The International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK launches its new series of Sports History and Culture Webinars in September 2020. We are delighted to announce the inaugural year of our research webinars, which will bring together established and early career scholars and freelance experts from around the world for live research presentations which will be open to all.
This year’s programme starts on 30 September, with subsequent sessions in October, November, December, January, March, April, and May. All sessions will be hosted live on Microsoft Teams, running from 18.00–19.00 UK time (CET 19.00–20.00; other time zones, click here), and everyone is welcome.
The full programme
30 September
David Berry (freelance film-maker and author)
Beyond strawberries & cream: the reality of playing and watching tennis in Britain
21 October
Raf Nicholson (Bournemouth University, UK, and cricket journalist)
Women’s Sport Governance: Merger-Takeovers in the 1990s and beyond
24 November
Christine O’Bonsawin (Victoria University, Canada)
Sacred and Solemn Promises: The 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games and Indigenous Land (Environmental) Rights
8 December
Louis Moore (Grand Valley State University, USA)
The New Revolt of the Black College Athlete
13 January
Amanda Shuman (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Transnational and International: Athletes and sports networks in China under Mao
16 March
Julien Sorez (University of Paris Nanterre, France)
Sport and the City
14 April
Lisa Taylor (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
‘Where’s My Card, Penny?’: Oral Histories of Sex Testing in International Rowing
All of the events are free, but booking is essential. You can find out more, and book your place, at https://icshcwebinars.wordpress.com/
For further information, contact ICSHC Director Professor Martin Polley on martin.polley@dmu.ac.uk
