[ecrea] CfP - Muslims, Sport and Physical Activity (KU Leuven)

*Call for Papers – Muslims, Sport and Physical Activity*

International Colloquium at KU Leuven (Belgium)

December 7^th - 2015

*Outline: *In the recent years, there have been an increasing number of
studies on the physical activity of Muslim youth and especially on
Muslim schoolgirls in Europe. The researches on physical activity have
expanded in new domains such as sports activities during the month of
Ramadan, wearing headscarf in Olympic games and football matches, halal
meals in football training camps, mixed-sex swimming lessons and dancing
clubs. Sports are also at the centre of the debates on Islamic
expressions of identity and diversity. These researches on life
experiences of Muslims in different contexts reveal how sports
constitute a terrain for identity making, empowerment, and religious
plurality particularly with regards to Islam.

The visibility of Muslim and the presence of Islam in sports need
specific attention. On the one hand, there is an increase in social
mobility, socialisation and participation in the society via sport; on
the other hand, research has indicated that this participation in sports
reveals some particularities in Islamic codes of living. These
particularities and religious expressions in sports are seen as a means
of defying secular values and life.

This workshop attempts to provide more insight on the relationship
between Muslims who live in Europe and sports-physical activity. We
would like to examine how Muslims make sense of religion and their
religious identity in sportive activities and how public policies are
organized vis-a-vis the needs of the Muslim populations in Europe.
During this workshop we want to address a range of issues such as space,
gender, social inclusion, multiculturalism, citizenship, politics of
identity and secularism.

Contributions from various disciplines sociology, anthropology, sports,
media studies and religious studies are welcomed to overview the
different spheres in which sports and physical activities are manifest.
Specific attention is paid to the factors that socialize audiences with
diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds, explore the media
representations that shape public agendas and policies and might
ultimately explain divergent modes of participation.

*International keynote speakers: *to be confirmed**

*Tuition Fees: *there will be no tuition fees.

*Publication outcome: *A selection of papers presented will be proposed
for publication in a Special Issue in one of the leading peer-reviewed
journals in the field or will be published in an academic peer-reviewed
book publication.

*Selection criteria: *the workshop will accept up to /10 participants/,
each of whom must meet the following requirements:

  * have a professional and/or research**/background in related topics
    of the workshop;/
  * be able to /attend the entire programme/

Since the workshop expects to address a broad range of topics while the
number of participants has to be limited, writers submitting abstracts
are requested to bear in mind the need to ensure that their language is
technical only where it is absolutely necessary and the language should
be intelligible to non-specialists and specialists in disciplines other
than their own; and present clear, coherent arguments in a rational way
and in accordance with the usual standards and format for publishable work.

*Timetable*

 1. *Abstracts*(300–500 words maximum) and *CVs* (maximum 1 page) to be
    received by *24th September 2015*.
 2. Abstracts to be short-listed by the Editorial Board and papers
    invited by 30th September 2015.
 3. Conference: 7 December 2015

*Editorial Board and Organizers*

Joyce Koeman, Institute for Media Studies, KU Leuven

Pascal Delheye, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU
Leuven

Erkan Toğuşlu, Gülen Chair and IMMRC, KU Leuven

See also: http://gulenchair.com/articles/call-for-paper-muslim-and-sports



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