University of York Centre for Women's Studies: Call for Papers on Sport, Gender and Media

Support women's sports and SHARE this story with your friends!

The Centre for Women's Studies at the University of York (UK) invites all postgraduate and early career researchers interested in gendered aspects of sport to a one-day interdisciplinary conference. 

This is a growing academic field which addresses important questions about equality, public health, representation, participation, citizenship and "fair play." With the Olympics in the UK, and a likely glut of related journalism, 2012 is an opportune time to investigate the framing of media relationships between sport and gender. 

The conference will be interdisciplinary, and welcomes contributions from many fields in order to foster understanding of, and promote relationships between a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. We also intend to celebrate the achievements of women in sport, and this conference will be part of the promotion of International Women's Day.

The aims of this event are to:

· Demonstrate and enrich the depth of study in this field.

· Bring together academics, activists and others working on sport, gender and media.

The focus of the Conference is the relationship of media to sport and gender; however, papers addressing sports issues which underpin and inform this field will be considered.

Abstracts for papers, posters or roundtable discussion should be 300 words and emailed to  [email protected] by the deadline of Monday, December 12, 2011, with "Sport, Gender and Media abstract" in the subject heading.

For more information, including notification dates and cost of attendance, please visit their website at sportgendermedia.blogspot.com

The original call to papers was posted here: 

http://sportgendermedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/conference-call-for-papers.html

Support women's sports and SHARE this story with your friends!

• Sports
• SportsPLUS
• Discrimination/Title IX
• Media/Marketing
• Research

This article was written by a WomenTalkSports.com contributor. Sign up here to start publishing your own women's sports content.

View anngaff's Full Profile