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Call for Papers | “Feminist Sport Philosophy Greatest of all Time (GOATs)”, Special Issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy | Call ends May 11, 2025

March 28, 2025

Special Issue Editor

- Charlene Weaving, St. Francis Xavier University, cweaving@stfx.ca
- Colleen English, Penn State Berks, cue113@psu.edu

Left to Right: bell hooks (photo: Alex Lozupone, published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license), Simone De Beauvoir (Image source Government Press Office, Israel, published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license), and Mary Wollstonecraft (photo in the public domain).

The philosophy of sport has recognized multiple scholars for their significant contributions through special issues (e.g., Robert Simon, Bernard Suits, Bill Morgan, John Russell). However, no such acknowledgment has been given to a feminist philosopher whose work has significantly impacted the field. This special issue aims to address this gap by highlighting the contributions of feminist thinkers who are no longer active but whose influential writings continue to shape the philosophy of sport or hold future promise through their direct engagement with it. Although these scholars are no longer actively involved in the field, their insights remain vital to ongoing discussions about gender, embodiment, ethics, competition, and power in sport. We invite submissions that critically engage with the contributions of feminist thinkers, highlighting their impact on the philosophy of sport and/or exploring how their ideas can shape current and future discussions in the field.

Possible topics include (but are not limited to)

- Sandra Bartky
- Susan Bordo
- Jan Boxill
- Joy T. DeSensi
- Jane English
- Carol Gilligan
- bell hooks
- Eleanor Metheny
- Nel Noddings
- B.C. Postow
- Elizabeth Spellman
- Iris Marion Young

as well as

- Elizabeth Anscombe
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Maria Lugones
- Philippa Foot
- Gloria Anzaldua
- Mary Wollstonecraft

Submission Instructions

Submission process

The submission process will consist of two stages. In the first phase, contributors must submit an extended abstract (800 to 1,000 words, excluding a bibliography of 10 to 15 references) that outlines the main points of their contribution. Extended abstracts should be emailed to Charlene Weaving (cweaving@stfx.ca) and Colleen English (cue113@psu.edu), with Francisco Javier López Frías (fjl13@psu.edu) copied. The special issue associate editors and the journal’s editor-in-chief will evaluate the abstracts for relevance to the special issue, ensuring a complementary selection of articles and adherence to the journal’s scope and publication standards. In the second phase, contributors whose abstracts are selected will prepare a complete manuscript following the journal’s author guidelines (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsep20). The manuscripts will be submitted through the journal’s submission platform and will undergo the standard double-blind peer review process.

Timetable

Abstract submission deadline: May 11, 2025
Abstract selection notification: May 18, 2025
Full paper submission deadline: October 5, 2025
Reviewer feedback due: January 4, 2026
Revised article submission deadline: March 8, 2026
Second review round due: May 4, 2026
Final paper submission deadline: May 25, 2026
Special Issue Publication: Mid-July 2026