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- 2023 Topic: Female Athletes, Women's Sport, and the Olympic Experience
- Dates: July 11-14, 2023
- Location: International Olympic Academy (IOA) premises, Olympia, Greece
- Organized by: CHS US, IOA, CHS Greece, Region of Western Greece
- Open to: Undergraduate and postgraduate (masters and PhD) students from a list of eligible departments in Greece and Cyprus (up to 40 participants)
- Application Period: April 3-May 21, 2023
- Language: English
- Academic Coordination: Charles Stocking (University of Western Ontario & CHS), Stamatia Dova (Hellenic College Holy Cross & CHS), and Heather Reid (Exedra Mediterranean Center), Angela Schneider (University of Western Ontario), Effimia Karakantza (University of Patras) as speakers
- Activity Administration: Marilena Katsadoraki (IOA, m.katsadoraki@ioa.org.gr), Christina Lafi (CHS Greece)
About the Symposium
Overview
Since 2012, Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC, and in Greece, and the International Olympic Academy, have been co-organizing the International Scholars' Symposium on "Sports, Society, and Culture." The Symposium has hosted over 600 students from Greek Universities as participants and 60 faculty members as speakers and workshop moderators.
The topic of the 2023 Symposium is "Female Athletes, Women's Sport, and the Olympic Experience." Students and speakers will focus on the role of women in sports and the Olympics and its evolution from antiquity to the modern world.
This year's Symposium is organized by CHS Greece, CHS US, the IOA, and the Region of Western Greece and will be held between 11-14 of July at the state-of-the-art premises of the IOA in Olympia. As part of the international scholarly discourse on sports, society, and culture, participants will examine the cultural poetics of women's sport in classical antiquity and in the modern era. By analyzing the experience of female athletes within and without Olympic contexts, this year's Symposium brings to Olympia an academic gathering designed to shed new light on the dialogue between ancient and modern athletics.
Structure
In addition to lectures, the Symposium places emphasis on the blended learning approach. Morning presentations will be followed by afternoon workshops/breakout sessions during which the students will have the opportunity to discuss and reflect on the themes of the presentations in small groups. All participant students and faculty will also enjoy a guided tour to the unique archaeological site and museum of Ancient Olympia. The Symposium will conclude with a roundtable discussion, during which the outcomes of the presentations and the workshops will be presented, followed by the closing ceremony.
Participation
This activity is open to up to forty (40) undergraduate and postgraduate (Masters and PhD) students from a list of specific eligible departments that span the disciplines of Sport Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences in Greece and Cyprus.
Applications will remain open between Monday, April 3, 2023, and Sunday, May 21, 2023 (23:59 Eastern European Time).
References must be submitted by Wednesday, May 24, 2023 (23:59 Eastern European Time).
The selection process will conclude by June 10 and selected participants will receive acceptance messages via email, along with instructions regarding the confirmation of their participation and the submission of other related forms.
This is a non-fee-based activity, and participants will be given certificates of attendance during the closing session of the Symposium.
Provisions
- Transportation by bus from Athens to Olympia on July 11, and from Olympia to Athens on July 14 (with intermediate stops at Patras)
- Accommodation (double rooms) and meals (breakfast, lunch) on the IOA premises
The organizers do not cover airfare and other incidental expenses associated with the presence and participation in the Symposium, beyond those described above.
Details about transportation and accommodation will be shared by the Organizers in due time.
Organizers will remain in contact with applicants and/or participants of this activity and will communicate any changes as early as possible.
See the full program of the Symposium as well as the abstracts of the presentations.
