Tag: CfP Conference

This workshop aims to unite the various strands of work on the philosophy of games. Furthermore, the workshop aims to unite the discussion of the many forms of games, including videogames, sports, board games, card games, role playing games, and more.

Inspiring sport moments… some bring you to your knees while others bring you off your feet. There are moments that generate tears of joy and those that generate tears wrought with pain. A life can be inspired in a moment. This inaugural conference will cover a wide range of topics related to sport and inspiration.

From art exhibitions, theatre, live music and a wide range of creative events taking place throughout the year, to high adrenaline sport and adventure activities, not forgetting the more serene pursuits that occupy lazy Sundays in the many parks dotted around the city – every possible definition of leisure is represented at the LSA conference.

Inspired by recent momentous cultural events, the conference theme questions and considers the role of sport sociology and sport sociologists in public engagement. In the context of growing economic inequality, we see public money being siphoned into private stadiums within professional sport, corruption within international sporting organizations, and U.S. college coaches being the highest paid employees in state institutions within ‘amateur’ sport.

The European Committee for Sports History (CESH) was officially founded in 1995. It promotes the exchange of ideas, students and staff between European universities, encourages a high standard of teaching in sports history and helps young scholars in developing a European dimension in their research.

The overarching purpose of this workshop is to gather theoretical and practical perspectives on the impact of austerity measures on the sport sector within the Eurozone. Historical and critical “memories and identities” of the Eurozone as related to funding mechanisms of sport are also going to discussed.

This is an open call on any topic relating to the history of sport and related fields, with a broad geographic focus. Proposals for twenty-minute papers should be submitted by 15 May 2016. Proposals should be a maximum of 200 words long. Registration will be open 1 April. The draft conference programme will be announced by the end of May.

The 24th Conference of the European Association for Sport Management takes place in Warsaw, Poland on 7–10th September 2016, bringing together academics, researchers, students and practitioners in the area of sports management. The conference programme is centered on the theme of «Memories and identities in sport management in Europe».

The International Association for the Philosophy of Sport invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 44th annual IAPS meeting and essays for the 2016 R. Scott Kretchmar Student Essay Award. The conferences sponsored by Fonte Aretusa and hosted at the International Olympic Academy.

We invite abstracts and papers across a range of disciplines (such as, but not limited to: Cultural Studies, Economics, History, Management, Politics, Sociology, Urban Studies, and Tourism) focusing on the inter-relationships amongst Brazil, mega-events, and urban transformation.