Call for Papers

Women’s Hockey:

Gender Issues On and Off the Ice

Centre for the Study of Sport and Community Health

Gorsebrook Research Institute

Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

March 26-28, 2004

This conference will bring together hockey coaches, administrators, players,
academics, journalists and others interested in women’s hockey and gender
issues related to the game. The three day event will be held March 26-28, 2004
and will coincide with the opening of the 2004 Women’s World Hockey Championships
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. We intend to hold on-ice coaching clinics in
conjunction with the conference which will draw upon the expertise of representatives
from the National Hockey League and from those associated with women’s
hockey in the international arena.

Papers dealing in general with the development of women’s hockey; with
women’s hockey and the media; gender issues relating to minor hockey, recreational
play and ringette; women’s hockey at the collegiate level; training, equipment,
and health and safety issues; empowerment and leadership issues; concerns about
hockey violence and social violence; the globalization and professionalization
of the game; and the potential for women’s hockey to influence the reform
of the existing hockey system are particularly welcome. Comparative studies
of hockey and the construction of femininity and masculinity in historical and
contemporary perspective are also of interest. The objective of this interdisciplinary
conference is to produce a collection of papers that will appeal both to an
academic and more general readership, and stimulate discussion of the major
concerns surrounding women’s hockey in its local, national and international
dimensions. Building upon the successful format of the Putting It On Ice conference
held in Halifax in October 2001, Women’s Hockey: Gender Issues On and Off
the Ice will encourage dialogue between those involved in researching the game
and those who participate and support women’s hockey as it continues to
grow.

Those interested in participating should send a title and one-page abstract
by September 15, 2003:

Dr. Colin Howell, Co-Director

Centre for the Study of Sport and Community Health

Gorsebrook Research Institute, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 3C3

Email: [email protected] / Fax: 902 496-8135