Sport, Leisure and Social Justice

Two-day conference at the University of Brighton
10/05/2013 15:32

The Sport and Leisure Cultures research cluster at the University of Brighton, UK, hosts a conference on 'Sport, Leisure and Social Justice ' from 19 until 20 September 2013. Aimed at exploring the role of both sport and academia in dealing with issues surrounding social justice and equality, the event focuses on four themes:

 

• Socio-cultural scholars of sport and leisure as public intellectuals • Sport development and peace (SDP) • Sporting communities and campaigns for change • Social Justice through media, new media, film and documentaries

 

Interested researchers may submit abstracts of 150 words for one of the following forms of presentation:

 

• 20-minute conference paper • Poster presentation • 15-minute round table paper proposal (either individual papers or as a group of up to 4 papers)

 

Please send abstracts to d.c.burdseybrighton.ac.uk and j.c.caudwellbrighton.ac.uk until 1 July 2013.