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Organized in collaboration with the Université Gustave Eiffel in Paris and based on the legacy of the « Copenhagen Summer School » (based on an idea from Gertrud Pfister and Gerald Gems, held since 2003), this summer school aims to promote sport history but also more broadly social and human sciences used to analyse the sport phenomena. This course aims to provide a unique environment for PhD students who seek to develop skills around sport history, and to improve their network in the field. Lectures given by leading experts will cover specific methodological aspects and new issues in the field of sport history. Participants will also have the opportunity to present and discuss their own research in specific sessions.

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Dear ISHPES Members,

A couple of days ago we organized our first Online Congress. Many of you participated and I would
like to thank the head organizer, Keiko Ikeda and her colleagues from Hokkaido University in Sapporo,
Japan, for their excellent work. You can all imagine the challenge of the various time zones. Presently
all registered persons can watch all the presentations again until September 14^th. They have been
contacted by the organizing committee and know how to access.

I also would like to acknowledge the work that our two ECS representatives Dario Nardini and Taro
Obayashi have done to put together two sessions for ECS.

Certainly, it was not the same seeing colleagues in persons, but it was a possibility in these difficult
times to exchange our research. Especially for the Early Career Students it was a good way to present
their works. To give you a few statistical numbers: We had

Nationalities of the 145 registered participants (*invited speakers are not included in this list.)

Argentine	1
Australia	1
Austria	2
Belgium	2
Brazil	5
Canada	5
China	2
Colombia	2
Czech Republic	2
France	1
Germany	4
Hungary	2
Israel	1
Italy	1
Japan	68
Norway	2
Republic of Korea	11
Slovenia	1
Spain	1
Sweden	2
Taiwan	12
United Kingdom	7
United States	9
Uruguay	1

I do feel a bit sorry, that we could not present our awards the usual way. Our Canadian colleague
Bruce Kidd who presented us an excellent paper with insights into his own career: “From Tokyo 1964
to Tokyo 2020: Reflections of an Olympic activist”, received the ISHPES Award. I would like to thank
him again. Evelise Quitzau from Uruguay gave the Routledge Keynote. She chose the topic “Sports
History in Uruguay: Physical Culture and Entertainment Market Outside Montevideo”.

As many probably noticed ISHPES did not held a general assembly. The next one will be held at the
next ISHPES congress which will be a joint congress with CESH (European Committee for Sport History).
We are thankful that they agreed that we can join them from September 13-16, 2021, in Lisbon,
Portugal.

2021 is an important year for us, we will have the election of the council, vice-presidents and
president.

Before I close, I want to mention that there will be a special issue again on the Congress papers of
Sapporo. Everyone interested can submit a paper. There will be a double-blind peer review process.
See this page for more information.

Many greetings and I hope to see you all next year in person again

Annette Hofmann
ISHPES President

International Summer School for Young Researchers – Course for PhD Students.
Date: 22nd of June – 26th of June, 2020
Place: Department of Sports Sciences, Université Gustave Eiffel, Paris, France

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21st ISHPES CONGRESS
August 20-23 in Sapporo, Japan

Sport History and Interdisciplinary Relations in the Year of the Tokyo Games 2020

Call for abstracts [PDF version]

More information can be found on the ISHPES Congress page.

Host: Hokkaido University

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Extended Deadline, 31 March

ISHPES Sapporo 2020 is able to organize an online congress. We have created a third deadline at the end of March, only for oral presentations online. Presenters who wish to participate only online will still need to pay a registration fee. We currently have several options to include people in an online congress that will be determined by the number of people planning to come to Sapporo, and the number planning to participate online. After seeing the numbers for each, we will inform everyone on the exact details of the conference. At the moment many sporting events and conferences around the world are being cancelled to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. We are working hard to make sure that we can still host the ISHPES Sapporo 2020 Conference for those who wish to attend both in-person and online.

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The Conference begins on Thursday, August 20.  The social event is held on Saturday, August 22 and the final banquet also held in the evening on Sunday, August 23. The time slot of Young scholars’ social night is planned on Saturday, August 22. An optional tour is planned on Monday, August 24.

