Call for papers – CESH Congress 2026

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Dear Members and Friends of CESH,

I am delighted to launch the Call for papers for CESH 2026.

The next conference of CESH will be held at the University of Rouen Normandy
(France), 16-18 June 2026.

You can find all information on the conference at
https://cesh2026.sciencesconf.org/

We are looking forward to meeting you again in Normandy next summer!

Best wishes,

Daphné Bolz and the Organising Committee of CESH 2026

Körper: Kult(ur): Athletik: Ideal, 25 & 26 Sept. 2025, Uni. Graz (AT)

Dear Colleagues,

on 25 and 26 September 2025, the University of Graz will host a conference on the origins and reception of ancient athletic body images and the associated notions of normativity. Five international and multidisciplinary thematic sessions will deal with the ancient body and movement culture in its diverse cultural, religious, political, pedagogical and social meanings in different periods of time. In particular, the reception of body ideals with regard to the topic of diversity will take centre stage. The conference language is German.

Some particularly virulent questions will also be addressed in a public panel discussion (URBI Science Talk). Here, Martin Giese (sports pedagogy), Dennis Leiber (Ninja Warrior, teacher), Svetlana Moshkovich (Paralympian, two-time world champion, handbike) and students will discuss these issues. Participation in the Science Talk is free of charge.

Further information on the programme and registration can be found at https://antike-koerper-2025.uni-graz.at/de/

(Students and external doctoral candidates without employment have the option of a reduced participation fee).

We look forward to your participation!

Best regards

The conference team

Tagung: „KÖRPER : KULT(UR) : ATHLETIK : IDEAL“

  1. und 26. September 2025

Universität Graz | University of Graz

Aigner-Rollett-Allee 39, 8010 Graz

E-Mail:     antike-koerper2025@uni-graz.at

Web:       https://antike-koerper-2025.uni-graz.at/de/

#SPOontheSpot: Debates about Archives and Sports / Archives on Sportswomen, 6 nov 2024

The ICA’s Section on Sport Archives (SPO) is excited to continue its #SPOontheSpot series, a collection of online debates that explore the intersection of archives and sports. In this session, we’ll be focusing on the representation of women athletes in sport archives. 

Whether you’ve joined us in the past or are new to this series, we invite you to participate in the fifth session of #SPOontheSpot: Debates on Archives and Sport, which will take place on Wednesday, 6 November 2024. Our special guest from the Research Network on the History of Women and Sport (RIHMUD) will share insights into the critical role of women in the historical and social development of sports. 

https://www.ica.org/event/spoonthespot-debates-about-archives-and-sports-women-athletes-in-sport-archives

International Joint Seminar in Sports History – Olympism (April – July 2024)

The 2024 Olympic Games are an opportunity for the Willibald Gebhardt Institute (WGI) in Münster (Germany) to organise a seminar on the Olympic Games. The WGI is an institute affiliated to the Institute of Sports Science at the University of Münster and an official Olympic Studies Centre (OSC).

The seminar is being organised in cooperation with the following partners: Junior Professor Dr Helga Leineweber (Department of Education and Culture at the Institute of Sports Science at the University of Münster), Professor Dr Annette Hofmann (University of Education in Ludwigsburg, Vice-President of ICSPE, Vice-President of the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) and Deputy Chairwoman of the German Olympic Academy), European Committee for Sports History (CESH), Professor Dr Daphné Bolz (University of Rouen Normandy, CETAPS UR 3832), President of the European Committee for Sports History CESH).

The lectures begin on 8 April and end on 8 July 2024, from 4.15pm to 6pm. Participation is possible via Zoom or in person in seminar room Ho 101 of the Institute of Sport Science at the University of Münster.

