CALL FOR PAPERS
International Ski History Congress
“From Skiing to Snow-Sport: Cultures, Images, and Adventures”
March 29-April 3, 2009
Mammoth Lakes, California
Congress Co-Directors: Robin Morning and Marianne O’Connor
Chairman of the Academic Committee: E. John B. Allen
1.Length of Abstracts: 200-250 words stating main argument, conclusion, and sources, using written and/or visual media. Actual presentation will be approximately 25 minutes.
2.Topics: the cultures, images, and adventures of different eras of skiing and snow-sports, including but not limited to film, photography, journalism, literature, poetry, ski areas, individuals, history, competition, fashion, economy, events, snow science, etc.
3.Submission of Abstracts: Submit an electronic file and a hard copy on computer disc to both E. John B. Allen and Robin Morning at:
E. John B. Allen, PhD History, Chairman of the Academic Committee
a.Electronic file to: jallen@mail.plymouth.edu
b.Hard copy on computer disc to:
If sent via U.S. Postal: P.O. Box 23
Rumney, New Hampshire 03266 USA
If sent via FEDEX or UPS: 106 Buffalo Road
Rumney, New Hampshire 03266 USA
Robin Morning, B.S. Kinesiology, Event Co-Director
a.Electronic file to: rdmorning@hotmail.com
b.Hard copy on computer disc to:
If sent via U.S. Postal: P.O. Box 1390
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 USA
If sent via FEDEX or UPS: 146 Cliff Circle
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 USA
4. Dates:
a. September 15, 2008 Abstracts Due
b. October 15, 2008 Acceptance Notice
c. February 1, 2009 Papers Due
d. December, 2009 Selected Papers Published
4.Details of Papers: (to facilitate publication of selected papers, submit by email and hard copy on computer disc):
a.Language: English.
b.Foreign words or sentences: Translate in brackets or give original in endnote.
c.Program: Microsoft Word either Mac or PC
d.Font: Times Roman, size 12
e.Type Normal, no italic, bold, or all capitals, except underline titles
f.Spacing: Single
g.Indents: 5 spaces
h.Abbreviations: First use full phrased followed by abbreviation in parentheses, then use abbreviation.
i.Long quotes: Indent those of 3 lines or more.
j.Notes: Number in text and submit as endnotes on separate page.
5.Committees: Representatives from Mammoth Ski Museum, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, the town and local community of Mammoth Lakes, Cerro Coso College, and the International Ski History Association (ISHA).
6.Lodging, registration and outline of program: Details available July 1, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
GRANT: Postgraduate Olympic Research Grant Programme 2009
Postgraduate Research Grant Programme 2009
This annual programme, intended for young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic phenomenon, is open to all current postgraduate students (master’s and doctoral candidates), as well as university professors who have completed their doctorate or equivalent terminal degree in the last five years and currently hold an academic appointment.
For your information, the explanatory document and the application form are available on our website, at the following address:
http://www.olympic.org, in the "Education / Olympic Studies Centre" section.
We hope that this information will be interesting for your professors and students. If that's the case, please inform us in order to include you in our database.
By the way, please be informed that a poster of the programme to be displayed in your university premises is available under request.
Thanking you for your attention, we remain at your disposal should you need any further information.
Yours faithfully,
Julie Aumond
On behalf of Nuria Puig
Head of Universities Relations
Information Management Department
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Villa du Centenaire
Avenue de l'Elysée 28
1006 Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel +41 21 621 66 31
Fax +41 21 621 63 86
This annual programme, intended for young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic phenomenon, is open to all current postgraduate students (master’s and doctoral candidates), as well as university professors who have completed their doctorate or equivalent terminal degree in the last five years and currently hold an academic appointment.
For your information, the explanatory document and the application form are available on our website, at the following address:
http://www.olympic.org, in the "Education / Olympic Studies Centre" section.
We hope that this information will be interesting for your professors and students. If that's the case, please inform us in order to include you in our database.
By the way, please be informed that a poster of the programme to be displayed in your university premises is available under request.
Thanking you for your attention, we remain at your disposal should you need any further information.
Yours faithfully,
Julie Aumond
On behalf of Nuria Puig
Head of Universities Relations
Information Management Department
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Villa du Centenaire
Avenue de l'Elysée 28
1006 Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel +41 21 621 66 31
Fax +41 21 621 63 86
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
CFP: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
2009 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 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:
Richard M. Southall (Director – College Sport Research Institute) at southall@email.unc.edu
NOTE: All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment
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 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:
Richard M. Southall (Director – College Sport Research Institute) at southall@email.unc.edu
NOTE: All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment
Friday, May 16, 2008
Department Chair, Health & Human Performance
Institution: University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Location: River Falls, WI
Category: * Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 05/15/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
The University of Wisconsin - River Falls, a member of the University of Wisconsin System, is located 30 miles from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul in scenic west central Wisconsin. Year around arts, cultural and recreational events are easily accessible. UW-RF's 6,400 undergraduate and graduate students pursue degrees in four colleges: Arts and Sciences; Education and Professional Studies; Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science; and Business and Economics. The University provides an excellent environment for learning, emphasizing the importance of faculty-student interaction in classrooms, laboratories, academic advising, and co-curricular activities. A favorable student-faculty ratio affords opportunity for meaningful interchange between faculty and students. Strong interests in teaching, research and community service are highly valued.
