17 Jan: Duncan Stone (University of Huddersfield)
Regional Cricket Identities: The Construction of Class Narratives and Their Relationship to Contemporary Supporters

31 Jan: Dr Jennifer Curtin (University of Auckland)
More than Male-Gazing: Women's Engagement with Rugby Union in New Zealand

14 Feb: Natalie Deibel (George Washington University)
'For Profit, Pleasure and Sport': Recreation, Culture and Society in the Atlantic World, 1600-1700

28 Feb: Henrik Schoenefeldt (University of Cambridge)
The Significance of Thermal Comfort, Physical Health and Recreation in the Design of the Crystal Palaces at Hyde Park and Sydenham

14 Mar: URBAN GREEN SPACES IN BRITAIN
Dr Carole O'Reilly (University of Salford)
'Vigorous, Young Bodies': Sport, Leisure and Gender in Manchester's Public Parks in the Interwar Years
Matti Hannikainen (University of Helsinki)
Centres of Amateur Sports? Roles and Uses of Green Spaces in London, 1930-1990

28 Mar: Dr Joseph Maslen (Sheffield Hallam University)
Ted Willis and the Unity Theatre

The seminars will take place in the Ecclesiastical History Room of the Institute of Historical Research in London, at 5:15 PM on Mondays fortnightly. If you are interested in attending the seminar, contact us at sportshistory@hotmail.co.uk, and we will add you to our mailing list.