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NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture
and
The NINE Spring Training Conference
on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball
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NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture seeks to promote the study of all historical aspects of baseball and centers on the cultural implications of the game wherever in the world baseball is played. The journal reflects an eclectic approach and does not foster a particular ideological bias. For more information about the journal, including submission guidelines, subscription information, and the current table of contents, please follow this link.
NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture announces
The 20th Annual NINE Spring Training Conference
on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball
Wednesday, March 13-Saturday, March 16, 2013
Fiesta Resort Conference Center
2100 South Priest Drive
Tempe, Arizona
Call for Papers: The 20th Annual NINE Spring Training Conference invites original, unpublished papers that study all aspects of baseball, with particular emphasis on history and social policy implications. Abstracts only, not to exceed 300 words, should be submitted by December 3, 2012, to:
NINE Spring Training Conference
c/o Trey Strecker
Department of English
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana 47306-0460
Email: tstrecker@bsu.edu
Email abstracts are preferred. Authors will be notified as quickly as possible whether their papers have been accepted. Authors are required to register for the conference and present their work in person.
Information about conference and hotel registration is here.
Keynote Speaker: Chris Lamb
Chris Lamb is a professor of journalism at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis where he teaches courses in sports journalism. He is the author of six books, including Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and the Campaign to Desegregate Baseball (2012) and Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson's First Spring Training (2004). His articles have appeared in Sports Illustrated, New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, and Los Angeles Times. He is currently working on his third book on race, baseball, and the press.