The Position
The Health and Human Performance Department at UW-River Falls seeks an experienced, visionary leader to be Department Chair. We seek a candidate with a history of cultivating camaraderie and teamwork among colleagues. The successful applicant should possess expertise in one of the Department's focus areas-physical education teacher preparation, health education teacher preparation, exercise and sport science, adapted physical education, dance, and/or outdoor education. Expectations include a commitment of fostering excellence in teaching, scholarly pursuits, and service among faculty.
Compensation
Compensation is based on qualifications including education and experience. The 9-month position is 75% chair and 25% teaching (3 units per semester).
Required Qualifications
* Doctorate degree in Kinesiology or other related area.
* Proven excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service to the degree that would qualify for granting tenure at the rank of Associate/Full Professor. Depending on qualifications, tenure may be granted at the time of appointment.
* Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to diverse student populations and ability to contribute to the University's commitment to enhancing student awareness and appreciation of diverse ethnic and cultural heritages.
Qualifications Below May Be Considered an Asset
* Previous leadership experience in higher education.
* Proven support for teaching excellence.
* Excellent communication skills and collegiality congruent with current faculty.
* Ability to align professional interests with mission and vision of Department, College, & University.
* NASPE/NCATE experience.
To Apply
Submit the following items:
* Curriculum vitae
* Letter of Interest specifying: Qualifications, statement of experience, including ability to contribute to the enhancement of student awareness and appreciation of diverse culture (diversity statement), evidence of effective leadership, evidence of teaching effectiveness or a reflective statement noting teaching effectiveness, unofficial transcript (official copies will be required if hired) and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least three references who can specifically comment upon your leadership and teaching ability, experience, and professional preparation.
NOTE: The committee reserves the right to contact additional references.
Electronic applications must be submitted as MS Word documents.
The names of all nominees and applicants who have not requested confidentiality in writing, and identities of all finalists must be released upon request.
Deadline to Apply: Review of Applications will begin on June 23, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled.
Please note: Background checks are conducted on all final candidates for all positions.
Postal Address: Karla Zhe, Chair Search/Screen Committee
Department of Health & Human Performance
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
410 South Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022
Phone: varies
Email Address: karla.k.zhe@uwrf.edu
Institution: University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Location: River Falls, WI
Category: * Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 05/15/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
The University of Wisconsin - River Falls, a member of the University of Wisconsin System, is located 30 miles from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul in scenic west central Wisconsin. Year around arts, cultural and recreational events are easily accessible. UW-RF's 6,400 undergraduate and graduate students pursue degrees in four colleges: Arts and Sciences; Education and Professional Studies; Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science; and Business and Economics. The University provides an excellent environment for learning, emphasizing the importance of faculty-student interaction in classrooms, laboratories, academic advising, and co-curricular activities. A favorable student-faculty ratio affords opportunity for meaningful interchange between faculty and students. Strong interests in teaching, research and community service are highly valued.
The Position
The Health and Human Performance Department at UW-River Falls seeks an experienced, visionary leader to be Department Chair. We seek a candidate with a history of cultivating camaraderie and teamwork among colleagues. The successful applicant should possess expertise in one of the Department's focus areas-physical education teacher preparation, health education teacher preparation, exercise and sport science, adapted physical education, dance, and/or outdoor education. Expectations include a commitment of fostering excellence in teaching, scholarly pursuits, and service among faculty.
Compensation
Compensation is based on qualifications including education and experience. The 9-month position is 75% chair and 25% teaching (3 units per semester).
Required Qualifications
* Doctorate degree in Kinesiology or other related area.
* Proven excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service to the degree that would qualify for granting tenure at the rank of Associate/Full Professor. Depending on qualifications, tenure may be granted at the time of appointment.
* Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to diverse student populations and ability to contribute to the University's commitment to enhancing student awareness and appreciation of diverse ethnic and cultural heritages.
Qualifications Below May Be Considered an Asset
* Previous leadership experience in higher education.
* Proven support for teaching excellence.
* Excellent communication skills and collegiality congruent with current faculty.
* Ability to align professional interests with mission and vision of Department, College, & University.
* NASPE/NCATE experience.
To Apply
Submit the following items:
* Curriculum vitae
* Letter of Interest specifying: Qualifications, statement of experience, including ability to contribute to the enhancement of student awareness and appreciation of diverse culture (diversity statement), evidence of effective leadership, evidence of teaching effectiveness or a reflective statement noting teaching effectiveness, unofficial transcript (official copies will be required if hired) and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least three references who can specifically comment upon your leadership and teaching ability, experience, and professional preparation.
NOTE: The committee reserves the right to contact additional references.
Electronic applications must be submitted as MS Word documents.
The names of all nominees and applicants who have not requested confidentiality in writing, and identities of all finalists must be released upon request.
Deadline to Apply: Review of Applications will begin on June 23, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled.
Please note: Background checks are conducted on all final candidates for all positions.
Postal Address: Karla Zhe, Chair Search/Screen Committee
Department of Health & Human Performance
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
410 South Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022
Phone: varies
Email Address: karla.k.zhe@uwrf.edu
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
CFP: The Visual Turn in Sports History A Special Issue of the International Journal for the History of Sport (2010)
The Visual Turn in Sports History – A Special Issue of the International Journal for the History of Sport (2010)
Call for Papers:
Mike Huggins (University of Cumbria) and Mike O’Mahony (University of Bristol) are jointly editing a future special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport dedicated to representations of sport in visual media, including: painting; sculpture; photography; cinema; and mass culture. The aim of the issue is to present an inter-disciplinary analysis of images of sport that takes accounts of recent developments, methodological concerns and hitherto overlooked sources within the disciplines of sports history, social history, art history, film history and visual culture studies.
