Sport and Society Conference - Conference overview and schedule of events

Conference Overview

About the conference

The "A Mirror of our Culture: Sport and Society in America," conference will take place May 26-28, 2010. The conference will take place on the St. Norbert College campus and at Lambeau Field, where leading experts from around the world will converge to present their papers, engage in discussion and network.

The conference is encouraging abstract submissions that may include but are not limited to the topics below:

•    Sports law
•    Sports psychology
•    Issues in running a sports team or related enterprise
•    The economics of sports
•    Emergence, identification and fostering of athletic talent
•    Managing premier athletes for peak performance
•    Amateur athletics
•    Sports marketing
•    The philosophy and ethics of sports
•    Religion and sports
•    The sociology of sports
•    Sports management
•    Creative writing about sports

•    Literature and sports
•    Sports and other popular culture
•    Sports and the media
•    Sports and government
•    Sports and science
•    Sports training
•    Sports and education
•    The history of sports
•    The athlete’s experience
•    Security issues and sports
•    Sports and the creative arts
•    Sports tourism
•    Studies in gender, race, class, sexuality, disability, and sport

The conference will feature an exhibit area for publishers, a gallery exhibition and a film festival. More details and information will be published as they are made available.

We invite those interested in sport and its relationship with our culture, to join us for this 3-day event.

News & updates

Call for submissions
We are currently accepting abstract proposals for concurrent sessions, the photography exhibit and the film festival at the "A Mirror of our Culture: Sport and Society in America" conference. >>MORE

For more information

For additional information, please contact conference director, Kevin Quinn at
(920) 403-3447 or kevin.quinn@snc.edu.