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[Commlist] CFP: Sport, Media & Gender 2020 Conference

Tue Sep 03 18:32:14 GMT 2019




*On the same page? The theory-practice divide and
gendered media representations of sport***

Northumbria University, London Campus

17th January, 2020

*Call for submissions***

*Keynote speaker:*Professor Toni Bruce,Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, New Zealand

*Keynote panel: *to be announced in October 2019**

The quality and influence of research produced by sports mediascholarsfrom a range of disciplines is improved by both an interdisciplinary approach and**the direct, active involvement of stakeholders.**As such, the aim of this one-day conference is to provide a platform for the knowledge exchange between scholars (from a range of disciplines), stakeholders, and practitioners who are united by a focus on sports media.

The event will take stock of the current position by examining notable case studies from the recent past. The event aims to foster new inter- and/or post-disciplinary trajectories and scholarship/practitioner collaborations. More specifically, the event has*four objectives*/:///

 1. To stimulate conversations between academic disciplines, as well as
    between fields of media policy and practice;
 2. To elaborate an historically-informed, future-focused research
    agenda that accounts for the needs and concerns of policy makers and
    practitioners;
 3. To disseminate emerging findings and insights to a wide audience of
    academics and non-academics;
 4. To identify and agree a series of next steps and practical actions
    by which to progress the Network and its concerns.

    *Submissions:***We welcome 15-minute papers, multi-media or
    documentary presentations which address the study of the gendered
    nature of sports media, including but not limited to such topics as:

  * Methodological innovation
  * Pathways to inter-disciplinary collaboration
  * Sharing research outcomes with media practitioners
  * Overcoming gender bias in sports media industries
  * Sports media representation of female non-athletes
  * Sports media, gender and race
  * Inclusive and exclusive framing of trans athletes


It is intended that the symposium will lead to a special edition collection for Routledge’s /Advances in Leisure Studies /series.

Submissions are due by *Friday, 11 October 2019 *and should:

 1. Be sent in the form of a Microsoft Word document (.doc, .docx)
 2. Not exceed 300 words
 3. Include the title of the paper
 4. Include the author’s full name, title, position and institution
 5. Include a brief professional biography (not exceeding 50 words)


Submissions should be sent to: (SportMediaGender2020 /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(SportMediaGender2020 /at/ gmail.com)> with the subject header: /“Abstract: Sports media & gender conference 2020"/

*Cost: *£15 (Lunch and refreshment provided). For more details and to book a place, please visit the conference website here: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/events/2020/01/sport-media-and-gender-2020/.

A small number of travel and accommodation bursaries are available for Early Career. Details on request.

*Venue: *Northumbria University London Campus, 110Middlesex St, Spitalfields, London, E1 7HT

*Convenor: *Roger Domeneghetti,Senior lecturer in Journalism, Faculty of Arts Design and Social Science, Northumbria University




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