Please be advised of a forthcoming international Sport, Race and Ethnicity Conference to be staged in Sydney, Australia, 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2008.
Synopsis:
On 26 Dec 1908 in Sydney, Australia, the African-American boxer Jack Johnson (USA) defeated the ‘white’ title holder Tommy Burns (Canada), claiming the world heavy-weight championship and effectively breaking the ‘colour bar’ in American boxing. One hundred years later, in the same city where this momentous event took place, delegates are invited to discuss ways in which notions of ‘race’ and ethnicity have shaped world sport, and continue to do so. These areas of focus are conceived broadly, and may thus encompass interrelated themes such as indigeneity and cultural and linguistic diversity. Attendees from every part of the globe and any social background will be made equally welcome.
Keynote speakers:
Prof John Hoberman, Univ of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof John Sugden, Univ of Brighton, UK
Dr Kevin Hylton, Leeds Metrop Univ, UK
Further information:
Preliminary notice of the conference is provided on the attached flyer. A web site with further details will soon be available (email confirmation of this will follow). In the meantime, feel free to contact the conference manager, Dr Daryl Adair, via email at Daryl.Adair@uts.edu.au
Synopsis:
On 26 Dec 1908 in Sydney, Australia, the African-American boxer Jack Johnson (USA) defeated the ‘white’ title holder Tommy Burns (Canada), claiming the world heavy-weight championship and effectively breaking the ‘colour bar’ in American boxing. One hundred years later, in the same city where this momentous event took place, delegates are invited to discuss ways in which notions of ‘race’ and ethnicity have shaped world sport, and continue to do so. These areas of focus are conceived broadly, and may thus encompass interrelated themes such as indigeneity and cultural and linguistic diversity. Attendees from every part of the globe and any social background will be made equally welcome.
Keynote speakers:
Prof John Hoberman, Univ of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof John Sugden, Univ of Brighton, UK
Dr Kevin Hylton, Leeds Metrop Univ, UK
Further information:
Preliminary notice of the conference is provided on the attached flyer. A web site with further details will soon be available (email confirmation of this will follow). In the meantime, feel free to contact the conference manager, Dr Daryl Adair, via email at Daryl.Adair@uts.edu.au
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