Use the following link to access the programme and the language of the papers, and to register: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/6wgYa4jvrEMPe

A presentation in English is available here: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/TVu5nvIeoj9y2

Best wishes,

Prof. i.R. Dr. Michael Krüger (Institut für Sportwissenschaft der Universität Münster, Germany)

27th CESH Congress, Paris-Nanterre 4-6 June 2024

The 27th CESH International Congress at the University of Paris Nanterre will be held on 4-6 June 2024 on the topic: « Making World(s). Sport Globalization & Olympism ». This congress is organised by the research centres ISP (Institute of Social Sciences of Politics, UMR 7220) and IDHE.S (Institutions and Historical Dynamics of Economy and Society, UMR 8533).

The congress webpage is available in English and in French. https://cesh2024upn.sciencescall.org/

Congress registration fees are available on the website, under « Registration fees » tab. Payment of conference fees is possible, once the scientific committee has reviewed your abstract proposals.

Please do not forget to pay your 2024 CESH membership fee separately.

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For further informations on the congress, please contact: cesh2024upn@sciencesconf.org and/or p.charitas@parisnanterre.fr

2024 CESH Congress organiser: Dr Pascal Charitas

University lecturer, Sports historian, member of ISP (UMR 7220)

UFR STAPS, University of Paris Nanterre, Alice Milliat Building/Max Weber Building

200 Avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre (France)

German-Italian Sports Relationships event, 7 Oct 2023, Cologne (D)

On Saturday 7 October 2023, 12-1:30 PM, an event will take place on:

Italia-Germania in dieci istantanee. Storie di una relazione sportiva e sentimentale

Sport in den Beziehungen zwischen Italien und Deutschland

CESH members welcome!

Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura

Universitätsstrasse 81

50931 Köln (Germany)

German presentation: https://iiccolonia.esteri.it/de/gli_eventi/calendario/italien-deutschland-in-11-schnappschuessen-geschichten-einer-sportlichen-und-emotionalen-verbindung-%e2%94%82iic-koeln/

Italian presentation: https://iiccolonia.esteri.it/it/gli_eventi/calendario/italia-germania-in-undici-istantanee-storie-di-una-relazione-sportiva-e-sentimentale%e2%94%82iic-colonia/

L’Istituto italiano di cultura di Colonia in collaborazione con l’European Committee for Sports History, sabato 7 ottobre 2023, accoglierà undici dei maggiori studiosi di storia dello sport italiana, che in 90 minuti ripercorreranno le tappe più significative della relazione tra Italia e Germania. In ogni disciplina sportiva, la competizione tra questi due paesi ha assunto un valore importante sul piano diplomatico e su quello sentimentale, coinvolgendo non solo la classe politica, ma anche milioni di appassionati, i quali hanno visto in questi incontri un significato altro, volto a connaturare la propria dimensione identitaria nel segno della comune appartenenza all’Unione Europea. Per ognuno degli undici studiosi coinvolti, c’è stato un evento che meglio degli altri ha caratterizzato questo rapporto. Senza conoscere quale, secondo gli altri colleghi, sia stato tale avvenimento, questi dieci ricercatori si sfideranno, cercando di convincere il pubblico che l’episodio da loro raccontato sia l’icona reale della relazione sportiva tra i due paesi. Si assisterà, perciò, ad un “boxeo” storico-sportivo, che coinvolgerà il pubblico in un affascinante percorso a ritroso durante il quale verranno rievocati i più importanti momenti caratterizzanti le relazioni tra Italia e Germania, dando un importante contributo alla riflessione sul ruolo della cultura popolare nei rapporti tra le due nazioni.

Parteciperanno:

Fabien Archambault (Université Paris-1 Panthéon Sorbonne)

Daphné Bolz (Université de Rouen Normandie)

Clément Luy (École normale supérieure de Lyon & Université de Rouen Normandie)

Eleonora Belloni (Università di Siena)

Erminio Fonzo (Università di Salerno)

Deborah Guazzoni (Società italiana di storia dello sport)

Nicola Sbetti (Università di Bologna)

Daniele Serapiglia (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

Juan Antonio Simón (INEF-Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)

Francesca Tacchi (Università di Firenze)

Lorenzo Venuti (Università di Firenze)