Sport has always been marked by a wealth of imagery and visual symbolism. Its visual forms are value-laden interpretations of the sporting world that vary from period to period and from place to place. Yet, back in the 1980s historians still noted ‘the invisibility of the visual’, and of a widespread reluctance to explore ‘the deeper levels of experience which images probe’, and of ‘the condescension towards images’. Conversely, in disciplines that focus predominantly on the visual, sport has frequently been regarded as of secondary interest. Studies dedicated to the visual representation of the sports theme, for example, have been relatively few and far between and regarded as on the periphery of visual culture studies.
This special issue, planned for 2010, seeks to integrate an analysis of the sporting theme within a broad range of visual culture activities and to highlight the value of such images as primary documents that cast further light on a broad range of socio-political and socio-cultural practices. A number of recent publications have striven to highlight the importance of visual culture to an understanding of sports history (e.g.Aaron Baker, Contesting Identities: Sports in American Film, 2006; Mike O’Mahony, Sport in the USSR: Physical Culture – Visual Culture, 2006). This issue aims to expand upon this growing field of enquiry by drawing together a collection of essays each looking at different aspects of the visual within the representation of sport and its histories. Proposals are welcomed from scholars working in a number of fields including sports history, social history, film history, design history and any aspect of visual culture studies, so long as they would be of interest to readers of IJHS, which is a high-ranking journal with a global readership, and which variously shed light on methodology, theoretical underpinning and relevant sources. Subjects might include, but are by no means restricted to:
§ Representing Horse Racing in the 18th/19th century
§ Documenting Motion: Sport and Physical Animation in the Photographic Experiments of Eadward Muybridge and Etienne-Jules Marey
§ Representing Children’s Games: Sport and Discipline in Victorian and Edwardian Britain
§ Boxing and Early American Manhood: The Paintings of Thomas Eakins and George Bellows
§ Sport, visuality and the First World War
§ Sport and the Cult of Collecting: Sport and Cigarette Cards
§ Advertising Sports Events: The Sports Poster
§ Sport and Representations of the Modern Woman
§ Sporting Portraits
§ The Sporting Ubermensch: National Socialist Visual Culture and the Sporting Body
§ Celluloid Sport: Sport on Screen
§ Images of Conflict: The George Best Murals in Northern Ireland
§ Sites of Memory: Monuments to Sporting Heroes
§ Body-Building and Sexuality: In Search of the Body Perfect?
An associated conference is planned for 2009. Please send proposals of c.300-400 words to (Mike.Huggins@Cumbria.ac.uk or Mike.OMahony@bristol.ac.uk) by 30 June 2008 (first call).
Call for Papers:
Mike Huggins (University of Cumbria) and Mike O’Mahony (University of Bristol) are jointly editing a future special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport dedicated to representations of sport in visual media, including: painting; sculpture; photography; cinema; and mass culture. The aim of the issue is to present an inter-disciplinary analysis of images of sport that takes accounts of recent developments, methodological concerns and hitherto overlooked sources within the disciplines of sports history, social history, art history, film history and visual culture studies.
Sport has always been marked by a wealth of imagery and visual symbolism. Its visual forms are value-laden interpretations of the sporting world that vary from period to period and from place to place. Yet, back in the 1980s historians still noted ‘the invisibility of the visual’, and of a widespread reluctance to explore ‘the deeper levels of experience which images probe’, and of ‘the condescension towards images’. Conversely, in disciplines that focus predominantly on the visual, sport has frequently been regarded as of secondary interest. Studies dedicated to the visual representation of the sports theme, for example, have been relatively few and far between and regarded as on the periphery of visual culture studies.
This special issue, planned for 2010, seeks to integrate an analysis of the sporting theme within a broad range of visual culture activities and to highlight the value of such images as primary documents that cast further light on a broad range of socio-political and socio-cultural practices. A number of recent publications have striven to highlight the importance of visual culture to an understanding of sports history (e.g.Aaron Baker, Contesting Identities: Sports in American Film, 2006; Mike O’Mahony, Sport in the USSR: Physical Culture – Visual Culture, 2006). This issue aims to expand upon this growing field of enquiry by drawing together a collection of essays each looking at different aspects of the visual within the representation of sport and its histories. Proposals are welcomed from scholars working in a number of fields including sports history, social history, film history, design history and any aspect of visual culture studies, so long as they would be of interest to readers of IJHS, which is a high-ranking journal with a global readership, and which variously shed light on methodology, theoretical underpinning and relevant sources. Subjects might include, but are by no means restricted to:
§ Representing Horse Racing in the 18th/19th century
§ Documenting Motion: Sport and Physical Animation in the Photographic Experiments of Eadward Muybridge and Etienne-Jules Marey
§ Representing Children’s Games: Sport and Discipline in Victorian and Edwardian Britain
§ Boxing and Early American Manhood: The Paintings of Thomas Eakins and George Bellows
§ Sport, visuality and the First World War
§ Sport and the Cult of Collecting: Sport and Cigarette Cards
§ Advertising Sports Events: The Sports Poster
§ Sport and Representations of the Modern Woman
§ Sporting Portraits
§ The Sporting Ubermensch: National Socialist Visual Culture and the Sporting Body
§ Celluloid Sport: Sport on Screen
§ Images of Conflict: The George Best Murals in Northern Ireland
§ Sites of Memory: Monuments to Sporting Heroes
§ Body-Building and Sexuality: In Search of the Body Perfect?
An associated conference is planned for 2009. Please send proposals of c.300-400 words to (Mike.Huggins@Cumbria.ac.uk or Mike.OMahony@bristol.ac.uk) by 30 June 2008 (first call).
