CONFERENCE: 4th International Sport, Race and Ethnicity

The 4th International Sport,
Race and Ethnicity Conference
27 to 30 June 2012
Belfast, Northern Ireland

The conference site is one of the most intriguing destinations for the study of sport, society and identity anywhere in the world. For most of the latter part of the 20th century, Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, was an international byword for ethnic division, sectarian conflict and inter-community violence. Amid this turmoil, lasting almost three decades, sport continued to exist, albeit in abnormal circumstances. Nowadays Northern Ireland has been transformed with much of its troubled past consigned to history.

The University of Ulster is delighted to be hosting this prestigious meeting of scholars focusing on the role of sport as a vehicle for examining issues of race, ethnicity and identity. We do hope that the opportunity to visit Belfast, and possibly travel further afield, combined with a thought provoking and intellectually stimulating series of academic papers, will encourage delegates from around the world to attend what promises to be an excellent conference.
Registration (priced at GBP£215 until 29 February 2012; GBP£260 thereafter) is now available at:www.science.ulster.ac.uk/sre2012/registration.php. Presenters wishing to submit individual abstracts or propose a dedicated panel session should submit their proposals to Dr. Daryl Adair, Associate Professor, School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, by email to Daryl.Adair@uts.edu.au .
Delegates should refer to the conference website for further details:
www.science.ulster.ac.uk/sre2012/.