All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference’s theme “Hegemony or Resistance? The Ambiguous Power of Communication".  

Guidelines submission

Abstracts of between 300 and 500 words should be submitted only via IAMCR's Open Conference System (OCS) from 1 December 2014 - 9 February 2015. Early submission is strongly encouraged. I would appreciate a personal email message stating an intention to submit as early as possible.

The deadline for submissions is February 9, 2015. 

The section will accept abstracts in English, French or Spanish, but English is preferred to facilitate the international peer review process. We will arrange for presentations in English, French or Spanish. The section will arrange sessions in languages other than English only if the number of qualified proposals warrants it. Please indicate if you would be willing to make your presentation in English if we are unable to accommodate your first choice.

Decisions on acceptance of abstracts will be communicated to applicants by their Section or Working Group Head no later than 23 March 2015. Conference registration will be open in March 2015. For those whose abstracts are accepted, full conference papers are to be submitted via IAMCR-OCS by 19 June 2015.

Please note that individual papers and panels are possible, but all proposals must be submitted through the online Open Conference System. IAMCR accepts presentations in English, French and Spanish. However, it is requested that abstracts be submitted in English.

Please also note that it is expected that for the most part, only one (1) abstract will be submitted per person for consideration by the Conference. However, under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts bearing the name of the same applicant either individually or as part of any group of authors. Importantly: the same abstract or another version with minor variations in title or content must not be submitted to other Sections or Working Groups of the Association for consideration, after an initial submission. Such submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines and will be automatically rejected by the Open Conference System, by the relevant Head or by the Conference Programme Reviewer. Such applicants risk being removed entirely from the conference programme. Upon submission of an abstract, you will be asked to confirm that your submission is original and that it has not been previously published in the form presented. You will also be given an opportunity to declare if your submission is currently before another conference for consideration.

Presenters are expected to bring fully developed work to the conference. Prior to the conference, it is expected that a completed paper will be submitted to Section, Working Group, Session Chairs, and/or Discussants.

Media and Sport Section

Section Head

• Alina Bernstein (alinabernstein (at) gmail.com)

Co-head

• Deirdre Hynes (d.hynes (at) mmu.ac.uk)