations for all courses taught over the past two years; and three letters of recommendation addressed to:
Department of Kinesiology
California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6870
Fullerton, CA 92834-6870
ATTN: Search Committee Chair Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical Perspectives
Application Deadline
To assure full consideration complete applications should be received by November 15, 2008. The positions will remain open until filled.
Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/
Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer
Achieving A Climate of Success Through Diversity & Equity
Application Information
Postal Address: Department of Kinesiology
ATTN: Search Committee Chair Socio-cultural/Historical/Philosophical Perspectives
California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6870
Fullerton, CA 92834-6870
CONFERENCE: Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding
Early bird registrations for the international conference Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding close on 15 Oct 2008. This event, which will be staged in Sydney, Australia from 30 Nov – 2 Dec has attracted a fascinating mix of papers. Every continent is represented.
For details of the conference see http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/
For registration information see http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/registration.html
Please contact me should you have questions about the conference program, registration, accommodation and so on. I particularly look forward to welcoming international guests.
Sincerely, Daryl
Daryl Adair PhD
Associate Professor
School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism
University of Technology, Sydney
Daryl.Adair@UTS.EDU.AU
For details of the conference see http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/
For registration information see http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/registration.html
Please contact me should you have questions about the conference program, registration, accommodation and so on. I particularly look forward to welcoming international guests.
Sincerely, Daryl
Daryl Adair PhD
Associate Professor
School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism
University of Technology, Sydney
Daryl.Adair@UTS.EDU.AU
Thursday, October 09, 2008
JOB: Dept. Head, North Dakota State Univ
Associate or Full Professor/Department Head
Institution: North Dakota State University
Location: Fargo, ND
Category:
* Faculty - Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
* Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/08/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
Position Description: This is a 12-month, tenure-track position. The Department Head provides leadership and performs administrative and teaching functions for the department's undergraduate and graduate programs, facilitates and conducts scholarly activity in the department, and facilitates the service mission of the department.
Minimum Qualifications: Earned Doctorate in the Health, Nutrition, or Exercise Science fields or a related area; demonstrated effective leadership skills; credentials sufficient to qualify for the rank of Associate Professor/Professor; ability to relate and interact effectively with faculty, staff, and students; effective written and oral communication skills; demonstrated record of scholarly productivity; experience with grant writing and management; demonstrated competence as a teacher; experience in developing and managing budgets.
Preferred Qualifications: Administrative experience; demonstrated record of grant funding; record of successful graduate advising; experience in collaborative or interdisciplinary work; experience networking with other departments, agencies, schools, or organizations; credentials sufficient to qualify for the rank of Professor; experience with distance teaching technologies.
Salary: Salary commensurate w/experience
Application Information
Contact: North Dakota State University
TDD: 1-800-366-6888
Online App. Form: http://jobs.ndsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50610
Institution: North Dakota State University
Location: Fargo, ND
Category:
* Faculty - Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
* Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/08/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
Position Description: This is a 12-month, tenure-track position. The Department Head provides leadership and performs administrative and teaching functions for the department's undergraduate and graduate programs, facilitates and conducts scholarly activity in the department, and facilitates the service mission of the department.
Minimum Qualifications: Earned Doctorate in the Health, Nutrition, or Exercise Science fields or a related area; demonstrated effective leadership skills; credentials sufficient to qualify for the rank of Associate Professor/Professor; ability to relate and interact effectively with faculty, staff, and students; effective written and oral communication skills; demonstrated record of scholarly productivity; experience with grant writing and management; demonstrated competence as a teacher; experience in developing and managing budgets.
Preferred Qualifications: Administrative experience; demonstrated record of grant funding; record of successful graduate advising; experience in collaborative or interdisciplinary work; experience networking with other departments, agencies, schools, or organizations; credentials sufficient to qualify for the rank of Professor; experience with distance teaching technologies.
Salary: Salary commensurate w/experience
Application Information
Contact: North Dakota State University
TDD: 1-800-366-6888
Online App. Form: http://jobs.ndsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50610
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
CFP: Postcolonial Popular Cultures: A Symposium
Postcolonial Popular Cultures: A Symposium
Organised by the Postcolonial Studies Research Network, University of Otago
December 14-16, 2008
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Keynote Speakers
Grant Farred, Professor of Africana Studies and English, Cornell University.
“For Our Time? Thinking the Popularity of the Postcolonial”: exploring the relevance of postcoloniality, and its historically difficult relationship to the popular, in our moment.
Kalpana Ram, Anthropology, Macquarie University.
