24  February 2014

Faculdade  de Letras – University of Coimbra, Portugal

Sports and media is a very important research field in the Portuguese  Group for Communication, Journalism and Public Space, working at the research  institute of CEIS20 from University of Coimbra, in Portugal. In 24 February 2014 it’ll be organize the III Conference on  Communication and Sports at the Faculdade de Letras of the University of  Coimbra, in Portugal. The main subject will be «Football and Media».

Football becomes one of the most important subjects during the  contemporary period. The goal of this conference is promote research about the  relation(s) between football and media, in its different perspectives and  dimensions, precisely in the year (2014) when Portugal commemorates the  10^th year of Euro 2004 and when Brazil organized the Football World  Cup.

Main subjects for abstracts:

. Construction of the popular and media football personage  (players/coaches/managers);

. The concept of football player in the media;

. Women’s visions in the media;

. Social myths as structural football narratives;

. Economic logistics as promoters of new heroes in  football;

. Football and the social (anti)model;

. The footballer as esthetical and photographic model;

. Media narratives for football players, coaches, referees,  managers;

. Press, radio and television focus;

. New media and football;

. Media and football mega-events.

No more  than 500 words. Please include three key words related to the paper, a brief  curriculum vitae, academic affiliation and contact information (including email  and telephone). Papers can be presented in Portuguese, Spanish and  English.

Proposals  should be submitted to: comunicacao.desporto@gmail.com.

27  January 2014: Closing  deadline for proposals

Details in http://comunicacaoedesporto.blogspot.pt/