2023 PCS Symposium:
Rethinking the Cultural Politics of Sport in the 21st Century
About:
This symposium brings together four world-leading critical sport scholars to examine the complex relationship between sport and politics within historical, contemporary, and future moments.
When:
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 10am-4pm
Where:
Friedgen Seminar Lounge
UMD SPH 2236
Featuring presentations by:
Dr. Ben Carrington
University of Southern California
"There's an awful lot of rubbish around masquerading as Cultural Studies” (Stuart Hall): Rethinking Sports Studies After the Cultural Turn"
10-11am
Dr. Doug Hartmann
University of Minnesota
“Reconsidering the Cultural Politics of Sport After a Decade of Activism, Populism, and Polarization”
11am-12pm
Dr. Janelle Joseph
University of Toronto
“Storytelling and Re-Existence/Resistance in Sport and Physical Culture”
1:30-2:30pm
Dr. Jules Boykoff
Pacific University
“Glitterati and Grit: The Perils and Possibilities of Sports Mega-Event Research”
2:30-3:30pm