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SUMMARY:Book Workshop: The Ethics of Sportswashing (hybrid)
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LOCATION:Glasgow\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:<p>Sportswashing has recently grown into a vital concept in scholarly and public discussions of sport. In 2022\, the Collins dictionary named &lsquo\;sportswashing&rsquo\; one of their ten Words of the Year\, reflecting the extent of public discussion of the term in the run-up to the 2022 Men&rsquo\;s Football World Cup in Qatar. The term is used as a criticism of owners of clubs or hosts of competitions and has established a foothold in both journalistic and academic work. But there has been very little academic discussion of what exactly sportswashing&nbsp\;is&nbsp\;or why it&nbsp\;matters.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In&nbsp\;<em>The Ethics of Sportswashing\,&nbsp\;</em>Kyle Fruh\, Alfred Archer\, and Jake Wojtowicz take on a few main aims:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Arguing for a clear and workable concept of sportswashing\, which explains why sportswashing is&nbsp\;distinctive&nbsp\;from other issues while showing how it relates to them (e.g. other exercises of soft power).</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Defending the concept of sportswashing against critiques that it is a xenophobic concept wielded solely against Arab states.&nbsp\;Exploring whether the concept should be applied more widely.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Explaining why sportswashing is wrong. The arguments of the book will use real-world cases in showing how sportswashing corrupts institutions and sporting values\, how it exploits an inescapable vulnerability of caring about sports\, and how it renders players\, fans\, and others complicit.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Offering a constructive picture of how moral responsibility for confronting sportswashing can be taken up by various parties.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Invited contributors to this workshop will offer comments and critiques\, to which the authors will respond. There will also be time for general discussion of the book and its topics.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Commentators include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Miguel Delaney (The Independent - Chief Football Writer)</li>\n<li>Jules Boykoff (Pacific University)&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Joe Slater (University of Glasgow)</li>\n<li>Emily Ryall (University of Gloucester)&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Cem Abanzir (Manchester Metropolitan University)</li>\n<li>Nicola Mulkeen (Newcastle University)&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The workshop will be hosted at Glasgow University and online\, on May 21st 2026. The workshop will run 1pm-5pm local time.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>To register for this workshop\, please email the three organisers at: Jakewojtow@gmail.com\; kyle.fruh@dukekunshan.edu.cn\; A.T.M.Archer@tilburguniversity.edu&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>A Zoom link will follow registration.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This event is made possible through&nbsp\;gracious support from the Duke Kunshan University Humanities Research Center.</p>
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