Friday, May 09, 2008
CONFERENCE: Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
The Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry will take place at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from May 14-17, 2008. The theme of the Congress is "Ethics, Evidence, and Social Justice."
Participants will explore the relationship between these three terms and what these relationships mean for qualitative inquiry in a time of global uncertainty. The Congress will offer the international community of qualitative research scholars the opportunity to engage in debate on ethical, epistemological, methodological and
social justice issues. Information on keynote speakers, plenary sessions and pre-conference workshops can be found at http://www.icqi.org .
Participants will explore the relationship between these three terms and what these relationships mean for qualitative inquiry in a time of global uncertainty. The Congress will offer the international community of qualitative research scholars the opportunity to engage in debate on ethical, epistemological, methodological and
social justice issues. Information on keynote speakers, plenary sessions and pre-conference workshops can be found at http://www.icqi.org .
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
CFA: 3 year PhD based in the International Centre for Sport History and Culture (ICSHC)
SPORT, ETHNICITY & COMMUNITY IN LEICESTER
A fully funded (fees and maintenance) 3 year PhD based in the International Centre for Sport History and Culture (ICSHC), De Montfort University, Leicester. This will be supervised jointly by Prof. Richard Holt (Director of International Centre for Sport History and Culture, De Montfort University) and John Williams (Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Leicester).
Why does Leicester seem to ‘work’ from the perspective of relations between the indigenous ‘white’ community and its ethnic minorities? Sport often provides an important vehicle for migrants to enable community formation and integration into the ‘mainstream’ life of the city. Local sport can also operate as a site of cultural resistance which can bring both inter-ethnic hostility and wider discrimination to the surface. These are the key issues we aim to explore from c. 1960s to c.1990s. This PhD will use both conventional historical sources including the press and council records as well as conducting interviews to create an oral history of first generation sporting experience amongst Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Afro-Carribean immigrant communities.
You will preferably have a background in contemporary history and sociology/anthropology with an interest in ethnicity issues, though this is not a requirement. Candidates should be interested in sport but do not require a specialist or technical knowledge of sport. This project offers an exceptional opportunity to work in a rapidly developing area and to conduct genuinely interdisciplinary research. For an informal discussion of the PhD bursary contact Prof. Holt (RHolt@dmu.ac.uk) or John Williams (jxw@le.ac.uk).
Application forms can be obtained from Anne McLoughlin (amcloughlin@dmu.ac.uk) and should be submitted by 31 May 2008. The starting date is 1 October 2008 or 1 Jan 2009.
A fully funded (fees and maintenance) 3 year PhD based in the International Centre for Sport History and Culture (ICSHC), De Montfort University, Leicester. This will be supervised jointly by Prof. Richard Holt (Director of International Centre for Sport History and Culture, De Montfort University) and John Williams (Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Leicester).
Why does Leicester seem to ‘work’ from the perspective of relations between the indigenous ‘white’ community and its ethnic minorities? Sport often provides an important vehicle for migrants to enable community formation and integration into the ‘mainstream’ life of the city. Local sport can also operate as a site of cultural resistance which can bring both inter-ethnic hostility and wider discrimination to the surface. These are the key issues we aim to explore from c. 1960s to c.1990s. This PhD will use both conventional historical sources including the press and council records as well as conducting interviews to create an oral history of first generation sporting experience amongst Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Afro-Carribean immigrant communities.
You will preferably have a background in contemporary history and sociology/anthropology with an interest in ethnicity issues, though this is not a requirement. Candidates should be interested in sport but do not require a specialist or technical knowledge of sport. This project offers an exceptional opportunity to work in a rapidly developing area and to conduct genuinely interdisciplinary research. For an informal discussion of the PhD bursary contact Prof. Holt (RHolt@dmu.ac.uk) or John Williams (jxw@le.ac.uk).
Application forms can be obtained from Anne McLoughlin (amcloughlin@dmu.ac.uk) and should be submitted by 31 May 2008. The starting date is 1 October 2008 or 1 Jan 2009.
CFA: International Summer School for Young Researchers
Call for Applications
Body Cultures and Health Discourses
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers
Course for PhD Students
Date: 12 – 18 August 2008
Place: Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Currently, in all Western countries body cultures and health are in various ways in the centre of public attention. Physicians, politicians and scientists, parents and teachers, a considerable part of the population is either involved in the production or propagation of knowledge about the interdependencies between body, weight, health and physical activity or addressed by the messages and recipes which are everywhere, in the mass media, in the programs of municipalities or in the teaching materials of schools. In addition, health is an important issue in the current doping crisis which challenges the sport system as a whole. Moreover, health, sport and the body are increasingly used as means of social distinction and as symbolic capital. Health and appearance are no longer determined by destiny, but they are products of work and money. Various body cultures (and sub cultures) are promising certain images, are used for enactments and are part of identities.
Various disciplines with different theoretical approaches, questions and methods are dealing with body cultures and health, and there has been conducted a consider-able amount of research.
This summer school will deal with various topics connected with body cultures and health. The teaching will be based on available knowledge, but there will be room for further questions and discussions which open new perspectives. The course will provide an excellent opportunity for students and lecturers to exchange knowledge about the specific sport systems, the body cultures, the health discourses (including practices) in various scientific disciplines and in various countries. It will also lead to communication, networks and cooperation among the participants.
The summer school is addressed to PhD students and young researchers and intends to support them in their scientific work.
It offers them the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, of presenting their research, of discussing prob-lems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. It is hoped to help young researchers to become integrated into the scientific community.
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.
