#  International Scholars' Symposium: Sports, Society, and Culture 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **July 9 - July 12, 2018** 

 All day 

####  pin\_drop 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](https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/people/gregory-nagy-0) (CHS/Harvard), [Konstantinos Georgiadis](http://www.sportmanagement.uop.gr/index.php/en/georgiadis) (University of Peloponnese / International Olympic Academy), [Charles Stocking](https://www.uwo.ca/classics/people/stocking.html) (University of Western Ontario), [Stamatia Dova](https://www.hchc.edu/faculty/stamatia-dova-phd/) (Hellenic College), [Paul Christesen](https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/paul-christesen) (Dartmouth College), Maša Culumovic (CHS), [Sarah Murray](https://classics.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/sarah-murray/) (University of Toronto), [Philip Sapirstein](https://arts.unl.edu/art/faculty/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. ](/chsgreece/conferences/sports-society-symposium)

 

 

 



 

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