Plenary conferences > Fabien Archambault & Richard E. LapchickSPORT IN A NEW WORLD AFTER COVID AND THE RACIAL RECKONINGWednesday, September 22nd from 1:30pm to 2:30pmCentre de Colloques, Large Auditorium Richard E. Lapchick is a human rights activist and writer, his interest in sports as a vehicle for social changed was sparked at the 1960 summer olympic games, where he went on to lead the boycott of the South African participation in international sport events and to fight against apartheid alongside Nelson Mandela. He is a pioneer for racial equality and inclusion in sports, internationally recognized expert on sports issues. Richard E. Lapchick is often described as “the racial conscience of sport.” He brought his commitment to equality and his belief that sport can be an effective instrument of positive social change to the University of Central Florida where he accepted an endowed chair in August 2001. Fabien Archambault is a lecturer in contemporary history at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne. A specialist of the European and transatlantic history of sport (including football and basketball), he co-edited in 2016 the collective book Le Football des nations. Des terrains de jeu aux communautés imaginées (Publications de la Sorbonne). |
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