Experts
• Associate professor Laila Ottesen, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Associate professor Reinhard Stelter Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Professor Hans Bonde, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Associate professor Anne Marie Elbe, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sci-ences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Professor Gertrud Pfister, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Univer-sity of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Professor Gerald Gems, North Central College, Naperville, USA
• Dr. Elizabeth Pike, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Univer-sity of Chichester, England
• Professor Annette Hofmann, University College of Education, Ludwigsburg, Germany
• Professor Annemarie Knoppers, University of Utrecht, Netherlands
• Professor Edgar Beckers, University Bochum, Germany
• Professor Henning Eichberg, CISC, University of Southern Denmark
Organisation
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and main issues in the area of sport, education and socialisation. The students will have the opportu-nity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, all students will give a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these pro-jects must be submitted before the summer school begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Selection of the students
The summer school will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History (ISHPES), The International Sport Sociological Association (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. The participants may work in differ-ent disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include stu-dents from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free. 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. We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Call for applications
Please fill out the application form below and forward it by e-mail toMarie Over-bye: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline: May 16, 2008.
Further information
Marie Overbye
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
E-mail: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
www.ifi.ku.dk
Body Cultures and Health Discourses
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers
Course for PhD Students
Date: 12 – 18 August 2008
Place: Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Currently, in all Western countries body cultures and health are in various ways in the centre of public attention. Physicians, politicians and scientists, parents and teachers, a considerable part of the population is either involved in the production or propagation of knowledge about the interdependencies between body, weight, health and physical activity or addressed by the messages and recipes which are everywhere, in the mass media, in the programs of municipalities or in the teaching materials of schools. In addition, health is an important issue in the current doping crisis which challenges the sport system as a whole. Moreover, health, sport and the body are increasingly used as means of social distinction and as symbolic capital. Health and appearance are no longer determined by destiny, but they are products of work and money. Various body cultures (and sub cultures) are promising certain images, are used for enactments and are part of identities.
Various disciplines with different theoretical approaches, questions and methods are dealing with body cultures and health, and there has been conducted a consider-able amount of research.
This summer school will deal with various topics connected with body cultures and health. The teaching will be based on available knowledge, but there will be room for further questions and discussions which open new perspectives. The course will provide an excellent opportunity for students and lecturers to exchange knowledge about the specific sport systems, the body cultures, the health discourses (including practices) in various scientific disciplines and in various countries. It will also lead to communication, networks and cooperation among the participants.
The summer school is addressed to PhD students and young researchers and intends to support them in their scientific work.
It offers them the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, of presenting their research, of discussing prob-lems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. It is hoped to help young researchers to become integrated into the scientific community.
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.
Experts
• Associate professor Laila Ottesen, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Associate professor Reinhard Stelter Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Professor Hans Bonde, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Associate professor Anne Marie Elbe, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sci-ences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Professor Gertrud Pfister, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Univer-sity of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Professor Gerald Gems, North Central College, Naperville, USA
• Dr. Elizabeth Pike, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Univer-sity of Chichester, England
• Professor Annette Hofmann, University College of Education, Ludwigsburg, Germany
• Professor Annemarie Knoppers, University of Utrecht, Netherlands
• Professor Edgar Beckers, University Bochum, Germany
• Professor Henning Eichberg, CISC, University of Southern Denmark
Organisation
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and main issues in the area of sport, education and socialisation. The students will have the opportu-nity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, all students will give a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these pro-jects must be submitted before the summer school begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Selection of the students
The summer school will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History (ISHPES), The International Sport Sociological Association (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. The participants may work in differ-ent disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include stu-dents from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free. 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. We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Call for applications
Please fill out the application form below and forward it by e-mail toMarie Over-bye: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline: May 16, 2008.
Further information
Marie Overbye
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
E-mail: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
www.ifi.ku.dk
CFP: The Social Impact of Sport Governance & Management
Università Bocconi, Milano
20-22 November 2008
Call for Abstracts
(first call)
Following the Olympic Games being held in August 2008, this year offers a timely opportunity to discuss the governance and management of the increasingly diverse roles of sport organizations. Balancing the need to develop world-class athletes and to encourage grassroots participation is common to all governmental sport policies and requires actionable knowledge in the fields of social science. Today sports organizations, from national federations to local associations, are also seen as important institutions in civil society as well as vehicles for promoting good citizenship and contributing to the achievement of a broad range of social policy objectives. The Institute for Public Administration and the Marie Curie Excellence Grant research group on Sport and Social Capital in the European Union at Universit‡ Bocconi are pleased to host an international conference on the increasingly broader social role of sports federations in Milan, Italy on November 20-22, 2008.
This conference will explore the changing roles and expectations held of sport federations and their impact on patterns of governance and management practices. It will bring together administrators, government representatives, athletes and academics, including scholars from a variety of disciplines and perspectives whose research interests touch upon issues of sports management, governance, and policy, as well as social welfare and non-profit organisations.
The conference will combine keynote speeches, plenary roundtable discussions, presentations of papers and discussions. Keynote addresses will explore key aspects of the changing role of sports federations, including their work with elite athletes, their constituent clubs and members, the key relationships of the federations, such as those with government, international sports organizations and commercial organizations. Plenary roundtable sessions will feature both academics and people from the sports community will discuss topical issues about the social impact of sport and the strategy to improve sports governance and management. Topics for these sessions will include: basing funding on medals or social programming; autonomy versus heteronomy of stakeholders; boundaries between sports governance, government and social service organisations; the (sporting) equal opportunities agenda; and the role of sports federations in a consumer-citizen society. Parallel sessions will give participants the opportunity to present and discuss scientific papers, case studies and international, national and local policies. The conference will encourage participants to engage in developing and enhancing future directions for research and practice, and to discuss the inherent social merits and conflicts for the federations in governing both elite and non-elite sporting participants.