To be confirmed
Jo Smith, Media Studies Programme, Victoria University of Wellington.
“Postcolonial Maori TV?”
Call for Papers
The field of postcolonial studies has recently been called on to redress its lack of sustained attention to, and engagement with, popular cultural practices and forms. A survey of the anthologies and major collections informing the field suggest the point is a legitimate one. While scholars such as Arjun Appadurai, Paul Gilroy, and Kobena Mercer engage with popular cultural practices of diasporic and migrant communities, the postcolonial field has shown less attention to popular cultural forms as productive sites for exploring the kinds of questions that animate it.
Taking on this challenge, we invite submissions from across disciplines to engage with the theme of postcolonial popular cultures. Theoretical and disciplinary inquiries may include the constitution of postcolonial popular cultures, the function, role of the postcolonial in postcolonial popular culture, and the critical perspective offered by postcolonial studies. What can postcolonial studies contribute to the study and understanding of popular culture that has not been addressed by cultural studies? How would an examination of contemporary popular cultural practices influence significant areas of postcolonial theorizing: hybridity, resistance, the politics of representation? How would it affect the field’s focus on a certain literary and theoretical canon, and its arguably textual orientation? What economies of value shape the relative exclusion of popular culture in postcolonial studies?
Beyond this, we are concerned to ask whether an emphasis on postcolonial popular culture challenges specific structures of power, or whether popular cultural forms and practices are complicit with the institutions and operations postcolonial studies seek to challenge? In a period of rapid commodification and intense consumerism, what is at stake when we speak of postcolonial popular cultures? What impact is made on postcolonial cultural expressions by the ‘global popular’?
These questions are by no means exhaustive; they are offered as a point of entry for further discussion on the theme of postcolonial popular culture. Postcolonial popular culture is defined in a broad and inclusive way to incorporate lived and textual cultures, the mass media, ways of life, and discursive modes of representation. Central to the formation of postcolonial popular cultures are articulations of the economic, social and political spheres and the conference welcomes contributions that will highlight these issues.
Papers from across disciplines are invited to address aspects of Postcolonial Popular Culture, including:
Popular culture and resistance
Everyday popular cultural practices
Sport
Music
Dance
Body cultures
Fashion/clothing
Food
Television and other broadcast media
Online games, computer and other technologies
Street and community theatre
Shopping
To maintain the integrity of discussions, we ask that submissions address the question of popular culture in relation to some aspect of the field of postcolonial studies. We invite abstracts of 250-300 words and a short bio of 100 words to be sent to Dr Brendan Hokowhitu (Brendan.hokowhitu@stonebow.otago.ac.nz) by 15 October, 2008.
Organised by the Postcolonial Studies Research Network, University of Otago
December 14-16, 2008
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Keynote Speakers
Grant Farred, Professor of Africana Studies and English, Cornell University.
“For Our Time? Thinking the Popularity of the Postcolonial”: exploring the relevance of postcoloniality, and its historically difficult relationship to the popular, in our moment.
Kalpana Ram, Anthropology, Macquarie University.
To be confirmed
Jo Smith, Media Studies Programme, Victoria University of Wellington.
“Postcolonial Maori TV?”
Call for Papers
The field of postcolonial studies has recently been called on to redress its lack of sustained attention to, and engagement with, popular cultural practices and forms. A survey of the anthologies and major collections informing the field suggest the point is a legitimate one. While scholars such as Arjun Appadurai, Paul Gilroy, and Kobena Mercer engage with popular cultural practices of diasporic and migrant communities, the postcolonial field has shown less attention to popular cultural forms as productive sites for exploring the kinds of questions that animate it.
Taking on this challenge, we invite submissions from across disciplines to engage with the theme of postcolonial popular cultures. Theoretical and disciplinary inquiries may include the constitution of postcolonial popular cultures, the function, role of the postcolonial in postcolonial popular culture, and the critical perspective offered by postcolonial studies. What can postcolonial studies contribute to the study and understanding of popular culture that has not been addressed by cultural studies? How would an examination of contemporary popular cultural practices influence significant areas of postcolonial theorizing: hybridity, resistance, the politics of representation? How would it affect the field’s focus on a certain literary and theoretical canon, and its arguably textual orientation? What economies of value shape the relative exclusion of popular culture in postcolonial studies?
Beyond this, we are concerned to ask whether an emphasis on postcolonial popular culture challenges specific structures of power, or whether popular cultural forms and practices are complicit with the institutions and operations postcolonial studies seek to challenge? In a period of rapid commodification and intense consumerism, what is at stake when we speak of postcolonial popular cultures? What impact is made on postcolonial cultural expressions by the ‘global popular’?
