Date:
Full title:
International Scholars' Symposium on Sports, Society, & Culture. “Olympia and the search for Identity” in honor of the Ionian heritage
Organized by:
CHS US, International Olympic Academy (IOA), CHS Greece
Language:
English
Academic coordination:
Stamatia Dova (Hellenic College Holy Cross & CHS) and Charles Stocking (University of Western Ontario & CHS) as academic coordinators, and Susan Stephens (Stanford University), Onno van Nijf (University of Groningen), Peter J. Miller (University of Winnipeg), and Maša Ćulumović (CHS) as speakers
Synopsis:
The Symposium will be held between 12 - 15 of July in the recently renovated premises of the IOA in Olympia, if conditions permit, bringing together scholars from around the world and students from Greece and Cyprus in plenary and breakout sessions designed to generate stimulating discussions and examine the multifaceted relationship between athletics and the search for identity from ancient to modern times.