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The Media and Sport Section seeks to promote a range of scholarly perspectives on the study of media and sport, especially in the area of the relations between the media, sport and concepts of nationhood as well as identity, politics and the development of the sports industry.
Chair: Alina Bernstein (*) [Contact]
(*) Section Head
IAMCR 2012 - Media and Sport Section Call for Papers
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its program for the IAMCR annual conference that will be held in Durban, South Africa, July 15-19, 2012. The overall conference theme is 'South-North Conversations.'
IAMCR 2013 - Media and Sport Section - Call for Papers
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its program for the IAMCR annual conference to be held at the Dublin City University in Ireland from 25 to 29 June 2013.
All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference’s theme “Crises, ‘Creative Destruction’ and the Global Power and Communication Orders”.
Istanbul 2011 - Media and Sport Section Call for Papers
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its program for the 2011 IAMCR conference to be held in Istanbul, Turkey 2011 from July 13-17.
All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference’s theme "Cities, Creativity, Connectivity".
Braga 2010 - Media and Sport Section Call for Papers
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its program for the IAMCR conference to be held in Braga (Portugal), July 18-22 2010.
All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference’s theme 'Communication and Citizenship: Rethinking Crisis and Change. Abstracts of 300-500 words, followed by the title, name, institutional address and email address of the author or authors (with no biographical notes or references) should be sent through the conference website by January 31st 2010.
Mexico 2009 - Media and Sport Section Call for Papers
The Media and Sport section invites proposals for papers to be presented at the 2009 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference in Mexico City, Mexico, July 21-24, 2009.
All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference's theme.
Stockholm 2008 - Media and Sport Section Call for Papers
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 FEBRUARY 2008!
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its sessions at the IAMCR 2008 Conference (July 20-25) in Stockholm, Sweden, with special preference to submissions addressing the conference theme “Media and Global Divides”.
Paris 2007 - Media and Sport Section Call for Papers
We expect Paris to attract many submissions and thus would encourage proposals for complete panels and/or round tables. All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport, will be considered. An indication of intention of submission would be very much appreciated. Contact Alina Bernstein for more information.
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Members' books
Bodies of Discourse. Sports Stars, Media, and the Global Public
Cornel Sandvoss, Michael Real and Alina Bernstein, editors.
This anthology investigates sports stardom in its global context across the spectrum of spectator sport: from the quest of Japanese star athletes to exorcise the cultural demons of postwar Japan, to the Mexican pitcher celebrating victory in the first major league baseball game played on Mexican soil; from the naturalization of a Croatian footballer in Israel, to the marginalization of Scottish women curlers at the Winter Olympics.
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