PhD workshop: Culture, Sport and Society University of Tübingen, Germany - 09 13 April, 2018 Sport is an increasingly vibrant and important area of social and cultural life, and is therefore a key subject for study in its own right. The study of sport enables us to gain a much deeper understanding of culture, particularly with respect to cultural production and cultural politics. Course Aims The aim of the course is to advance student interest in and understanding of the social and cultural aspects of sport, with particular reference to broader issues of culture, cultural production and cultural politics. Additionally, the course is intended to stimulate innovative and creative perspectives on sport and culture. Curriculum The curriculum will include the following topics and issues: - Sport, cultural politics and cultural identities; how can we compare sport politics, conflicts, symbols and identities with other cultural spheres? - Sport and globalization; how can we compare sport and development projects (e.g. sport mega-events) in different cultural contexts? - Sport, economy and media in different cultural contexts. - Sport, the body and the environment in different cultural contexts. - Sport and socio-cultural problems, e.g. doping, violence, exclusion. - Research methods in sport science. Course Structure and Supervisors The course will feature a mix of lectures, seminars and workshops. Lectures and seminars will be given by leading academics from European universities: - Nils Asle Bergsgard (University College of Southeast Norway (USN), Norway) - Richard Giulianotti (Loughborough University, UK/ University College of Southeast Norway (USN), Norway) - Hans Hognestad (University College of Southeast Norway (USN), Norway) - Tommy Langseth (University College of Southeast Norway (USN), Norway) - Ansgar Thiel (Tübingen University, Germany) - Lone Friis Thing (Copenhagen University, Denmark) - Siegfried Nagel (University of Bern, Switzerland) - Tor Söderström (Umea University, Sweden) - Michael Mutz (Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany) - Ulrike Burrmann (TU Dortmund University, Germany) - Torsten Schlesinger (Chemnitz University, Germany) Workshops will enable students to discuss their projects with lecturers and fellow students. Every PhD student should present a paper for discussion and participate actively in seminar discussions. Academic staff will act as supervisors of the PhD students. Students will also receive practical advice and guidance on writing up their projects, and on how to write for publication in academic books, journals and other media. The course seeks to provide the basis for the development of long-term international research networks involving PhD students and more established scholars and researchers in the field of sport science. 1
Venue This year s course venue is the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. In the years to come the venue may change, so that the course will be hosted by other partner institutions. If you are interested in hosting a future course, please contact Richard Giulianotti (richard.giulianotti@hit.no). Organization The 2018 PhD course will be organized by the University College of Southeast Norway (USN), Norway, and Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany. Key contacts for the organization of the academic side of the course are Richard Giulianotti (USN) (richard.giulianotti@hit.no), Nils Asle Bergsgard (USN) (nils.a.bergsgard@usn.no) and Ansgar Thiel (Tübingen) (ansgar.thiel@uni-tuebingen.de). Prior to the workshop we will prepare an abstract book consisting of the different PhD projects. For this purpose we ask you to hand in a onepaper characterizing your PhD project by February 5, 2018, to Alexia Schnell (alexia.schnell@uni-tuebingen.de). The key contact for practical matters, such as queries regarding accommodation, is Alexia Schnell (alexia.schnell@uni-tuebingen.de). Participation and Application The course is primarily open to PhD students, but if possible, we will consider the involvement of Masters and post-doctoral students. Please apply to join the course by completing the application form below and hand it in by January 31, 2018, to BOTH alexia.schnell@uni-tuebingen.de and richard.giulianotti@hit.no Application for PhD course in Culture, Sport and Society Surname, first and middle name(s): Date of birth: Citizenship: Address: Postal code / Town: Country: Telephone: E-mail adress: Title of PhD project: Institution: PhD programme: Accomodation, lunch etc (see next page) Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 2
Course Costs Accommodation, daily lunch and daily snacks as well as a dinner with all participants and the social program will be organized by the University of Tübingen. Participating students will be expected to cover the costs of their participation in terms of travel, accommodation and meals. We can offer you the following three options: Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 4 nights 4 nights 4 nights Tübingen Youth Hostel 2-or 4-bed room, shared bathroom Tübingen Ibis Styles Hotel 2 -bed room, bathroom en-suite Tübingen Ibis Styles Hotel Single room, bathroom en-suite Breakfast (7-9 am) WIFI on the ground floor http://www.jugendherberge.de/en/ youthhostels/tuebingen113/portrait Breakfast (6:30-10:30am) WIFI https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/h otel-9841-ibis-stylestuebingen/index.shtml Breakfast (6:30-10:30am) WIFI https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/h otel-9841-ibis-stylestuebingen/index.shtml Transport between train/bus station and venue on Monday; five-day bus ticket Daily lunch as well as snacks at the workshop Dinner (on Tuesday) 250 400 700 We have to book the accomodation on time, so we kindly ask all PhD students to pay by January 31, 2018. For further questions (such as the costs for a participation less than five days) please get in contact with alexia.schnell@uni-tuebingen.de. 3
Schedule Monday 9 April 09.00-13.00 Arrival and registration of module speakers and participants 13.00-13.30 Welcome to the Course and module Introduction Professor Richard Giulianotti, Professor Ansgar Thiel 13.30-14.50 Lecture 1: Culture, Sport and Society Professor Richard Giulianotti (University College of Southeast Norway (USN)/Loughborough University) 14.50-15.10 Coffee Break 15.10-16.30 Lecture 2: Sport, Culture and Globalization Professor Hans Hognestad (University College of Southeast Norway (USN)) Tuesday 10 April 09.00-10.20 Lecture 3: Cultural policy, sport and outdoor life the case of Norway Professor Nils Asle Bergsgard (University College of Southeast Norway (USN)) 10.40-12.00 Lecture 4: Talent identification mission impossible? Professor Tor Söderström (Umea University, Sweden) 16.00-17.30 Informal question and answer session on publishing with expert panel 18.30-21.00 Informal dinner Wednesday 11 April 09.00-10.20 Lecture 5: Social Research Methods in Sport Professor Lone Friis Thing (University of Copenhagen) 10.40-12.00 Lecture 6: Mapping activity biographies Professor Ansgar Thiel (Tübingen University, Germany) 4
Thursday 12 April 09.00-10.20 Lecture 7: The Multi-Level-Paradigm in Sport Sociology Professor Siegfried Nagel (University of Berne/CH) 10.40-12.00 Lecture 8: Participating observation and ethnography in sports Professor Tommy Langseth (University College of Southeast Norway (USN)) me Friday 13 April 09.00-10.20 Lecture 9: N.N. 10.20-10.40 Break 10.40-12.00 Module Conclusion: Open Discussion 13.00-14.00 Departure 5