Eighth International Conference on Sport & Society
- 2017 Special Focus: Out of Bounds—Gender, Identity, and Participation in Sport
- 10–11 July 2017
- Imperial College, London, UK
Days of paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters, and colloquia.
Delegates from all over the world who attended the Eighth International Conference on Sport & Society.
Countries represented.
The practice of sport is often idealized as a social activity that “levels the playing field,” to use a sporting metaphor. At the core of the leveling thesis is the assumption that exemplary effort is the key denominator for actualizing success. Nevertheless, there is a long history of critically examining “exclusions” from the playing field, boundaries that prevent the playing field from being truly level. Gender is one of these “boundary makers.” In a world where gender is becoming more fluid and more defined, how do sports reproduce traditional exclusions or play a transformative role in reconceiving gender across the playing field? How does gender frame participation in inclusive as well as exclusive ways?
The Eighth International Conference on Sport & Society featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
Professor of Sport, Masculinities & Sexualities, University of Winchester, UK
"21st Century Jock: Changing Masculinities in Sport"
Lecturer, Physical Education, University of Worcester, UK
"Changing Times: Discovering How Openly Lesbian Athletes Navigate Team Sports"
For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active academic interest in the conference area. The Award with its accompanying responsibilities provides a strong professional development opportunity for early career academics. The 2017 Emerging Scholar Awardees are listed below.
Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany
University of Physical Education, Hungary
University of Freiburg, Germany
Masaryk University, Czech Republic
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
University of Limerick, Ireland
Pacific University, Oregon, USA
Virtual Posters present preliminary results of work or projects that lend themselves to visual representations. Download the posters below.
Lightning Talks are 5-minute “flash” video presentations. Click the button below to view the videos on our YouTube channel.