<p> “</p><p>W</p><p> o , “Twitter record broken during the Women’s World Cup final” (The Telegraph 18 July 2011). Fans, wiki, tweet, blog, t</p><p> m n</p><p> e e</p><p> n m</p><p>'</p><p> s e</p><p> s</p><p> r i</p><p> o t r</p><p> l</p><p> l e</p><p> e v</p><p> r</p><p> d CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES d</p><p> e A</p><p> r .</p><p> b )</p><p> y 8</p><p>, 0</p><p>Call for Papers </p><p> l 0</p><p> i 2</p><p> k</p><p> e e</p><p>Sport, Gender and Media n</p><p>P</p><p> u th</p><p> u</p><p>J 10 March 2012</p><p> s</p><p> s</p><p>9 th</p><p> y</p><p>1 CFP deadline: 12 December 2011</p><p> c</p><p> t</p><p> a s</p><p> t</p><p> o</p><p>D P</p><p>We invite all postgraduate and early career researchers interested in gendered aspects o n</p><p> l</p><p> l o</p><p> s</p><p> t of sport to a one-day interdisciplinary conference. </p><p> g m n</p><p> i e f</p><p> e f</p><p> t</p><p> u This is a growing academic field which addresses important questions about equality, </p><p> s</p><p>H</p><p>N</p><p> public health, representation, participation, citizenship and ‘fair play.’ With the e</p><p>F h Olympics in the UK, and a likely glut of related journalism, 2012 is an opportune time L T</p><p>” (</p><p>(</p><p>” to investigate the framing of media relationships between sport and gender. </p><p>T k</p><p> h c i</p><p> e r</p><p> t</p><p>S</p><p> a The conference will be interdisciplinary, and welcomes contributions from many fields </p><p> u P</p><p> n</p><p> in order to foster understanding of, and promote relationships between a variety of d a</p><p> a c i theoretical and methodological perspectives. We also intend to celebrate the y n</p><p>T a</p><p> achievements of women in sport, and this conference will be part of the marking i D</p><p> m</p><p> f International Women’s Day. e o</p><p> s</p><p> e</p><p>1 r</p><p>2 u</p><p> s The aims of this event are to: J</p><p> u o</p><p> l p</p><p> y</p><p> x  Demonstrate and enrich the depth of study in this field.</p><p>2 E -  Bring together academics, activists and others working on sport, gender and 0 r</p><p>0 e</p><p>9</p><p> v media. </p><p>)</p><p>. O</p><p>“ e</p><p>W h The focus of the Conference is the relationship of media to sport and gender; however, </p><p>T h "</p><p> e</p><p>. papers addressing sports issues which underpin and inform this field will be considered. e )</p><p> l</p><p> c 1</p><p> h 1 Topics might consider any of the following (but not limited to this list):</p><p> a 0</p><p> i 2</p><p> r</p><p> Sports journalism and gender equality</p><p> t</p><p>C c</p><p> Gendered participation in elite sport h O</p><p> a</p><p> m 7  National identity through team sport</p><p> t</p><p> p r</p><p> Media representations of race in sport o</p><p>H p</p><p> a</p><p>S  Sport in the age of the internet</p><p> s o</p><p>R r  Mixed gender or coed sport u</p><p> i</p><p> v E</p><p> Sports fans and fandom a</p><p> l o</p><p> s o</p><p>,</p><p> History of sport media h</p><p> b a</p><p> u</p><p>Y  Sports stars and sporting heroes</p><p> t (</p><p>N</p><p>”  Sports institutions, national sports programmes in schools and government </p><p> o n</p><p> e intervention E</p><p> q m</p><p> u o  Obesity, health and sport</p><p> a w</p><p> l</p><p>Media’s categorization of women’s sport: Authentic sports pages, or weight s</p><p> d </p><p>” n</p><p>( a</p><p> loss/lifestyle magazine. N</p><p> e</p><p>Y</p><p> z Media and the sport binary</p><p> T o</p><p> o  Non-mainstream sport 1 b</p><p>2</p><p>S w</p><p> e o l</p><p> p</p><p> l Abstracts for papers, posters or roundtable discussion should be 300 words and </p><p> t a</p><p> e th</p><p> m</p><p> o emailed to [email protected] by the deadline of Monday 12 December t</p><p> b o</p><p> e</p><p> l with ‘Sport, Gender and Media abstract’ in the subject heading. For more information, </p><p> r l</p><p> e including notification dates and cost of attendance, please visit our website: 2 p</p><p>0 a</p><p>1</p><p>0 C http://sportgendermedia.blogspot.com/ </p><p>) :</p><p>. d</p><p>R n</p><p> a u</p><p> d o</p><p> i</p><p> o R</p><p>, r</p><p> e p “Respecta Should Keep Women Out of Men’s Locker Rooms” (Washington Post 7 October 1990). Journalists, commentators P “ )</p>