[Commlist] Call for Papers | Sport and Discrimination | Autonomous University of Barcelona | 29 May 2020

The fifth annual *Sport and Discrimination Conference* examines 
the intersectional nature of discrimination in sport. This one-day 
event,*Friday 29 May 2020*, at the*Autonomous University of Barcelona*, 
invites presentations by academics, postgraduates, students and policy 
makers from a variety of backgrounds and specialisms.

Discrimination is a complex issue and this conference attempts to 
showcase how intersectionality can be used as a conceptual framework to 
explore and understand human experiences within sport. For Lind (2010: 
3), intersectionality is“a multi-faceted perspective acknowledging the 
richness of the multiple socially-constructed identities that combine 
each of us as a unique individual.” Our identity markers therefore 
culminate to help shape our journey’s, experiences, and 
successes/failures within sport, and society. Anderson and Hill Collins 
(2010: 5) add, “At any moment, race, class, or gender may feel more 
salient or meaningful in a given person's life, but they are overlapping 
and cumulative in their effect on people's experience.” This conference 
thus intends to investigate how our identity markers including ‘race’, 
ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, etc. operate 
within sport.

Discrimination cuts across traditional academic subjects and the ethos 
behind this conference is therefore to bring together experts from 
different subject areas to exchange ideas and explore what we can learn 
from one another.We welcome presentations about all forms of 
discrimination across any sporting context.As in previous years of Sport 
and Discrimination events, submissions may approach the conference from 
a variety of perspectives, including:

  * empirical findings about the nature and extent of discrimination in
    sport;
  * research articulating the experiences of those who have suffered
    discrimination in sport;
  * attempts to understand the intersectional nature of discrimination
    within sport;
  * contributions adding to the theoretical understanding of sport and
    discrimination;
  * policy recommendations and further suggestions for tackling and
    reducing discrimination in sport.

This year, however, the conference will have a focus on issues relating 
to media and new media. We therefore particularly welcome submissions about:

  * issues of fairness and bias in the sports media;
  * sports media representations and stereotypes;
  * the impacts of new and social media on discrimination on sport;
  * issues relating to diversity in the sports media;
  * how new media platforms can be innovatively used to gather empirical
    data in the field.

Proposals (in English, please), for 20-minute presentations, should 
include title, abstract (250 words), the name and institutional 
affiliation of the presenter and a concise biography (100 words). The 
submission deadline is 17 January 2020. All submissions and enquiries 
should be sent to: (SportDisc /at/ leedsbeckett.ac.uk) 
<https://lbmail.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?REF=bZ-rU0EBRgGiYZib9eblI_QYeV1S4ZlvTr2SY4n9xHjnRfpA5JDVCAFtYWlsdG86U3BvcnREaXNjQGxlZWRzYmVja2V0dC5hYy51aw..>

The conference attendance fee is 110 Euros for academics / practitioners 
and 50 Euros for postgraduates and undergraduates. The registration page 
and link will be circulated following your notification of acceptance 
(if accepted) on 27 January 2020.

*Key dates*

October 2019: Call for papers
17 January 2020: Deadline for the submission of paper abstracts
27 January 2020: Notification of acceptance
29 May 2020: Sport and Discrimination Conference

*Venue*

Communication Faculty at the Autonomous University of Barcelona

*Organising Committee*

 Dr Daniel Kilvington

Senior Lecturer and Course Director in Media and Cultural Studies

Leeds Beckett University, UK

Email: (d.j.kilvington /at/ leedsbeckett.ac.uk)

Twitter: @dan_kilvington



Dr John Price

Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Sports Journalism

University of Sunderland, UK

Email: (John.price /at/ sunderland.ac.uk)


Prof. Emilio Fernández Peña

Professor of Communication and Director of the Centre d’Estudis Olímpics 
i de l’Esport Universitat

Autònoma of Barcelona, Spain

Email: (Emilio.Fernandez /at/ uab.cat)

Prof. Berta Cerezuela

Head of Projects at the Olympic and Sport Studies Centre

Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona, Spain

Email: (berta.cerezuela /at/ uab.cat)


Dr Yann Descamps

Senior Lecturer in Sports Studies

Université de Franche Comté, France

Email: (yann.descamps /at/ univ-fcomte.fr)

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