International Scholars' Symposium: Sports, Society, and Culture

Date: 

Monday, July 9, 2018 (All day) to Thursday, July 12, 2018 (All day)

Location: 

International Olympic Academy, Ancient Olympia, Greece

Full Title:

Annual International Scholars' Symposium on Sports, Society, and Culture. Athla for the People: Democracy, Empire, and the Power of Athletics

Faculty:

Gregory Nagy (CHS/Harvard), Konstantinos Georgiadis (University of Peloponnese / International Olympic Academy), Charles Stocking (University of Western Ontario), Stamatia Dova (Hellenic College), Paul Christesen (Dartmouth College), Maša Culumovic (CHS), Sarah Murray (University of Toronto), Philip Sapirstein (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Language:

English

Organizers:

International Olympic Academy, CHS US, CHS Greece

Synopsis of the symposium:

The 7th International Symposium on “Sports, Society, and Culture”, co-organized by the International Olympic Academy and the Center for Hellenic Studies is being held from July 9 to 13 in Ancient Olympia. The subject is “Athla for the People: Democracy, Empire, and the Power of Athletics”; this year’s Symposium will examine the significance of athletics in shaping socio-political discourses from antiquity to the present. By exploring the impact of Olympic distinction on a variety of political systems, the conference sheds new light on the dialogue between the ancient and modern Olympics.

See this annual symposium's description on our website.