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Andrew C. Sparkes to join 2012 Sport and Society Conference as Plenary Speaker

Published on July 12, 2011 in Conference, Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce that Andrew C. Sparkes will be joining us in Cambridge for the 2012 Sport and Society Conference

Andrew C. Sparkes PhD is Professor of Sport & Body Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education, Community & Leisure at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L17 6BD, England. His research interests revolve around the ways that people experience different forms of embodiment over time in a variety of contexts. Recent work has focused on performing bodies and identity formation; catastrophic spinal cord injury in sport and the narrative reconstruction of self; ageing bodies; and the lives and careers of marginalized individuals and groups. These interests are framed by a desire to develop interpretative forms of understanding via the use of life history, ethnography, and narrative approaches. His work is nomadic in nature, operating across disciplinary boundaries and flourishing in the fertile spaces between them. Whilst respecting traditions he seeks to trouble standard notions of method and aspires to represent lived experience using a variety of genres.

Andrew has published extensively on each of these topics as well as on methodological issues in qualitative research across a range of disciplines in international peer reviewed journals including: Qualitative Research; Social Science & Medicine ; Sociology of Health & Illness; Health; Disability & Society, Journal of Aging Studies; Sport, Education and Society; Psychology of Sport and Exercise; The Sport Psychologist; and Sociology of Sport Journal. He has authored several books including Telling Tales in Sport & Physical Activity: A Qualitative Journey, and written many book chapters in leading texts, such as, Handbook of Constructionist Research edited J. Holstein & J. Gubrium; Handbook of the Arts in Qualitative Research edited by G. Knowles & A. Cole; Ethnographically Speaking: Autoethnography, Literature, and Aesthetics edited by A. Bochner & C. Ellis; Physical Culture, Power, and the Body edited by J. Hargreaves & P. Vertinsky; and Body Knowledge and Control edited by J. Evans, B. Davies & J. Wright. He is currently editor of the annual British Sociological Association Auto/Biography Yearbook. Andrew serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the following journals: Sport, Education and Society; Qualitative Research in Sport & Exercise; and is a member of the Editorial Boards for the following journals: Journal of Aging Studies; The Sport Psychologist; Psychology of Sport and Exercise ; International Journal of Men’s Health; Journal of Applied Sport Psychology; European Physical Education Review; and Agora: Para la educacion fisica y el deporte (Spain).

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Announcing Plenary Speaker Dr Keith Gilbert for the 2012 Sport and Society Conference

Published on April 29, 2011 in Conference and Newsletter. 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce that Dr Keith Gilbert will be joining us for the 2012 Sport and Society Conference in London.

Dr. Keith Gilbert is a Professor in the School of Health & Bioscience at the University of East London and Director of the Centre for Disability, Sport & Health. He researches in the area of sport sociology [which includes opening up many areas of research innovation] and disability of sport and has a strong interest in qualitative, interpretive and narrative research methodologies. He has numerous publications and has edited several books in the broad areas of sport, sociology, cultural studies, environment and disability.

Dr. Gilbert has written over 55 published research articles. He has been an Executive Board Member of the International Council of Sports Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) and is currently on the publications Board of (ICSSPE). He has won university awards for teaching and also professional development and given numerous keynote conference presentations. Dr. Gilbert has several PhD students working across different areas of sport and society. His own current research interests include the exploration of the sociological dimensions of sport, sport and the environment, legacy and Paralympic research. Professor Gilbert is chief editor of the International Journal of Sport in Society and he has two book series one in the area of Disability and Sport and the other in the broad area of Sport in Society. Professor Gilbert was also the organiser and chair of a conference on Sport in Society with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in March 2010 between the Winter Olympics and Paralympics and will continue the Sport and Society conferences in Kolkata 2011 and Cambridge 2012.

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2012 Sport and Society Conference

Published on January 22, 2011 in Conference and Newsletter. 1 Comment Tags: , .

Location and Date

The 2012 Sport and Society Conference will  be held at Cambridge University in Cambridge, UK from 23-25 July 2012. For more information, please visit www.sportconference.com . Held directly before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the Sport Conference aims to examine many critical issues including some additional themes that will be announced soon. With such close proximity to the 2012 Olympics, it is our hope to have a strong connection between the conference and the London Olympics.

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, please click here . To submit a proposal click here and follow the online instructions. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal.  Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, or to register for the 2012 Sport and Society Conference, click here .

Themes

The themes for the International Sport and Society Conference are loosely grouped into five categories:

Scope and Concerns

The Sport and Society Conference scope and concerns is outlined here .

Communities

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Contact

Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have. We can be reached by email at support@sportandsociety.com or by phone at +1 (217) 328-0405.

Richard Pound – Vancouver 2010 Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games – at Sport and Society Conference

Published on August 27, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Richard Pound, 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Vancouver Organizing Committee, Montréal, Canada
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Richard Pound is director of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and, since 2007, has been a member of the International Council Arbitration for Sport. He is the founding Chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (1999-2007) and remains a member of its Foundation board. In February 2008, he was awarded the Laureus “Spirit of Sport” Prize for his work as head of the World Anti-Doping Agency. In addition, Mr. Pound has been named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for his relentless efforts to rid sport of performance- enhancing drugs. More…

2010 Sport and Society Conference – Accommodation

Published on August 7, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Accommodation for the 2010 Sport and Society Conference in Vancouver, Canada may now be booked. Please see the Conference Accommodation webpage for more information.

2010 Sport and Society Conference – Plenary Speaker Added

Published on July 28, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments
Patricia Vertinsky, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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 Patricia Vertinsky is a Professor in the School of Human Kinetics, with the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Her specializations include social and cultural history of the body: gender, race, aging and disability; gender relations, health, sport and exercise; social history of women and health; social and cultural aspects of sport and physical activity; health education; health promotion; and health policy
She received her B.A. (Hons) and Dip.Ed. in History and Physical Education from Birmingham University, UK; her M.Sc. in Sociology and Kinesiology at the University of California at Los Angeles, USA; and her Ed.D in Social Foundations of Education from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

2010 Sport and Society Conference – Plenary Speaker Added

Published on July 28, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Professor Barbara Evans, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Professor Barbara Evans commenced her present appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of British Columbia in early November 2007. Prior to this Professor Evans was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Training) at The University of Melbourne, with particular responsibilities for the oversight of policy, management and quality assurance for research higher degree programs, postgraduate generic skills training and research supervision.

Since 1997, she had also been Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Professor Evans has been an invited speaker at many international conferences in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia focused on graduate and research higher degree education, and has been invited to review Graduate Programs at several Australian and international universities due to the School’s excellent reputation. More…

2010 Sport and Society Conference – Plenary Speaker Added

Published on July 21, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Sir Philip Craven, International Paralympic Committee, UK
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Sir Philip Craven MBE was elected President of the International Paralympic Committee in 2001. Under his Presidency the International Paralympic Committee has developed to become one of the leading sports organizations in the world. Sir Philip is also a member of the International Olympic Committee and a Board Member of the London 2012 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In addition, Sir Philip serves as the International Paralympic Committee representative in several international organizations including the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Administration Council of the International Committee for Fair Play. More…