These questions are by no means exhaustive; they are offered as a point of entry for further discussion on the theme of postcolonial popular culture. Postcolonial popular culture is defined in a broad and inclusive way to incorporate lived and textual cultures, the mass media, ways of life, and discursive modes of representation. Central to the formation of postcolonial popular cultures are articulations of the economic, social and political spheres and the conference welcomes contributions that will highlight these issues.
Papers from across disciplines are invited to address aspects of Postcolonial Popular Culture, including:
Popular culture and resistance
Everyday popular cultural practices
Sport
Music
Dance
Body cultures
Fashion/clothing
Food
Television and other broadcast media
Online games, computer and other technologies
Street and community theatre
Shopping
To maintain the integrity of discussions, we ask that submissions address the question of popular culture in relation to some aspect of the field of postcolonial studies. We invite abstracts of 250-300 words and a short bio of 100 words to be sent to Dr Brendan Hokowhitu (Brendan.hokowhitu@stonebow.otago.ac.nz) by 15 October, 2008.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
CFP: Teaching American Culture Studies in a Global Society
CALL FOR PAPERS
Theme Issue: Teaching American Culture Studies in a Global Society
America, because of its unique position in time and place, occupies a crucial role in human history, especially with regard to aspirations and opportunities. It has developed a dynamic which has created and melded cultures into what is called "The American Way" or "The American Dream." Scholars in the U.S. and abroad have been drawn to the study of this dynamic as programs addressing American culture studies proliferate wordwide. In light of this, The Journal of American Culture is publishing a theme issue devoted to the topic of teaching American culture studies from a global perspective, focusing on the ways in which the internalization of the modern world has affected the study of America both at home and elsewhere. Essays should not be "how to" pieces for the classroom but rather papers that emphasize the teacher-scholar and are more oriented toward the theory and practice of teaching American culture as well as critical pedagogy. One approach to this topic might be to construct an essay from the point of view of an instructor delivering three lectures to graduating Ph.D. students who will be teaching the next generation of scholars on the mixing and complexity inherent in the development of American cultural studies. Avoid excessive first-person, bibliographies, or lists of readings.
Submissions, generally 15-25 pages in length, are to be original scholarly manuscripts formatted according to MLA style guidelines using in-text citations with author's name and page number. Endnotes and works cited should appear at the end of the paper. In light of space limitations, please avoid excessive use of endnotes.
This issue will be edited by Ray B. Browne (rbrowne@bgsu.edu) and Kathy Merlock Jackson (kmjackson@vwc.edu). Direct inquiries to either editor.
Send completed manuscripts to The Journal of American Culture at jac@vwc.edu or The Journal of American Culture, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502.
The deadline for submission is December 31, 2009.
Theme Issue: Teaching American Culture Studies in a Global Society
America, because of its unique position in time and place, occupies a crucial role in human history, especially with regard to aspirations and opportunities. It has developed a dynamic which has created and melded cultures into what is called "The American Way" or "The American Dream." Scholars in the U.S. and abroad have been drawn to the study of this dynamic as programs addressing American culture studies proliferate wordwide. In light of this, The Journal of American Culture is publishing a theme issue devoted to the topic of teaching American culture studies from a global perspective, focusing on the ways in which the internalization of the modern world has affected the study of America both at home and elsewhere. Essays should not be "how to" pieces for the classroom but rather papers that emphasize the teacher-scholar and are more oriented toward the theory and practice of teaching American culture as well as critical pedagogy. One approach to this topic might be to construct an essay from the point of view of an instructor delivering three lectures to graduating Ph.D. students who will be teaching the next generation of scholars on the mixing and complexity inherent in the development of American cultural studies. Avoid excessive first-person, bibliographies, or lists of readings.
Submissions, generally 15-25 pages in length, are to be original scholarly manuscripts formatted according to MLA style guidelines using in-text citations with author's name and page number. Endnotes and works cited should appear at the end of the paper. In light of space limitations, please avoid excessive use of endnotes.
This issue will be edited by Ray B. Browne (rbrowne@bgsu.edu) and Kathy Merlock Jackson (kmjackson@vwc.edu). Direct inquiries to either editor.
Send completed manuscripts to The Journal of American Culture at jac@vwc.edu or The Journal of American Culture, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502.
The deadline for submission is December 31, 2009.
