[ecrea] Sport in History Special Edition CFP

*_Call for Papers: Sport and other Leisure Industries_*

*_Special Edition of /Sport in History/_*

_We are seeking articles for a special edition of the journal /Sport in 
History/ that examines the relationship between sport and other leisure 
and/or cultural industries._

Although sport's distinctiveness as a form of leisure, due to its 
emphases on physicality and competitiveness, is undeniable, the study of 
sports history has become somewhat ghettoised from other aspects of 
leisure history. Moreover, while the cultural turn in sports history has 
encouraged a new emphasis on texts and their representation of sport, 
less attention has been devoted to the wider commercial configurations 
that have promoted sport's appropriation by, and of, other leisure and 
cultural forms. This special edition will therefore seek to partially 
redress this gap by showcasing research that examines sport's place 
within the broader entertainment business. Our aim is to encourage a 
dialogue between sports historians and social and cultural historians 
working in other areas and disciplines.

As such, we are particularly keen to receive articles on the history of 
sport's relationship with culture and leisure industries, especially 
where these links have been hitherto relatively unexplored. For example, 
how has sport as a business compared to or interacted with publishing, 
the fairground, theatre, cinema, shopping for pleasure, music, etc? We 
welcome papers covering a diverse range of historical periods, including 
the recent past (providing they offer a suitably historical 
perspective), and geographical contexts, both British and non-British.

The issues that suitable articles could cover include (but are not 
limited to):

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How have entrepreneurs and show-people utilised and sought to capitalise 
on sport?

How have sportspeople, clubs and governing bodies utilised and sought to 
capitalise on the culture industry?

Has sport's relationship with other culture and leisure industries 
transformed the nature of either or both?

The relationship between labour issues in sport and other culture and 
leisure industries.

The nature of competition and co-operation between sport and other 
leisure industries

Comparative studies between sports and other leisure industries.

Relationships between sport and other culture and leisure industries at 
a local level.

Relationships between sport and other leisure industries at a 
transnational level.

If you are interested in contributing to this special edition, please 
send an abstract for your paper (c. 300 words), and a brief biography, 
to (diongeorgiou /at/ hotmail.co.uk) <mailto:(diongeorgiou /at/ hotmail.co.uk)> by 
*Friday 20^th April*. We will then select the most suitable abstracts 
and ask their contributors to write up articles for the journal, to be 
sent into us by Summer 2013, with the special edition due to be 
published in 2014.

Guest Editors,

Dion Georgiou and Ben Litherland