The open call for academic papers welcomes submissions for both individual presentations (oral or poster) and session topics. Topics for discussion may include:
1. Financing the social role of sport
2. Managing the mix of amateur, elite, and professional athletes
3. Equalities agenda and policy making
4. Knowledge sharing and networks across organisational boundaries
5. Sport organizations and social policy in the European context
6. Managing volunteers / volunteers as managers in non-profit sports organizations
7. Relationships between governments, citizens, and sports federations
8. Marketing and social values in sport
Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, must include the paper/poster title, and the presenter’s name and affiliation.
Participation fees vary according to the position of the participant. The fees settled are:
Normal fee: 100 €
Discounted fee for students: 50 €
Please note:
- papers and posters should be in English
- posters must be accompanied by their authors, who will attend their respective poster sessions and respond to queries regarding their work
- 20 minutes will be allowed for oral presentations
- oral and poster presenters must register as participants for the conference
- Pre-conference sessions for graduate students will be held on the morning of 20 November.
Deadline for the submission of abstracts is June 30, 2008 to the Conference Administrator, Mr. Vito di Sarli at scsportex@unibocconi.it.
Scientific Committee
Elio Borgonovi, Università Bocconi
Giovanni Fattore, Università Bocconi
Margaret Groeneveld, Università Bocconi
Barrie Houlihan, Loughborough University
Fabien Ohl, Universite de Lausanne
Local Organising Committee
Simone Baglioni
Cristina Fusetti
Dino Numerato
H. Thomas R. Persson
20-22 November 2008
Call for Abstracts
(first call)
Following the Olympic Games being held in August 2008, this year offers a timely opportunity to discuss the governance and management of the increasingly diverse roles of sport organizations. Balancing the need to develop world-class athletes and to encourage grassroots participation is common to all governmental sport policies and requires actionable knowledge in the fields of social science. Today sports organizations, from national federations to local associations, are also seen as important institutions in civil society as well as vehicles for promoting good citizenship and contributing to the achievement of a broad range of social policy objectives. The Institute for Public Administration and the Marie Curie Excellence Grant research group on Sport and Social Capital in the European Union at Universit‡ Bocconi are pleased to host an international conference on the increasingly broader social role of sports federations in Milan, Italy on November 20-22, 2008.
This conference will explore the changing roles and expectations held of sport federations and their impact on patterns of governance and management practices. It will bring together administrators, government representatives, athletes and academics, including scholars from a variety of disciplines and perspectives whose research interests touch upon issues of sports management, governance, and policy, as well as social welfare and non-profit organisations.
The conference will combine keynote speeches, plenary roundtable discussions, presentations of papers and discussions. Keynote addresses will explore key aspects of the changing role of sports federations, including their work with elite athletes, their constituent clubs and members, the key relationships of the federations, such as those with government, international sports organizations and commercial organizations. Plenary roundtable sessions will feature both academics and people from the sports community will discuss topical issues about the social impact of sport and the strategy to improve sports governance and management. Topics for these sessions will include: basing funding on medals or social programming; autonomy versus heteronomy of stakeholders; boundaries between sports governance, government and social service organisations; the (sporting) equal opportunities agenda; and the role of sports federations in a consumer-citizen society. Parallel sessions will give participants the opportunity to present and discuss scientific papers, case studies and international, national and local policies. The conference will encourage participants to engage in developing and enhancing future directions for research and practice, and to discuss the inherent social merits and conflicts for the federations in governing both elite and non-elite sporting participants.
The open call for academic papers welcomes submissions for both individual presentations (oral or poster) and session topics. Topics for discussion may include:
1. Financing the social role of sport
2. Managing the mix of amateur, elite, and professional athletes
3. Equalities agenda and policy making
4. Knowledge sharing and networks across organisational boundaries
5. Sport organizations and social policy in the European context
6. Managing volunteers / volunteers as managers in non-profit sports organizations
7. Relationships between governments, citizens, and sports federations
8. Marketing and social values in sport
Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, must include the paper/poster title, and the presenter’s name and affiliation.
Participation fees vary according to the position of the participant. The fees settled are:
Normal fee: 100 €
Discounted fee for students: 50 €
Please note:
- papers and posters should be in English
- posters must be accompanied by their authors, who will attend their respective poster sessions and respond to queries regarding their work
- 20 minutes will be allowed for oral presentations
- oral and poster presenters must register as participants for the conference
- Pre-conference sessions for graduate students will be held on the morning of 20 November.
Deadline for the submission of abstracts is June 30, 2008 to the Conference Administrator, Mr. Vito di Sarli at scsportex@unibocconi.it.
Scientific Committee
Elio Borgonovi, Università Bocconi
Giovanni Fattore, Università Bocconi
Margaret Groeneveld, Università Bocconi
Barrie Houlihan, Loughborough University
Fabien Ohl, Universite de Lausanne
Local Organising Committee
Simone Baglioni
Cristina Fusetti
Dino Numerato
H. Thomas R. Persson
Reminder: Copenhagen Summer School for Young Researchers
Reminder:
Body Cultures and Health Discourses
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers
Course for PhD Students
Date: 12 – 18 August 2008
Place: Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The summer school is addressed to PhD students and young researchers and intends to support them in their scientific work. It offers them the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, of presenting their research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. It is hoped to help young researchers to become integrated into the scientific community.
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.
