For human beings, our bodies serve as the material basis of our existence. Without our physical bodies, we would not be able to engage in social practices. And while we cannot choose our body, we can throughout our lives shape our body and attempt to make it "our own." Unfortunately, however, we are not the only ones trying to control our bodies. Politicians, businesses, social groups, and other individuals also are interested in "own" our bodies. As a result, they profoundly influence the meaning of "our" bodies via defining the limits of what, where, and how we can use them.
At this year's conference, we want to investigate how bodies are free and governed in all levels of sport, from:
We are both interested in work that deals with these challenges on a day-to-day level and speculative theoretical work that positions sports and society researchers at the forefront for interpreting and acting on broader social movement.
Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
Associate Professor, University of Lynchburg, United States
Professor, Linnaeus University, Sweden
Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
Professor, Politics & Government Department Chair, Pacific University, United States
Director General, Global Athlete, United States
DIF Athletes Committee, Denmark
Professor, Public Administration and Organisation Science, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Associate Professor, Sport & Society, Utrecht University School of Governance (USG), Netherlands
Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2021 In-Person Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:
York University, Canada
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Founder, Crowned Vitta LLC
Aarhus University, Denmark
Charles Sturt University, Austrailia
Vanderbilt University, USA
University of San Bueneventura, Colombia
The 2022 Online-Only Emerging Scholar Award recipients are as follows:
University of California, USA
Harvard Medical School, USA
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Menlo College, USA
University of California, USA
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Visiting Assistant Professor, Pitzer College, USA & Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Aarhus, Denmark
