BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260408T200831Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120106T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120106T090000 SUMMARY:Sports Studies Symposium UID:20260409T123052Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-r5qzs TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Rockford\, United States DESCRIPTION:

Whether one is a participant\, a casual spectator\, a die-hard fan\, or a critic\, sport\, in all its varieties and forms\, play a significant role in the lives of most people through out the world. Sports and competitions have long been a part of human civilization and raise a wide range of important philosophical and ethical issues.

This symposium will bring together a panel of scholars to discuss philosophical themes or issues arising in the study of Sport. The focus of the panel will depend\, in part\, on the submitted abstracts.
Each presenter on a panel will have 20 minutes for their presentation. This will be followed by 10-15 minutes for panelists to respond to each other and then 15 minutes or more for audience Q&\;A. There will also be a panel on the Rhetoric of Sport.

Abstract Submission

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Submissions are welcome on any philosophical theme or issue arising in the study of Sport. Abstract should be 300-500 words. Send via email (as PDF) to sklein_at_rockford_dot_edu.

Deadline: January 6th\, 2012
Notification of Acceptance: February 1st\, 2012

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If you have any questions\, please contact Shawn Klein (Assistant Professor\, Philosophy Department) at 815-226-4115 or sklein_at_rockford_dot_edu or Michael Perry (Assistant Professor\, English Department) at 815-226-4098 or mperry_at_rockford_dot_edu.

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