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