Physical Cultures of the Body, A Virtual and In-Person Conference
PHYSICAL CULTURES OF THE BODY
As home to one of the world’s leading research groups dedicated to the study of physical culture, the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports is proud to host the annual Physical Cultures of the Body Conference. The conference is a hybrid event–one day of virtual presentations and a second day of in-person presentations–that focuses on historical and other humanities-based approaches to the study of exercise, strength, sport training, strength athletes, competitive lifting, the healthful benefits of exercise, and all other aspects of what we call “physical culture” across the millennia. It is our hope to grow the in-person portion of the conference which provides participants with networking opportunities and also the chance to use the Stark’s resources during a visit to Austin. We hope that by meeting together we can learn more about each other, discuss our work, create new collaborations, and help the field of PC studies continue to grow.
The Physical Cultures of the Body Conference is co-sponsored by the peer-reviewed journal Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture. The journal has established two awards for the conference: The David P. Webster Award for Best Graduate Essay and The Terry Todd Award for Best Paper by a Working Scholar. Each award winner will receive $300.00. Iron Game History is highly cited by other scholars because our back issues are online and free to all, and it is used by Google Scholar in calculating citations. Submissions from scholars at all stages of their careers and from all academic disciplines are welcomed. To learn more go to: Iron Game History.
For questions, please email conference co-organizers:
Kim Beckwith — kim@starkcenter.org
Jan Todd — jan@starkcenter.org
Charles Stocking –- charles.stocking@austin.utexas.edu
The University of Texas is in the heart of downtown Austin, making it a convenient vacation spot for academics. Come join us and see why people have made Austin one of America’s most popular destinations.
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