Tickets have sold out for the Tennis History Conference.
If you already have purchased a ticket and need to get in touch, please email research@aeltc.com. Only guests that have pre-booked tickets will be admitted.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club welcomes you to join tennis history enthusiasts from around the world for a day of presentations, panel discussions and networking on Friday 3 November 2023.
The programme promises a lively day of discussion on a whole host of topics (programme subject to change).
08:30-09:15 Arrival
09.30-09:50 Opening Remarks
09:50-10:50 Session One: Representation and Legacy at Wimbledon and Beyond
09:50-10:10 Arthur Ashe, Wimbledon Champion: Legacy through Oral History (Yolanda Hester and Chinyere Nwonye, Arthur Ashe Legacy Project)
10:10-10:30 Indians at Wimbledon and the Davis Cup: Race, Class and Empire (Dr Souvik Naha, University of Glasgow)
10:30-10:50 Discussion
10:50-11:10 Break
11:10-12:40 Session Two: Tennis History - The New Frontier
11:10-11:30 Tennis Relived (Matt Roberts, The Tennis Podcast)
11:30-11:50 While Wimbledon Slept: Exploration of the Collective Online Tennis Experience (Dr Nadina Ayer, Bournemouth University)
11:50-12:10 Collecting The Championships (Eleanor Thomas, Collections Officer, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum)
12:10-12:40 Discussion
12:40-13:40 Light Lunch and Centre Court Visits
13:40-15:40 Session Three: International Politics, Culture and Tennis
13:40-14:10 Ladies of the Court: Pioneering Women in the Development and Internationalisation of Lawn Tennis in the Long Nineteenth Century (Dr Simon Eaves, Independent Researcher)
14:10-14:40 The Artfulness of the Game: Eric Ravilious and the Visual Representation of Tennis Between the Wars (Professor Mike O'Mahony, University of Bristol)
14:40-15:10 The International Politics of Tennis (Dr Kristin Anabel Eggeling, University of Copenhagen)
15:10-15:40 Advantage West: Cold War Tennis in Ideological Context (Professor Jussi Hanhimäki, Geneva Graduate Institute)
15.40-16:00 Break
16:00-16:45 Session Four: What Makes a GOAT?
16:00-16:20 The Greatest - and How You Can Tell (Chris Bowers, Tennis Writer & Broadcaster)
16:20-16:45 Discussion
16:45-17:00 Closing Remarks
17:15-18:30 Museum Drinks Reception
17:15-18:30 Museum Drinks Reception
As part of your day, your ticket includes:
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The AELTC looks forward to welcoming you to Wimbledon in November for this very special event.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch by emailing research@aeltc.com.
Registration closes on 23rd October 2023.