The participation in the Summer School is free. 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. We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Deadline: May 16, 2008.
Further information
Marie Overbye
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
E-mail: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
www.ifi.ku.dk
Body Cultures and Health Discourses
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers
Course for PhD Students
Date: 12 – 18 August 2008
Place: Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The summer school is addressed to PhD students and young researchers and intends to support them in their scientific work. It offers them the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, of presenting their research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. It is hoped to help young researchers to become integrated into the scientific community.
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.
The participation in the Summer School is free. 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. We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Deadline: May 16, 2008.
Further information
Marie Overbye
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
E-mail: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
www.ifi.ku.dk
Sunday, May 04, 2008
REVIEWERS: Reviewers sought for Sport in History
Reviewers are now sought from academics to write in-depth scholarly essays on the following themes for which the books listed can be supplied. It is expected that these publications will be reviewed in the context of other pertinent literature, including theory, and bring readers up-to-date on the documentation of the subject. Interested parties please reply to me personally at richard.cox@manchester.ac.uk. I am also interested to hear from anyone who would like to propose a topic and recent books they consider should be included. I will then endeavour to acquire them for the author for this purpose.
Richard Cox, Reviews Editor
Theoretical Paradigms in Sport
Matters of Sport
Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport
Sport, Culture and History
Culture, Politics and Sport
The Recent History of Rugby League
Champaign Rugby: The Golden Age of French Rugby League
Snuff Out of The Moon: The Development of Floodlit Rugby League
Rugby History: The Remaking of the Class
A Pastel Revolution: Harlequins Rugby League - The Inside Story
We'll Support You Evermore: Rugby League Fans' Memories
The Patience of a Saint: St. Helen's Rugby League 1978 to 1996
Rugby League Annual Review 2007
Neil Fox: Rugby League's Greatest Point Scorer
A Two Horse Town: 50 Years in Broadcasting (Keith Macklin)
Race and Sport
Cricket and Identity in Pakistan and Anglo-Pakistan
British Asians and Football
’Race’ and Sport
Cricket, Race and the 2007 World Cup
Manchester's Sporting Heroes
Lancashire Cricketing Legends Since 1946
Rugby League Back o' t' Wall: The History of Sharlston Rovers ARFC
Oldham Athletic Legends
Rochadale FC Legends
Stockport County Legends
Sport in Australia
Making Histories, Making Memories: The Construction of Australian Sporting Identities
Bouyant Nationalism: Australian Identity, Sport and The World Stage, 1982-1983
Sport and Racing in Colonial Melbourne
Sport in the Australian Culture Revisited
Sporting Literature
Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature
Sporting Lives: Metaphor and Myth in American Sports Biographies
Richard Cox, Reviews Editor
Theoretical Paradigms in Sport
Matters of Sport
Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport
Sport, Culture and History
Culture, Politics and Sport
The Recent History of Rugby League
Champaign Rugby: The Golden Age of French Rugby League
Snuff Out of The Moon: The Development of Floodlit Rugby League
Rugby History: The Remaking of the Class
A Pastel Revolution: Harlequins Rugby League - The Inside Story
We'll Support You Evermore: Rugby League Fans' Memories
The Patience of a Saint: St. Helen's Rugby League 1978 to 1996
Rugby League Annual Review 2007
Neil Fox: Rugby League's Greatest Point Scorer
A Two Horse Town: 50 Years in Broadcasting (Keith Macklin)
Race and Sport
Cricket and Identity in Pakistan and Anglo-Pakistan
British Asians and Football
’Race’ and Sport
Cricket, Race and the 2007 World Cup
Manchester's Sporting Heroes
Lancashire Cricketing Legends Since 1946
Rugby League Back o' t' Wall: The History of Sharlston Rovers ARFC
Oldham Athletic Legends
Rochadale FC Legends
Stockport County Legends
Sport in Australia
Making Histories, Making Memories: The Construction of Australian Sporting Identities
Bouyant Nationalism: Australian Identity, Sport and The World Stage, 1982-1983
Sport and Racing in Colonial Melbourne
Sport in the Australian Culture Revisited
Sporting Literature
Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature
Sporting Lives: Metaphor and Myth in American Sports Biographies
Friday, May 02, 2008
CFP UPDATE: Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding
The due date for abstracts for the conference Sport, Race and Ethnicity (see below) has been extended to 16 June. Please note that the previous address for correspondence (SRE2008@uts.edu.au) has proved faulty, so much so that many emails were simply not received by recipients, nor messages back to organisers. My sincere apologies for this problem. Please now direct all emails to the conference chair Daryl.Adair@uts.edu.au, who will respond promptly with advice about abstracts, registration, travel and acccomodation.
Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding: 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2008, Sydney, Australia
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/index.html
CALL FOR PAPERS: ABSTRACTS DUE 16 JUNE
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/abstracts.html
A SELECTION OF THE BEST PAPERS WILL APPEAR IN A SPECIAL CONFERENCE EDITION OF THE ROUTLEDGE JOURNAL SPORT IN SOCIETY
Dear colleagues,
you are warmly invited to attend the international conference Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding, which will be hosted by the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2008. This event will bring together academics, policy makers and community representatives from around the world to discuss issues of sport and diversity, with a special focus on themes of 'race', indigeneity and ethnicity. The emphasis here is with sport in a global sense, considering developments in regions as varied as Australasia, East and West Asia, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Additionally, there will be scope for analysis of sport and diversity in localised contexts, such as Aborigines in Australia and Canada, Native Americans and Hispanics in the US, and Maori and Pacific Islanders in New Zealand. Just as significantly, there will be discussion of sport and society in cross-cultural contexts wherein themes of 'race', ethnicity, and religion intersect, such as among Chinese, Indian and Malaysian peoples around South-East Asia.