Congress topic and subtopics

For the ISHPES Congress Sapporo 2020 scholars are invited to submit proposals for sessions which include three papers and abstracts related to the main topic “Sport History and Interdisciplinary Relations in the Year of the Tokyo Games 2020” or individual abstracts on a subtopic. Each author can only submit one abstract. The oral presentations will each be 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes for discussion.

Subtopics:

• The legacy of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Mega-events in sports
• Media, journalism and sports
• Sports and disability
• Gender diversity in physical culture and sport
• Literature, film, philosophy and sport
• Role of economics in sport
• Relations of power, class, politics, diplomacy in sport
• History of physical education and teaching methodologies
• History of martial arts
• Indigeneity and sport /ethnicity and sport
• Medical history in sport and physical activity
• Open papers

Guidelines for submission of a thematic session

A thematic session includes three papers relating to one main topic.

Abstract submission of full thematic session is exclusively via email at program@ishpes.org

The submission must include:

• An abstract describing the session
• Name of the author(s), your institutional affiliation,  addresses for the session organizer/moderator and all paper authors
• The titles and abstracts for each paper

Deadlines: ISHPES has created a third deadline submission on March 31^st
See below:

• Abstract submission opening: December 15, 2019
• The FirstAbstract submission closing: February 15, 2020
• Authors who were in time for the first deadline to be notified: The end of March 2020
• The Second Abstract submission closing: March 15, 2020
• Authors who were in time for the above Second deadline to be notified: The end of April 2020
• The Third Abstract submission closing on March 31^st and the result of review will be notified as soon as possible

Guidelines for abstract submission (oral paper)

Abstract submission of full abstract is exclusively here.

The abstract must include:

• Name of the author(s), institutional affiliation(s) and position, a phone number and email addresses.
• The paper’s title followed by 350 words (maximum) abstract of the proposed paper. The abstract should include the question(s) addressed in the paper, the evidence to be used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the paper has to our understanding of sports history. You do not need any keywords or a reference list.
• Please specify also to what sub-theme your abstract is related to, this helps adding it to a session with similar papers

Guidelines for abstract submission (poster)

Abstract submission of the full abstract (poster) is exclusively here.

• Please mention that this is a poster submission
• Name of the author(s), institutional affiliation(s) and position, a phone number and email addresses.
• The paper’s title followed by 200 words (maximum) abstract of the proposed paper. The abstract should include the question(s) addressed in the paper, the evidence to be used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the paper has to our understanding of sports history. You do not need any keywords or a reference list.

C.f. When you are qualified, you need to make the 86 cm width and 176 cm height size poster:  10 cm margin is required in the top for numbering.

Deadlines: ISHPES has created a second deadline submission on March 15.
See below:

Abstract submission opening: December 15, 2019
The First Abstract submission closing: February 15, 2020
Authors who were in time for the first deadline to be notified: The end of March 2020

The Second Abstract submission closing: March 15, 2020
Authors who were in time for the above Second deadline to be notified: The end of April 2020

Contact

Questions about the program should be directed to program@ishpes.org.

Questions about logistics for the Congress in Sapporo should be directed to congress@ishpes.org

2020 Gigliola Gori Junior Scholar Award 

Is awarded for an unpublished essay of outstanding quality in the field of sport history. Eligible scholars must be a member of ISHPES and a registered student (undergraduate or graduate) at the time of the Seminar or within one year of receiving a having graduated from a program of higher education. The essay must be submitted in ENGLISH and the text itself (including notes and bibliography) must not exceed 8,000 words. The main criteria for selection will be based on originality, the scientific quality of the research and the value of the study from the perspective of international sport history.

The award winner will receive the 1000 € prize, free registration at the Congress or Seminar and a year’s membership to ISHPES. His/her paper will be published in The International Journal of the History of Sport and the winner, together with any other entrant whose work is recognized by the committee for its quality, will receive a diploma that will be presented during the Congress.

Essays must be submitted to awards@ishpes.org, Chair of the Awards Committee, by email no later than February 15th March 15^th (revised), 2020. The award will be presented at the 2019 ISHPES Congress.

