Japan Society of Sport Sociology – 34th Annual Conference

Venue: Okayama University (Tsushima Campus)


Student Forum (Student Symposium)

Title:
Reflexive Sociology of Sport: How Can We Capture the Field, Give Back to Society, and Envision the Future?

Speakers:

  • Toko Tanaka (The University of Tokyo)

Moderators:

  • Yuko Takada (Juntendo University Graduate School)
  • Fumio Hotta (Rikkyo University Graduate School)
  • Kanichi Murashita (Ritsumeikan University Graduate School)

Research Committee Symposium

Title:
Sport and Division

Speakers:

  • Satoko Itani (Kansai University)
     “Transgender Athletes and the Visibility of Division: Power, Control, and the Restoration of Masculinity”
  • Koji Kobayashi (Otaru University of Commerce)
     “Division Seen in the Online Backlash Against Nike Advertisements”
  • Chiaki Okada (Osaka University)
     “Considering Sport and Division from the Field”

Moderators:

  • Rieko Yamaguchi (Josai University)
  • Kazuma Takezaki (Meiji University)

Joint Session of the Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Societies for Sport Sociology

Title:
The Future of Sport Sociology in East Asia

Panelists:

  • Lee Jung Rae (President, Korean Society of Sport Sociology / Kyungpook National University)
  • Tzu-hsuan Chen (President, Taiwan Society of Sport Sociology / National Taiwan Sport University)
  • Tetsuro Nishiyama (President, Japan Society of Sport Sociology / Kansai University)

Interpreters:

  • Koji Kobayashi (Otaru University of Commerce)
  • Eun-jin Shin (Hokusei Gakuen University)

Moderator:

  • Fumiya Kaneko (Ritsumeikan University)

International Exchange Committee Special Session

Title:
International Trends in Sport Sociology through the IRSS Lens

Keynote Speakers:

  • Brent McDonald (Victoria University, Australia / Editor-in-Chief, International Review for the Sociology of Sport)

Moderator:

  • Koji Kobayashi (Otaru University of Commerce)
  • Fumiya Kaneko (Ritsumeikan University)