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> * apologies for cross-posting * > > Dear colleagues, > > we would like to draw your attention on the following cfp for a > session on ETHNOGRAPHIES OF SPORT AND SOCIAL CHANGE that will be held > within the 5th Ethnography and Qualitative Research Conference > (Bergamo, Italy - June 5-7, 2014): > > > *ETHNOGRAPHIES OF SPORT AND SOCIAL CHANGE* > > In this session we invite ethnographic contributions that analyse > sport as a vehicle and as a mirror of social change. This might > include focus on transformation of sporting activities, recent > emergence and development of alternative physical activities or > protest movements in sport. Drawing on the papers presented in the > session, the following questions could be discussed: Do sport and > physical activity have specific characteristics that make them > particularly suitable as objects for ethnographic research? Which are > the benefits and limits of ethnography in understanding the processes > of social change (both in general and in/through sport)? How does the > ethnographic approach help to investigate/unveil processes and their > dynamics, ambivalences and contradictions? What contribution can be > made by digital ethnographies in further exploration of these processes? > > Please note that the deadline for abstract submission is *February 17, > 2014*. > > Further information about submission, registration and the complete > cfp of the conference can be found in attachment. > > The format of the conference is organized in sessions of 3 hours each, > with a maximum of 5 paper presentations per session. The aim is to > leave as much room as possible for open discussion. > The nice medieval city centre of Bergamo can be easily reached from > the nearby airport "Orio al Serio" (Italian Ryanair hub) as well as > from Milan's airports. > > We really hope that you will take the opportunity to present your work > at the conference in Bergamo and take advantage of the collaborative > and constrictive spirit that has been established during the previous > years. Should you have any queries in relation to your proposal and > ideas, please do not hesitate to contact us by email. > > Best regards, > > Davide Sterchele, Leeds Metropolitan University > > Dino Numerato, Loughborough University > > > > > > >