Gerd Von Der Lippe Junior Scholar Fund

Graduate students presenting papers at the ISHPES Congress are eligible to apply for a travel grant from the Gerd von der Lippe Junior Scholar Fund. The money will be divided among the applicants to help defray the costs of travel and accommodation at the conference. Exact amounts of the financial support will vary. A graduate student requesting travel funds must make a request for a Gerd von der Lippe Junior Scholar Fund grant at the same time as the abstract submission. Applications should consist of a concise letter from the prospective participant requesting a grant from the Gerd von der Lippe Junior Scholar Fund, sent to Dr. Sandra Heck, ISHPES General Secretary, at info@ishpes.org. Requirements: 1) Be a current ISHPES member 2) Include applicant’s academic affiliation 3) Include the name and email address of applicant’s graduate program advisor. Funding requests will have no bearing on the scientific committee’s decisions on panels, but funds will be awarded unless the applicant’s paper is accepted by the scientific committee in a separate decision. All recipients not must register for the ISHPES conference in advance. This financial support will be disbursed to recipients by the ISHPES General Secretary at the conference. The winner of the Gigliola Gori Junior Scholar Award is not eligible for financial support from the Gerd von der Lippe Junior Scholar Fund.

Routledge Junior Scholar Presentation Award 

Graduate students who present papers at the ISHPES Congress are eligible for the Routledge Junior Scholar Presentation Award. The Junior Scholar(s) who deliver the best paper presentations will be recognized at the end of the ISHPES Congress and will receive £75 (seventy-five pounds only) worth of books of their choice from Routledge. Routledge Junior Scholar Presentation Award winners will be selected based on the following criteria: a) Paper topic contributes to the field b) Presenter develops the topic well (organized, clear and concise) c) Presenter’s vocal presentation is audible and engaging d) Presenter’s PowerPoint slides are well designed (readable fonts, good balance of graphics and text) e) Presenter handles audience questions/comments well (demonstrated greater depth of topic, discussion enhanced conference participants’ understanding of the topic).

2020 Congress Scientific Committee

Annette R. Hofmann (chair) (Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany)
Francois Cleophas (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Susanna Hedenborg (Malmö University, Sweden)
Keiko Ikeda (organizer) (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Michael Krüger (Münster University, Germany)
Mei-Chun Lin (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)
Rudolf Müllner (University of Vienna, Austria)
Dario Nardini (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Taro Obayashi, University of Tsukuba, Japan)
Tomaž Pavlin (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Gertrud Pfister (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Pierre-Olaf Schut (University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France)
Patricia Vertinsky (University of British Columbia, Canada)

ISHPES is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Early Career Scholar Award. The ISHPES GIGLIOLA GORI AWARD will be presented at the 2020 ISHPES Congress to be held in SAPPORO, JAPAN on August 20-24, 2020.

It is awarded for an unpublished essay of outstanding quality in the field of sport history. Eligible scholars must be a member of ISHPES and a registered student (undergraduate or graduate) at the time of the Congress or within one year of receiving or having graduated from a program of higher education.

The essay must be submitted in English and the text itself (including notes and bibliography) must not exceed 8,000 words. The essay should conform to The International Journal of Sport History style for format and references.

The main criteria for selection will be based on the young scholar’s original work, the scientific quality of his or her research and the value of the study from the perspective of international sport history. A specially chosen committee will review the articles and select the winner.

Gigliola Gori, a leading sport historian in Italy and long-time member of ISHPES has very generously donated a 1000 € prize for this award. The ISHPES GIGLIOLA GORI AWARD is intended to promote emerging scholarship among young scholars of sport history world-wide through the organizational support of ISHPES and its members.

The award winner will receive a 1000 € prize, free registration at the Congress and a year’s membership to ISHPES. The winning paper should be presented during the conference. His/her paper will be published in The International Journal of Sport History and the winner, together with any other entrant whose work is recognized by the committee for its quality, will receive a diploma that will be presented during the Congress. The essay must be emailed to the Chair of the Awards Committee at awards@ishpes.org no later than FEBRUARY 29 MARCH 15 (revised), 2020.

PAST AWARD WINNERS