2011 ICS Inaugural Academic Conference on International Football: Ideology, Culture, Politics, the Media and Everyday Life.

Call for Papers             Call for Papers     Call for Papers

The University of the West Indies, the Institute of Caribbean Studies and the Department of Sport extends an invitation and welcome to all institutions, organizations, administrators, coaches, academics, individuals and others interested in the sport of football to participate in the INAUGURAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL to be held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew, JAMAICA from November 23^rd to 26^th, 2011. The deadline for submission of proposal is 31^st July 2011. Proposals should be no longer than 150 words and should be sent to:  academicfootballconference@gmail.com or blaqnity@yahoo.com

Introduction

Football was introduced in the Caribbean towards the end of the 19th century by the British colonial settlers and soldiers who used games and sport as a 'tool' for recreation, relaxation and control. Jamaica played its first international match in 1925 against Haiti. In 1965 under the leadership of Brazilian coach Jorge Penna, Jamaica made its first attempt at World Cup qualification, in their bid to be a part of the 1966 World Cup Finals in England. It was the Captain Horace Burrell led Jamaica Football Federation, Brazilian technical director Rene Simoes and National coach Carl Brown, who steered the Jamaican team to success in Qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in 1998. In so doing, Jamaica became the first English speaking Caribbean country to qualify for the World Cup finals. The experience(s) of attempting to qualify national teams for the quadrennial FIFA World Cup competitions have exposed the country to many of the international issues concerning the role of football in the shaping of societies globally. To that end,  research papers are welcomed on the following themes:

• The role of football in social history, culture, psycho-emotional philosophical, economic and political aspects of human development.
• Football at the intersections of power, race, color, class, gender, religion and the media.
• International Football (in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, Central and North America, Oceania, the Caribbean)
• Elements that determine the ethos of amateur, semi-professional, professional and international play, games and sport
• Methodologies for football development at the individual, family, community, school, club, business, government, national and regional levels.
• Strategizing Jamaica World Cup 2022 and beyond.

Organizing Conference Chairman: Dr. Don Davis