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****************************************************** * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * ****************************************************** Call for papers for an Anthropology of Sport panel at the 17th World Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, in Manchester - August 2013. Abstract submission deadline: 3rd August 2012 Panel Title: The anthropology of sport in a changing world Abstract: Sport is a near-ubiquitous feature of global societies yet Social Anthropology, in contrast to Sociology, has often seemed to be reticent to take sports as a serious area for analysis. This is particularly remiss given that many of the issues which dominate Anthropology are germane to the area of sport. In particular, sport offers a productive field for pursuing the Anthropological interest in the relation of consumption and commercialisation to issues of cultural identity and community. For example, sports mega-events, such as the Olympic games and the football world cup, have offered the possibility of mass-consumption on a global scale through television broadcasts while at the same time being met with protests claiming the commercial interests of such spectacles are riding roughshod over the wishes of local peoples. Meanwhile, the increased concern within Anthropology over the effects of neo-liberalisation and finacialisation, and the possibility of popular resistance to these economic modalities, has been mirrored within the sphere of sport. For instance, in recent years many football fan groups across the world have mobilised to protest against the increasingly commercialised and exclusionary form football clubs have taken. This panel seeks papers which utilise Social Anthropologies core modes of analysis of detailed ethnographic description and cross cultural comparison to shed light on sport and its relationship to the critical economic and political issues facing global societies. Convenors: George Poulton and Keir Martin, University of Manchester Contact: [log in to unmask] For More information and Abstract Submission: http://www.nomadit.co.uk/iuaes/iuaes2013/panels.php5?PanelID=1585 ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * ***************************************************************