We are now looking for speakers for the 2010/11 programme of the Sport and Leisure History seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, which takes place in the Ecclesiastical History Room at 17:15 on Mondays fortnightly. The purpose of this seminar group is to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of leading edge research in the history of sport and leisure and its relationship with wider cultural, social and political issues, covering a vast selection of nations and periods, from antiquity to the present. We are looking for papers on a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Sport and leisure and identity
- Sport and leisure and gender
- The experiences of participants in sport and leisure
- The treatment and interpretation of sport and leisure in various media
- Sport and leisure and the physical environment
- Commercial aspects of sport and leisure
- Cultures of spectatorship and fandom
- Sports administration
- Sports diplomacy
- Issues of exercise, health and fitness
- Tourism and holidaymaking
For the purpose of achieving greater diversity in our subject matter this year, we are looking in particular for papers on non-sporting forms of leisure and on non-British topics, although each abstract we receive will be considered on its own merits. If you are interested in presenting your research, please send an approx. 200-300 word abstract for your planned paper, as well as a brief biography, to sportshistory@hotmail.co.uk by Friday, August 27th. Please also indicate which of the following dates you would be able to do (if you could do potentially do one of any number of dates, please say so):
Autumn term: Oct 11; Oct 25; Nov 8; Nov 22; Dec 6
Spring term: Jan 17; Jan 31; Feb 14; Feb 28; Mar 14; Mar 28
Summer term: May 9; May 23, Jun 6, Jun 20
Finally, we are also considering trialling the podcasting of some of our seminars (just the papers, not the subsequent questions) during the forthcoming academic year, with these podcasts then becoming available online from the IHR website. If you would be interested in letting your paper be one of those that we podcast, please let us know.