Keynote speakers: http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/speakers.html
1. Prof John Hoberman (Univ of Texas at Austin) will discuss scientific and folkloric assumptions of athletic ability according to ‘race’. His talk will focus on theories of ‘black’ athletic aptitude in the context of the evolving area of medical genetics, whether ‘scientific’ assumptions of ‘racial’ capability are actually convincing, and the likely future of ‘race politics’ in light of science-race discourses in sport. His best known publication is Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race, Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1997.
2. Prof John Sugden (Univ of Brighton, UK) will speak about the role of sport in conflict resolution, reconciliation, and peaceful coexistence between rival ethnic and religious groups in Northern Ireland and the Middle East. These are regions where innovative sport programs are part of challenging, yet promising initiatives to try to break down longstanding hostility between historically antagonistic communities. His publications include J. Sugden and J. Wallis (eds), Football for Peace: Teaching and Playing Sport for Conflict Resolution in the Middle East, Meyer & Meyer, Aachen, 2007.
3. Dr Kevin Hylton (Leeds Metropolitan Univ, UK) will deliver a paper that emphasises the value of theoretically informed practical efforts to address problems associated with racial discrimination in sport. Specifically, he will consider how a turn to critical race theory can contribute to a better understanding and theorising of ‘race’, racism and antiracism in sport. In this session Dr Hylton will focus on the inconsistencies, contradictions and pragmatics of theory and practice in sport. He is the author of the much anticipated Critical Race Theory and Sport, Routledge, London, which will be published in July 2008.
For further details about the conference, please visit the web site http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/index.html or email the Conference Chair at Daryl.Adair@uts.edu.au. By all means pass on this notice to relevant colleagues and organisations.
Sincerely, Daryl
p.s. Conference organisers are seeking expressions of interest from sponsors, whose support will be vital to the aim of including speakers and delegates from various cultural, regional and socio-economic backgrounds. See: http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/sponsors.html
Associate Professor Daryl Adair (PhD)
Conference Chair: Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding
University of Technology, Haymarket, Sydney, Australia.
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre
Tel: + 61 2 9514 5498
Fax: + 61 2 9514 5140
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" Muhammad Ali
Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding: 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2008, Sydney, Australia
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/index.html
CALL FOR PAPERS: ABSTRACTS DUE 16 JUNE
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/abstracts.html
A SELECTION OF THE BEST PAPERS WILL APPEAR IN A SPECIAL CONFERENCE EDITION OF THE ROUTLEDGE JOURNAL SPORT IN SOCIETY
Dear colleagues,
you are warmly invited to attend the international conference Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding, which will be hosted by the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2008. This event will bring together academics, policy makers and community representatives from around the world to discuss issues of sport and diversity, with a special focus on themes of 'race', indigeneity and ethnicity. The emphasis here is with sport in a global sense, considering developments in regions as varied as Australasia, East and West Asia, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Additionally, there will be scope for analysis of sport and diversity in localised contexts, such as Aborigines in Australia and Canada, Native Americans and Hispanics in the US, and Maori and Pacific Islanders in New Zealand. Just as significantly, there will be discussion of sport and society in cross-cultural contexts wherein themes of 'race', ethnicity, and religion intersect, such as among Chinese, Indian and Malaysian peoples around South-East Asia.
Keynote speakers: http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/speakers.html
1. Prof John Hoberman (Univ of Texas at Austin) will discuss scientific and folkloric assumptions of athletic ability according to ‘race’. His talk will focus on theories of ‘black’ athletic aptitude in the context of the evolving area of medical genetics, whether ‘scientific’ assumptions of ‘racial’ capability are actually convincing, and the likely future of ‘race politics’ in light of science-race discourses in sport. His best known publication is Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race, Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1997.
2. Prof John Sugden (Univ of Brighton, UK) will speak about the role of sport in conflict resolution, reconciliation, and peaceful coexistence between rival ethnic and religious groups in Northern Ireland and the Middle East. These are regions where innovative sport programs are part of challenging, yet promising initiatives to try to break down longstanding hostility between historically antagonistic communities. His publications include J. Sugden and J. Wallis (eds), Football for Peace: Teaching and Playing Sport for Conflict Resolution in the Middle East, Meyer & Meyer, Aachen, 2007.
3. Dr Kevin Hylton (Leeds Metropolitan Univ, UK) will deliver a paper that emphasises the value of theoretically informed practical efforts to address problems associated with racial discrimination in sport. Specifically, he will consider how a turn to critical race theory can contribute to a better understanding and theorising of ‘race’, racism and antiracism in sport. In this session Dr Hylton will focus on the inconsistencies, contradictions and pragmatics of theory and practice in sport. He is the author of the much anticipated Critical Race Theory and Sport, Routledge, London, which will be published in July 2008.
For further details about the conference, please visit the web site http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/index.html or email the Conference Chair at Daryl.Adair@uts.edu.au. By all means pass on this notice to relevant colleagues and organisations.
Sincerely, Daryl
p.s. Conference organisers are seeking expressions of interest from sponsors, whose support will be vital to the aim of including speakers and delegates from various cultural, regional and socio-economic backgrounds. See: http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/sponsors.html
Associate Professor Daryl Adair (PhD)
Conference Chair: Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding
University of Technology, Haymarket, Sydney, Australia.
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre
Tel: + 61 2 9514 5498
Fax: + 61 2 9514 5140
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" Muhammad Ali
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