Draft Conference Schedule

We are very happy to release a draft schedule for the 5th Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference, which takes place over the 23rd and 24th of May 2019 at Chapman University, Orange, California.

In what follows, you will find:

1. the schedule of parallel sessions, breaks and keynotes for day one;
2. the schedule of parallel sessions, breaks and keynotes for day two;
3. an alphabetical list of speakers and their titles;
4. a list of speakers and which panels they are presenting in.

NB:

• Food and drinks will be provided and there will be conference receptions/parties on both nights.
• Should you wish to attend, please request tickets by emailing Paul at BowmanP@cardiff.ac.uk 
• Information about travel and recommended conference hotels is available here.

1. schedule, day one:

2. schedule, day two:

3. alphabetical list of speakers and their titles:

Surname Title Amos, Daniel Marginality and the Heroes' Art:  Martial Artists in Hong Kong, 1976 – 2019.  Antonopoulos, Alexander Courage of Truth: Foucault, Kynic Culture, and Dog Brothers Martial Arts Barrowman, Kyle Inventing MMA: On the Political and Cultural Formation of a Concept Bennington, Spencer Rhetorical Roundhouse Kicks: Taekwondo as Political Argument: from Hyper-nationalism to Contemporary Korean Reunification Dialogues Bickford, Sonja Cultural Differences in Leadership Development through Martial Arts Training: comparing USA, U.K. Australia, and Finland Bittmann, Heiko, and Martin Meyer Why do people train Martial Arts? Participation Motives of German and Japanese Karateka Blechschmidt, Ian Transnational Kung Fu Comics and American Masculinity Bowman, Paul The Invention of Martial Arts: Popular Culture Between Asia and America Brown, Randy What Can Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Teach Us About Qīng Dynasty Martial Arts? Burke, Brigid "Being Mean" and "Spazzing Out": Social Calibration and Intensity Management in Mixed Martial Arts Chircop-Reyes, Laurent Reviving China Society Through Martial Arts Culture: 'Tianjin's Alliance of Warriors' (1910-1928) As an Instrument for Nationalism Chisolm, Gerry Envisioning African History: The Wakanda Effect on Real Black Women in the Martial Arts Collier, Aidan Martial Realism: "The Fight" as Artifact and Ideology Desch-Obi, TJ The Liberating Stick: Afro-Colombian martial arts and the struggle for liberation in the Cauca Green, Thomas A. The 52 Hand Blocks, Sexual Dominance, and Mother Dear as Archetype Green, Zhang and Miracle From Kongfu to Wushu: Political Application of Chinese Martial Arts Griffith, Lauren The Serious Side of Leisure: Capoeira and Social Justice in the U.S. Istas, Leo Martial Arts Studies in Germany: A Case Study Jaquet, Daniel Fight like a true German! National-socialism propaganda and late medieval European martial arts Johnson, Noah Karate and the Cultural Politics of the United States in Three Movements Judkins, Benjamin N. Title TBC Jug, Steven G. Technique and Terror: SAMBO as Martial Art, Military Training, and Stalinist Masculinity Katz, Peter Hakama, Hooligans, Hoodies: Martial arts clothing and affective habits of violence from Victorian London to Tapout Kavoura, Anna "Just existing is activism": Experiences of discrimination and coping strategies of gender and sexual minorities in martial arts Little, William Martial Arts on the Path to the Non-Fascist Life: Reflections on Politics and Violence Lorge, Peter Wrestling with The Wrestling Record (Jiaoli Ji) Lunia, Mahipal the wisdom of violence Masilela, Ayanda Developing liberatory curricula in the practice of martial arts: anti-racism and beyond McCarthy, Paul Self-Defense – How a small socio-political idea demonized this broad term on campuses in the USA Medeiros, Daniella, Andressa Saboya, Thiago Ferriera Motivational factors for personalized Muay Thai training for women Meyer, Martin Martin Meyer (Vechta) Kurobune and kayfabe – The staging of Japanese-American wrestling bouts Minarik, Martin Beyond morality: Towards a performativity-based understanding of norms and values in martial arts practice Miracle, Jared 'Wednesday. Late Night. Bring a Sword'. Folk Martial Arts of Rural Japan Molle, andrea Martial Arts, Sovereignty and Community Policing: The Case of Shomrim and Shmira in NYC Mroz, Daniel Spontaneous Generations – Chaos to Pattern in the Conceptualization of Martial Art O'Shea, Janet MMA Progressives and Far-Right Fight Clubs: Martial Arts as a Model for Agonistic Democracy Park, Moisés Mirageman (2007): A Chilean Martial Arts and "Superhero" Film, Sex and Cult Phillips, Scott Park The Enchanted Roots of Internal Martial Arts Ryan, Michael Returning to one's Roots with a 'New Hoplology' Samudra, Jaida Silat Bangau Putih as Universal Science: Political Strategies of Inclusivity in a Chinese Indonesian Martial Art School Skowron-Markowska, Stefania Teaching Chinese martial arts in Poland in 1980-1990. Challenges and methods Soderholm, Maija Random Flow and the Art of Deception: Teaching Tactical Thinking Through Sword Play Solberg, Glenn-Eilif How does war become sport? From military patrols to #OlympicPeace Soto-Diaz, Mariángeles Everyday Grappling Operations Steimer, Lauren Labor Politics in Stunt Craft Networks: Divergent Attempts to Diversify Martial Arts Practice on Screen  Stetkevych, Qays Grappling with White Nationalism and Viking Heritage Tsukamoto, Mariana Harumi Cruz, Claudia Uribe Chinen, and Tanya Gomez Women in Kendo: perspective of Latin American practitioners

