The 2020 Conference of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport begins on Thursday, August 20, and is hosted by Hokkaido University. The social event is held on Saturday, August 22 and the final banquet also held in the evening on Sunday, August 23. The time slot of Young scholars’ social night is planned on Saturday, August 22. An optional tour is planned on Monday, August 24.
Congress Topic and Subtopics
For the ISHPES Congress Sapporo 2020 scholars are invited to submit proposals for sessions which include three papers and abstracts related to the main topic “Sport History and Interdisciplinary Relations in the Year of the Tokyo Games 2020” or individual abstracts on a subtopic. Each author can only submit one abstract. The oral presentations will each be 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes for discussion.
Subtopics
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- The legacy of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Mega-events in sports
- Media, journalism and sports
- Sports and disability
- Gender diversity in physical culture and sport
- Literature, film, philosophy and sport
- Role of economics in sport
- Relations of power, class, politics, diplomacy in sport
- History of physical education and teaching methodologies
- History of martial arts
- Indigeneity and sport /ethnicity and sport
- Medical history in sport and physical activity
- Open papers
Guidelines for submission of a thematic session
A thematic session includes three papers relating to one main topic. Abstract submission of full thematic session is exclusively via email at program@ishpes.org. The submission must include:
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- An abstract describing the session
- Name of the author(s), your institutional affiliation, addresses for the session organizer/moderator and all paper authors
- The titles and abstracts for each paper
Session submission opening: December 15, 2019
Session submission closing: February 15, 2020
Authors to be notified: Mid-March 2020
Guidelines for abstract submission (oral paper)
Abstract submission of full abstract is exclusively here.
The abstract must include:
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- Name of the author(s), institutional affiliation(s) and position, a phone number and email addresses.
- The paper’s title followed by 350 words (maximum) abstract of the proposed paper. The abstract should include the question(s) addressed in the paper, the evidence to be used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the paper has to our understanding of sports history. You do not need any keywords or a reference list.
- Please specify also to what sub-theme your abstract is related to, this helps adding it to a session with similar papers
Session submission opening: December 15, 2019
Session submission closing: March 15, 2020
Authors to be notified: End of April 2020
Guidelines for abstract submission (poster)
Abstract submission of the full abstract (poster) is exclusively here.
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- Please mention that this is a poster submission
- Name of the author(s), institutional affiliation(s) and position, a phone number and email addresses.
- The paper’s title followed by 200 words (maximum) abstract of the proposed paper. The abstract should include the question(s) addressed in the paper, the evidence to be used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the paper has to our understanding of sports history. You do not need any keywords or a reference list.
C.f. When you are qualified, you need to make a 86 cm (width) by 176 cm (height) poster. 10 cm margin is required at the top for numbering.
Abstract submission opening: December 15, 2019
Abstract submission closing: March 15, 2020
Authors to be notified: The end of April 2020
Contact
Questions about the program should be directed to program@ishpes.org.
Questions about logistics for the Congress in Sapporo should be directed to congress@ishpes.org
More information can be found on the ISHPES Congress page.
2020 Congress Scientific Committee
Annette R. Hofmann (chair) (Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany)
Francois Cleophas (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Susanna Hedenborg (Malmö University, Sweden)
Keiko Ikeda (organizer) (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Michael Krüger (Münster University, Germany)
Mei-Chun Lin (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)
Rudolf Müllner (University of Vienna, Austria)
Dario Nardini (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Taro Obayashi, University of Tsukuba, Japan)
Tomaž Pavlin (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Gertrud Pfister (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Pierre-Olaf Schut (University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France)
Patricia Vertinsky (University of British Columbia, Canada)
