Conference call for papers
Sports in Africa: Politics and Globalization
March 5- 6, 2010
Ohio University, Athens Ohio
Since its inception in 2004, the Sports in Africa Symposium has sought to foster meaningful dialogue on the interface of sports and Africa among academics, practitioners, media, NGOs and the public. The first five conferences covered a range of topics across time and disciplines. The presentations have explored the relationships among sport and broader themes such as politics, culture, gender, diability, cooperation, conflict, history, migration, mass media, and development. The multi-disciplinary approach has allowed scholars and practitioners to explore multiple dimensions of African sports. In continuing the multi-disciplinary exploration and study of African Sport, the theme Politics and Globalization will represent the leading topic of 2010 symposium. The FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010, the global presence of African soccer players demonstrates the presence of Africa on the global sport stage. Therefore, the 2010 conference will focus on themes such as sport politics, politics and sport, African participation and contribution to global sport, global media networks and sport, sport and African development, women in sport, and youth and sport. Although we encourage the submission of papers that focus on politics and globalization in African sports, conference organizers are also open to the submission of papers that deal with other aspects of sports in Africa.
The conference organizers sincerely hope that the dialogue will be pursued beyond this initiative, and are planning a symposium that will be not only intellectually engaging, but also a source of inspiration for future scholarly and practical endeavors.
Submission Guidelines
By email attachment:
Authors must submit a cover page, including the title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s), and the author(s)’ affiliation(s), if applicable; and an abstract of the paper. The abstract may be no longer than 350 words and should not contain the name(s) of the author(s) or reference(s) that would identify the author(s). All submissions should conform to Endnote style guidelines (reference to Impumelelo). Each submission should be made as a separate file uploaded with the submission form, using the .doc format from Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format or .txt format. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
By web form:
The web form will be avalaible on http://www.ohiou.edu/sportsafrica/politicsglobalization/abstract.htm/
The deadline for presentation abstract submissions is January 3, 2010.
Presentation Sessions (20 minutes)
IMPORTANT: Authors whose abstracts are accepted for presentation must submit the completed papers by January 31, 2010. Selected papers will be submitted to Impumelelo: the Interdisciplinary Electronic Journal of African Sports reviewing for possible publication.
Poster Sessions
Proposal for poster sessions should include a title and one paragraph abstract. Posters may be on any topic addressing the conference theme and African sports in general.
The deadline for poster sessions abstract submissions is January 10, 2010.
IMPORTANT: Selected posters will be submitted to Impumelelo: the Interdisciplinary Electronic Journal of African Sports reviewing for possible publication.
Registration
Authors should register by filling up the submission form via the conference web site (http://www.ohiou.edu/sportsafrica/politicsglobalization/registration.htm/)
Registration fee for the symposium: $50
Student registration: $10
Previous Conferences
Sports in Africa: Communication and Media
http://www.ohio.edu/sportsafrica/communicationmedia/
Health, Sciences and Sport in Africa
http://www.ohiou.edu/sportsafrica/healthsciences/
Women, Gender and Sport in Africa
http://www.ohiou.edu/sportsafrica/womengender/
African Sports Across Disciplines Workshop
http://www.ohiou.edu/sportsafrica/african_sports_across_discplines/
Youth, Sports and Africa Symposium
http://www.ohiou.edu/sportsafrica/youthsportsafrica/
Contact: Gerard A. Akindes
akindesg@ohio.edu
Matthew Kirwin
mkirwinma@msu.edu
