CFP: College Sports and Ethics

This is an open call for College Sports and Ethics, an edited collection to be published as part of Lexington Books’ Studies in the Philosophy of Sport series.

This new anthology, edited by Chad Carlson and Shawn E. Klein, focuses on foundational ethical issues in college sports, including the fit of intercollegiate sports with the university and the question of professionalism. It will also tackle several important ethical topics that pertain particularly to college sports, such as athletes’ rights and recruitment. This edited collection brings together top scholars of sport to examine college sports and analyze the important ethical issues in college sport. We invite you to submit a proposal to contribute as well.

There are many possible topics to focus on and we are open to almost any topic so long as it directly addresses a normative issue within intercollegiate athletics. We are looking for papers that focus on the particular ways an issue affects or arises in college sports specifically.

Topics of particular interest or need:

• Athlete mental health
• Academic concerns in connection to athletics
• Recruitment of athletes
• Religious issues impacting college athletics
• Team names/mascots
• Spectatorship/fandom

These suggestions are not exhaustive and we welcome proposals on many other topics as well. Feel free to reach out to us before abstract submission to discuss a possible topic.

To contribute, please email the following:

• An abstract (300-500 words)
• A CV
• Submit as a PDF
• Email by Nov 1, 2021
• Email: sklein@asu.edu and/or ccarlson@hope.edu

We will notify contributors of acceptance no later than January 2022, and look for manuscripts to be submitted by May 1, 2022. All contributions will go through peer-review. We are expecting publication in early 2023.

Call for Session Proposals: IAPS @ APA 2022

[Crossposted: https://sportsethicist.com/2021/08/16/call-for-session-proposals-iaps-apa-2022/ ]

I am seeking proposals for the IAPS affiliated group session at the 2022 Pacific APA. It is set to take place in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 13-16, 2022.

I am looking for either a proposal to present a paper or a proposal for a set of thematically connected papers.

Any topic within philosophy of sport is welcomed. 

 What I need for the proposal:

• Name and institutional affiliation
• CV
• Paper title & short abstract
• Deadline: Sept 30^th, 2021

If you are proposing a theme:

• Names and institutional affiliations of each participant
• CVs of each participant
• Paper titles & short abstracts for each paper as part of the theme.
• Deadline: Sept 30^th, 2021

All presenters will need to be IAPS members. (Joining is easy: iaps.net) 

Also, if you are planning on attending the Pacific APA and are willing to provide comments to any of the potential papers, please contact me. 

 Please send proposals by Sept 30^th to Shawn Klein: sklein at asu.edu Thanks!

CFP: Studies in Philosophy of Sport

[Cross posted from: https://sportsethicist.com/2021/07/01/cfp-studies-in-philosophy-of-sport-2/]

This is an active and ongoing call for proposals for the Studies in Philosophy of Sport series from Lexington Books.

This series encourages scholars from all disciplines to inquire into the nature, importance, and qualities of sport and related activities. The series aims to encourage new voices and methods for the philosophic study of sport while also inspiring established scholars to consider new questions and approaches.

The series encourages scholars new to the philosophy of sport to bring their expertise to this growing field. These new voices bring innovative methods and different questions to the standard issues in the philosophy of sport. Well-trodden topics in the literature will be reexamined with fresh takes and new questions and issues will be explored to advance the field beyond traditional positions.

A few possible topic ideas:

• A deep analysis of one of the central concepts or theories in philosophy of sport.
  • Internalism, conventionalism, mutualism, etc.
  • Fouls and rules
  • Technology and its philosophical implications
  • Competition
  • Sportsmanship
• Epistemological issues in sport: can sport teach us anything about how and what we know?
• Metaphysical issues in sport: mind/body, personal identity, time, etc.
• Application of contemporary approaches to philosophy to sport.
• Look at a specific sport (rugby, tennis, gymnastics, etc.) and examine what philosophy can tell us about that sport and/or what that sport can teach us about philosophy.
• Philosophical/ethical issues in the Olympics, college athletics, or youth sports.
• Adaption of dissertation to a monograph.

Proposal Information

Review the proposal guidelines.

The series publishes both monographs and edited volumes. The “philosophy of sport” should be construed broadly to include many different methodological approaches, historical traditions, and academic disciplines.

I am happy to discuss topics before a formal proposal is submitted. Just email me and we’ll get the ball rolling.