2018 Conference Program

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Participation, Inclusion and Social Responsibility in Global Sports

May 31st-June 2nd, 2018
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1730 Cambridge Street, Tsai Auditorium (S010)
Cambridge Massachusetts

Weatherhead Initiative on Global History,
A Research Cluster on Global Transformations, Harvard University
Supported by Simmons College, Boston, MA
Sponsored by Olympiacos F.C.
 
May 31st
 
CGIS South, S020, 1730 Cambridge Street
12:30 PM: Documentary Film Screening: The Workers Cup
Panelists: Adam Sobel, Director of The Workers Cup
Lilian Thuram, Activist, Former French National Team Player
David Conn, Journalist, the Guardian
 
Dinner for conference presenters and invited guests only
Keynote Speaker Josep Maria Bartomeu, President FC Barcelona 
 
June 1st
Session 1: Finding a Voice: Race in Sports
9:00 AM: Panel
Arthur: McEnroe and Ashe
Grant Farred, Professor of Africana Studies and English, Cornell University
Race Riders: Activist Athletes and the Politics of Responsibility 
Lori Martin, Associate Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
Sons of Bitches and Incredible Patriots: Race, Sports and Politics in Trump's America
Ben Carrington, Associate Professor of Sociology and Journalism in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
Discussant Daren Graves, Associate Professor of Education, Simmons College
 
10:30 AM: Roundtable Discussion
Lilian Thuram, Activist, Former French National Team Player
Marty Blatt, Professor of Practice in Public History, Northeastern University
Patrick Gasser, Football Social Responsibility Manager, UEFA Champions League
Facilitator: Roberto Saba, Fellow, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
 
11:30 AM: Emilio Butragueño, Director of Intstitutional Relations, Real Madrid, The Real Madrird Foundation
 
12:00 PM: Lunch for conference presenters and invited guests only
Maria Valles, Director General, FC Barcelona Foundation
Sports for Development as a Driving Force to Prevent Bullying 
Session 2: Gender: Inclusion and Exclusion
 
1:30 PM: Panel
Girls in the Field: Identity Negotiations and Gender Performances
Itır Erhart, Associate Professor of Media and Communications Systems, Istanbul Bilgi University
Gender and Fandom: Prospects for Change 
Tamar Rapoport, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Humboldt University of Berlin
A Survey of Policies Governing Inclusion and Participation of Transgender Athletes
Erin Buzuvis, Professor of Law, Western New England University
Discussant: Yağmur Nuhrat, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Istanbul Bilgi University  
 
3:00 PM: Roundtable Discussion
Samantha Harvey, Professor of English, Boise State University, Olympic Pentathlete
Maya Mendoza-Exstrom, Chief Counsel and Foundation Board Member, Seattle Sounders, Former Soccer Player, Puget Sound University
Leanne Doherty, Dean, Simmons College, Sports Scholar, Former Player and Captain, Clark University Women's Basketball Team
Susie DeLellis Petruccelli, Producer, Warrior Women, Former Harvard Soccer Player
Kely Nascimento-DeLuca, Founder Warrior Women Project
Facilitator: Mou Banerjee, Assistant Professor of History, Clemson University
 
4:15 PM: Book Talk, Sebastian Abbot, The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
 
Dinner: Keynote Speaker II, David Conn, Guardian Journalist, "In an Age of Big Money and Celebrity, Can Professional Sport Become Leaders in Promoting Participation and Inclusion?"
(dinner by invitation only)
 
June 2nd
Session 3: Immigration and Child Welfare
 
9:00 AM: Panel
Chasing the Elusive Dream: Aspiring Sports Migrants and the Politics of Hope in the Global South
Niko Besnier, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
Rethinking the Production of Dominican Baseball Players: Migration versus Odyssey
Alan Klein, Professor of Sociology-Anthropology, Northeastern University
What Follows After Participation in the Global Sports Industry? Multiple Case-Studies of Transnational Athletes' After-Career Trajectories
Sine Agergaard, Associate Professor, PhD, Section of Sports Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
Discussant: Darragh McGee, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath
 
10:30AM: Roundtable Discussion
Christian Karembeu, Strategic Advisor, Olympiacos FC, Former French National Team Player
Joe Mulberry, Director of Recruitment, The Right to Dream Academy, FC Nordsjælland
Sebasian Abbot, Author, The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
Adam Sobel, Film Director, The Workers Cup
Facilitator: Darragh McGee, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Unviersity of Bath
 
12:00 PM: Lunch Talk
Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College
"Local Communities and the Olympics"
 
Session 4: Sports and Social Responsibility
 
1:30 PM: Panel
Social Responsibility in Sports After the Beijing Olympics
Susan Brownell, Professor of Anthropology, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Social Responsibility Through Sport: A Case Study of Zambia
Hikabwa Chipande, Lecturer in African History, University of Zambia
Social Responsibility in Sport and Development Inside Out
Martha Saavedra, Associate Director, Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant: Richard Giulianotti, Professor of Sociology, Loughborough University
 
3:00 PM: Roundtable Discussion
Javier Sobrino, Strategic Planning and Innovation Director, FC Barcelona
Rebekah Salwasser, Executive Director, Boston Red Sox Foundation
Oliver Dudfield, Head of the Sport for Development and Peace Office, Commonwealth Secretariat, London
Maya Mendoza Exstrom, Chief Counsel and Board Member, Seattle Sounders Foundation
Randall Nicholas Clive, Chairman, Nottingham Forrest
Patrick Gasser, Football Social Responsibility Manager, UEFA
Joe Mulberry, Director of Recruitment, The Right to Dream Academy, FC Nordsjælland
Facilitator: Stephen Ortega, Associate Professor of History, Simmons College, Visiting Scholar Harvard University
 
 
Wrap-up: Looking to to the Future
 
Principal Conveners:
Sven Beckert, Laird Bell Proessor of History, Harvard University
Stephen Ortega, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University and Associate Professor of History, Simmons College
 
Additional Conveners:
Yağmur Nuhrat, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Bilgi University
Daren Graves, Associate Professor of Education, Simmons College
Richard Giulianotti, Professor of Sociology, Loughborough University
Darragh McGee, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath  
 
 

 

 

 

 

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