CFP: Scholarly Conference on College Sport
April 15-18, 2009
William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Call for Papers
The College Sport Research Institute welcomes the submission of abstracts for its 2nd annual Scholarly Conference on College Sport to be held on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. The conference’s mission is to: “Provide students, scholars, and college-sport practitioners with a public forum to discuss relevant and timely intercollegiate-athletics issues.”
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
To be considered for acceptance, abstracts must reflect college-sport research on the history of intercollegiate athletics, social-cultural college-sport issues, legal theory or the application of law to college-sport issues, business-related issues in college sport, or special topics related to current college-sport issues. The research should have reached a fairly complete stage of development, and the abstract should provide enough detail about the research, so the reviewers have sufficient information to judge its quality. Abstracts proposing teaching-related sessions on college-sport issues will also be considered, as long as the abstract provides sufficient detail to judge the quality of the proposed session.
Abstracts will undergo a multi-person, blind-review process to determine acceptance.
Abstracts submitted to CSRI should not be concurrently submitted for consideration to another conference.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Abstracts should NOT be submitted prior to Friday, October 3, 2008 and MUST be received no later than Friday, January 16, 2009 (11:59p.m. EST). Submissions received after this date and time will not be considered for acceptance.
ABSTRACT FORMAT AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:
All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment and must contain the following information and conform to the following format requirements:
Single-spaced
One-inch margins,
Times New Roman 12-point font, and
400-word maximum for 25-minute presentations and posters, and 800-word maximum for 75-minute presentations.
ABSTRACT FORMAT:
Line 1: Type of session desired (choose from the options below):
· 30-minute oral presentation (including questions)
· 65-minute teaching symposium, roundtable, or workshop
· 65-minute forum (2-3 papers with a discussant, including questions)
· Poster presentation
Line 2: three to four keywords that will help the program coordinator schedule similar topics in succession
Line 3: author(s) and institution(s) names (centered on page)
Line 4: presentation title (centered on page)
Line 5: blank
Line 6 to end: text of abstract (including demonstration of research conducted)
In the email message accompanying the attached abstract, include the principal author’s name, postal mailing address, email address, and fax and telephone numbers.
Submission of abstract(s) indicates the intent of the presenter(s) to register for the conference at the appropriate registration fee.
Email all abstracts to:
Blake Griffin (Graduate Research Coordinator – College Sport Research Institute) at
csri@unc.edu
NOTE: All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment
For more information regarding the conference, please visit:
http://www.unc.edu/csri
Dr. Richard M. Southall
Assistant Professor: Sport Administration
Coordinator: Graduate Sport-Administration Program
Director: College Sport Research Institute
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3182 Smith Building 05
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.962-3507 (office)
901.240-7197 (cell)
919.962.6325 (fax)
southall@email.unc.edu
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (http://csri-jiia.org)
Please join us April 15-18, 2009 - for the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
http://www.unc.edu/csri)
William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Call for Papers
The College Sport Research Institute welcomes the submission of abstracts for its 2nd annual Scholarly Conference on College Sport to be held on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. The conference’s mission is to: “Provide students, scholars, and college-sport practitioners with a public forum to discuss relevant and timely intercollegiate-athletics issues.”
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
To be considered for acceptance, abstracts must reflect college-sport research on the history of intercollegiate athletics, social-cultural college-sport issues, legal theory or the application of law to college-sport issues, business-related issues in college sport, or special topics related to current college-sport issues. The research should have reached a fairly complete stage of development, and the abstract should provide enough detail about the research, so the reviewers have sufficient information to judge its quality. Abstracts proposing teaching-related sessions on college-sport issues will also be considered, as long as the abstract provides sufficient detail to judge the quality of the proposed session.
Abstracts will undergo a multi-person, blind-review process to determine acceptance.
Abstracts submitted to CSRI should not be concurrently submitted for consideration to another conference.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Abstracts should NOT be submitted prior to Friday, October 3, 2008 and MUST be received no later than Friday, January 16, 2009 (11:59p.m. EST). Submissions received after this date and time will not be considered for acceptance.
ABSTRACT FORMAT AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:
All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment and must contain the following information and conform to the following format requirements:
Single-spaced
One-inch margins,
Times New Roman 12-point font, and
400-word maximum for 25-minute presentations and posters, and 800-word maximum for 75-minute presentations.
ABSTRACT FORMAT:
Line 1: Type of session desired (choose from the options below):
· 30-minute oral presentation (including questions)
· 65-minute teaching symposium, roundtable, or workshop
· 65-minute forum (2-3 papers with a discussant, including questions)
· Poster presentation
Line 2: three to four keywords that will help the program coordinator schedule similar topics in succession
Line 3: author(s) and institution(s) names (centered on page)
Line 4: presentation title (centered on page)
Line 5: blank
Line 6 to end: text of abstract (including demonstration of research conducted)
In the email message accompanying the attached abstract, include the principal author’s name, postal mailing address, email address, and fax and telephone numbers.
