Sixth International Conference on Sport and Society
- 2015 Special Focus: Sport in the Americas
- 30–31 July 2015
- University of Toronto, Canada
Days of paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters, and colloquia.
Delegates from all over the world who attended the Sixth International Conference on Sport and Society.
Countries represented.
This year’s conference will be held in parallel with the Pan-American Games. Often, “America” is taken to mean the United States, to the neglect of the other countries represented at the games. Accordingly, in addition to the general, international themes for the conference, this year’s area of special focus relates to the rise and development of sport in the Americas, with a particular focus on the Caribbean states, South America, and Central America. This is an under-researched area, which deserves deeper investigation. The Pan-American Games are in Toronto at the same time as the Sport and Society Conference, bringing people from the whole of the Americas to a single event. This provides an opportunity to open up to the rest of the academic world the vast array of research that is being undertaken by scholars of sport in the Caribbean, South America, and Central America.
The Sixth International Conference on Sport and Society featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
Ph.D., Institute of Technology, University of Ontario, Oshawa, Canada
"Sport, Capitalism, and Men of Colour: Changing the Game or More of the Same?"
Vice-President, ICSSPE - International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, Germany
"Physical Activity Passport for Health"
For each conference, a small number of Graduate Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students who have an active academic interest in the conference area. The Award with its accompanying responsibilities provides a strong professional development opportunity for graduate students at this stage in their academic careers. The 2015 Graduate Scholar Awardees are listed below.
University of Chester, UK
Queen's University, Canada
University of Leicester, UK
Bowling Green State University, US
Wayne State University, US
University of Arizona, US
Unisuam University, Brazil
King’s College, UK