ISHPES Congress: Bodies in Physical Education and Sports from Ancient Times to the Present
Schedule
Tue, 22 Jul, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Fri, 25 Jul, 2025 at 05:00 pm
UTC+03:00Location
UNEFS Universitatea Nationala de Educatie Fizica si Sport Bucuresti | Bucharest, BU
Advertisement
The National University of Physical Education and Sport of Bucharest will host the Congress of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport from 22 to 25 July 2025. The theme chosen by the organizers is “Bodies, Identities and Representations in Physical Education and Sports from Ancient Times to the Present”.Website: ishpes2025.unefs.ro
Scholars specializing in sports history and contextual studies are invited to submit proposals for presentations that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
Historiography of the body in physical education and sports;
Politics of the sporting body;
Local/national identity and the body;
Gender identities and sexuality in sports;
Race and Ethnicity in Sports;
Disability and adaptive sports in history;
Sports media and popular culture;
Violence and abuses in physical education and sports;
Medicalization of the body;
The evolution of training, diet, and the body;
Equipment for the body: materials and technology in physical education and sports;
The evolution of the physical education curriculum;
The intersections of religion, spirituality, and physical performance;
Animal bodies and human bodies in sports;
Bodies of institutions and governing bodies in sports;
Future directions and emerging issues;
Open papers.
The ISHPES Congress in Bucharest will be conducted in a hybrid format, allowing for both in-person and online presentations.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts should be between 250 and 400 words in length and must clearly articulate the research question, methodology, and significance of the study.
Please include a brief biography of the author(s), consisting of 50 to 100 words.
Please indicate the specific sub-theme(s) to which your abstract is related.
Submit your abstract and a brief biography by February 25, 2025, to the following email address: [email protected] .
Each abstract permits the author(s) to deliver a 20-minute oral presentation, followed by discussions that will take place at the conclusion of the panel.
Notification of acceptance will be sent before March 25, 2025.
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
UNEFS Universitatea Nationala de Educatie Fizica si Sport Bucuresti, Splaiul Independenței 200, București, România,Bucharest, RomaniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
