Call for Abstracts: Defining Sport
3rd Annual Rockford University Sports Studies Symposium:
An interdisciplinary conference on the study of Sport.
Date: April 25, 2014
Rockford University
5050 E. State. St.
Rockford, IL 61108
The focus of this year’s symposium is “Defining Sport.” How
should scholars of sport approaching defining sport? Is there a consistent
definition or approach to defining sport? Is there a difference between
defining a sport, the sport, sport, or sports?
We invite cross-disciplinary papers on the different
discussions surrounding the term “sport” and its many iterations. We seek
to explore how the concept itself, broadly construed, is being employed,
understood, challenged, and used in the many different disciplines that study
sport. Papers focusing on related concepts, like competition, games, or play,
are welcomed as well.
There will be multiple panels. The focus of each panel will
depend, in part, on the accepted abstracts. Each presenter will have 20 minutes
for his or her presentation. There will also be time for Q&A.
Abstract Submission:
Abstract should be 300-500 words. Send via email (as PDF) to
sklein_at_rockford_dot_edu.
Deadline: 1/24/2014
Notification of Acceptance: 2/7/2014
If you have any questions, please contact Shawn Klein:
sklein_at_rockford_dot_edu or Michael Perry: mperry_at_rockford_dot_edu.
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