4. list of speakers organised by panel:

NAME	PANEL
Amos, Daniel	Cultural and Institutional Challenges
Istas, Leo	Cultural and Institutional Challenges
Park, Moisés	Cultural Politics of Film
Steimer, Lauren	Cultural Politics of Film
Lunia, Mahipal	Expeditions
Miracle, Jared	Expeditions
Ryan, Michael	Expeditions
Barrowman, Kyle	Inventing Martial Entities
Bowman, Paul	Inventing Martial Entities
Katz, Peter	Inventing Martial Entities
Griffith, Lauren	KEYNOTE
Judkins, Benjamin N.	KEYNOTE
Brown, Randy	Learn from book?' Historical Perspectives
Lorge, Peter	Learn from book?' Historical Perspectives
Skowron-Markowska, Stefania	Learn from book?' Historical Perspectives
Kavoura, Anna	Martial Arts and Inclusivity
Samudra, Jaida	Martial Arts and Inclusivity
Tsukamoto, Mariana Harumi Cruz, Claudia Uribe Chinen, and Tanya Gomez	Martial Arts and Inclusivity
Masilela, Ayanda	Martial Arts in the Curriculum
Minarik, Martin	Martial Arts in the Curriculum
Soderholm, Maija	Martial Arts in the Curriculum
Johnson, Noah	Martial Arts in the USA
McCarthy, Paul	Martial Arts in the USA
Molle, andrea	Martial Arts in the USA
Burke, Brigid	Martial Arts, Theatricality and Performance
Meyer, Martin	Martial Arts, Theatricality and Performance
Phillips, Scott Park	Martial Arts, Theatricality and Performance
Bickford, Sonja	Motivations
Bittmann, Heiko, and Martin Meyer	Motivations
Medeiros, Daniella, Andressa Saboya, Thiago Ferriera	Motivations
Blechschmidt, Ian	National Masculinities
Jaquet, Daniel	National Masculinities
Jug, Steven G.	National Masculinities
Bennington, Spencer	Nationalism and Nation Building
Chircop-Reyes, Laurent	Nationalism and Nation Building
Green, Zhang and Miracle	Nationalism and Nation Building
Little, William	Nationalism, Fascism and the Alt-Right
O'Shea, Janet	Nationalism, Fascism and the Alt-Right
Stetkevych, Qays	Nationalism, Fascism and the Alt-Right
Antonopoulos, Alexander	Philosophizing Fighting
Soto-Diaz, Mariángeles	Philosophizing Fighting
Chisolm, Gerry	Race and Ethnicity
Desch-Obi, TJ	Race and Ethnicity
Green, Thomas A.	Race and Ethnicity
Collier, Aidan	The Social Construction of Fighting
Mroz, Daniel	The Social Construction of Fighting
Solberg, Glenn-Eilif	The Social Construction of Fighting

For tickets, please email Paul. For information about the location (Chapman University, Orange, Los Angeles, etc.), please email Andrea.