In an era of growing social polarization and the digital transformation of communication, we wish to subject to schoalarly reflection the tension between the traditional ethos of sport and the phenomena that negate it.
We welcome submissions from:
- humanities scholars,
- sociologists,
- political scientists,
- representatives of physical education and health sciences.
We are aparticularly interested in fostering a dialogue between theory and practice, which is why we also encourage the following groups to submit their proposals:
- journalists and sports commentators,
- referees, coaches, and sports officials,
- sports psychologists, and athletes themselves.
The main areas of our focus are:
- Values and anti-values: Will the idea of fair play survive in the era of “new doping” and professionalization at any cost?
- Hate speech: The mechanisms of hate on social media and its impact on the athlete’s psychophysical well-being;
- Historical perspective: The evolution of stadium aggression and exclusion—from ancient arenas to modern stands;
- Doping and its redefinitions: Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of performance enhancement in sports. Technological, genetic, and pharmacological doping as an anti-value and a challenge to the integrity of competition;
- Inclusion vs. exclusion: The role of sport in building community and the barriers (racism, xenophobia, gender) to access in the world of sport;
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference dates: October 29–31, 2026
Proposal deadline: July 20, 2026
Review of proposals and notifiction of acceptance: July 27, 2026
Deadline for submitting articles for publication: November 30, 2026
PARTICIPATION FEES:
- 140 EUR (includes: certifcate of participation, opportunity to publish a paper in the series „Sport: Language, Society, Culture“ or in one of the academic journals „Quality in Sport“ or „Journal of Education, Health and Sport“), coffee breaks and lunches on the conference days, conference materials)
- 100 EUR (includes: certificate of participation, coffee breaks and lunches on the conference days, conference materials)
- 90 EUR: PhD students (includes: certificate of participation, opportunity to publish a paper in the series „Sport: Language, Society, Culture“ or in one oft he academic journals „Quality in Sport“ or „Journal of Education, Health and Sport“, coffee breaks and lunches on the conference days, conference materials)
- 90 EUR: paper presentation online (includes: certificate of participation, opportunity for publication in the series „Sport: Language, Society, Culture“ or in the academic journals „Quality in Sport“ and „Journal of Education, Health, and Sport“)
- 75 EUR: students (includes: certificate of participation, opportunity to publish a paper in the series „Sport: Language, Society, Culture“ or in one oft he academic journals „Quality in Sport“ or „Journal of Education, Health and Sport“, coffee breaks and lunches on the conference days, conference materials)
- 75 EUR: participation in the poster session (includes: certificate of participation, opportunity for publication; digital format required, paper format optional – A1 size)
- free of charge: audience participation (includes: coffee breaks)
Registration via the registration link: https://forms.office.com/e/iCGE1CRvgV
LANGUAGES
Conference languages are Polish and English.
PUBLICATION
Articles can be submitted for publication in the series „Sport: Language, Society, Culture“, or in the academic journals „Quality in Sport“ (Open Access), and „Journal of Education, Health and Sport“ (Open Access).
CONFERENCE SECRETARY:
Ramona Mankowska, PhD ramona.mankowska@umk.pl
Julia Wrzeszcz, MA 503776@doktorant.umk.pl
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
dr hab. Lech Zieliński, prof. NCU
dr hab. Sylwia Skuza, prof. NCU
dr hab. Michał Leciak, prof. NCU
dr hab. Walerij Żukow, prof. NCU
dr Emilia Pankanin
dr Aneta Pawlak
dr Anna Michalska
dr Olga Smoleńska
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
prof. dr. Simon Meier-Vieracker (Technische Universität Dresden, Niemcy)
prof. dr hab. Janusz Taborek (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
dr hab. Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska, prof. NCU (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń)
dr hab. Paweł Prüfer, prof. AJP (Jacob of Paradyz University in Gorzów Wielkopolski)
dr hab. Artur Tworek, prof. UWr (University of Wrocław)
Assoc. Prof. Hasan Ceyhun Can (Istanbul University-Cerraphasa)
dr Rafael Onieva Palomar (Nicolaus Copernicus University)
dr Michał Sobczak (Kazimierz Wielki University)