Submission of abstract(s) indicates the intent of the presenter(s) to register for the conference at the appropriate registration fee.
Email all abstracts to:
Blake Griffin (Graduate Research Coordinator – College Sport Research Institute) at
csri@unc.edu
NOTE: All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment
For more information regarding the conference, please visit:
http://www.unc.edu/csri
Dr. Richard M. Southall
Assistant Professor: Sport Administration
Coordinator: Graduate Sport-Administration Program
Director: College Sport Research Institute
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3182 Smith Building 05
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.962-3507 (office)
901.240-7197 (cell)
919.962.6325 (fax)
southall@email.unc.edu
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (http://csri-jiia.org)
Please join us April 15-18, 2009 - for the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
http://www.unc.edu/csri)
SEMINAR: Modern Diana: Women and the Making of Sport Hunting, 1870-1920
CHICAGO SEMINAR ON SPORT AND CULTURE
SPONSORED BY NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY
Oct. 17, 2008
Modern Diana: Women and the Making of Sport Hunting, 1870-1920
Andrea Smalley,
Dept. of History
Northern Illinois University
We are pleased to invite you to the Chicago Seminar on Sport and Culture at the Newberry Library, co-sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University and North Central College. All sessions begin at 3:30 PM. The lectures are open to the public at no charge. The Newberry Library is located at 60 W. Walton, Chicago, IL. Copies of the paper are available for people planning to attend. Please contact Steve Riess, co chairman of the seminar (s-riess@neiu.edu).
Precis:
The connection between hunting and masculinity has become a commonplace. This paper, however, contests that notion by arguing that hunting advocates feminized recreational hunting as part of a turn-of-the-century project to reform the sport’s public image. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century sport hunting appeared doomed both by declining wildlife populations and by widespread public criticism of hunters and their methods. Responding to these challenges, outdoor writers spotlighted female hunters and linked their feminine qualities to recreational hunting, thus providing the most visible marker of difference between legitimate field sports and the other forms of wildlife killing that sportsmen wanted to prohibit. Simply put, the “Modern Diana” made hunting a sport.
Andrea Smalley is an instructor in the history department at Northern Illinois University where she completed her Ph.D. in 2005. Her doctoral dissertation, entitled “The Liberty of Killing a Deer,” considers a broad range of human-wildlife interactions and examines conflicts over wildlife use in early America. She also has studied women’s participation in sport hunting from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s, and her articles on this topic have appeared in Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and in Gender and History. Currently she is developing a book project designed to bring together her research on wildlife use in the colonial and early national periods with her previous work on sport hunting and gender.
SPONSORED BY NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY
Oct. 17, 2008
Modern Diana: Women and the Making of Sport Hunting, 1870-1920
Andrea Smalley,
Dept. of History
Northern Illinois University
We are pleased to invite you to the Chicago Seminar on Sport and Culture at the Newberry Library, co-sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University and North Central College. All sessions begin at 3:30 PM. The lectures are open to the public at no charge. The Newberry Library is located at 60 W. Walton, Chicago, IL. Copies of the paper are available for people planning to attend. Please contact Steve Riess, co chairman of the seminar (s-riess@neiu.edu).
Precis:
The connection between hunting and masculinity has become a commonplace. This paper, however, contests that notion by arguing that hunting advocates feminized recreational hunting as part of a turn-of-the-century project to reform the sport’s public image. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century sport hunting appeared doomed both by declining wildlife populations and by widespread public criticism of hunters and their methods. Responding to these challenges, outdoor writers spotlighted female hunters and linked their feminine qualities to recreational hunting, thus providing the most visible marker of difference between legitimate field sports and the other forms of wildlife killing that sportsmen wanted to prohibit. Simply put, the “Modern Diana” made hunting a sport.
Andrea Smalley is an instructor in the history department at Northern Illinois University where she completed her Ph.D. in 2005. Her doctoral dissertation, entitled “The Liberty of Killing a Deer,” considers a broad range of human-wildlife interactions and examines conflicts over wildlife use in early America. She also has studied women’s participation in sport hunting from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s, and her articles on this topic have appeared in Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and in Gender and History. Currently she is developing a book project designed to bring together her research on wildlife use in the colonial and early national periods with her previous work on sport hunting and gender.
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