Traffic Seminar: The Global Power of the Olympic Games, Beijing 2008 in Historical Perspective - 13 August
Why was China was so eager to host the Olympic Games? What does it hope to gain? And what has hosting the Olympic Games meant for host countries politically, economically, and culturally?
In this second in a series of seminars presented by UMPA’s interdisciplinary graduate student journal, Traffic, Dr Barbara Keys (School of Historical Studies, and author of Globalizing Sport: National Rivalry and International Community in the 1930s) considers the history of the Olympic Games and its implications beyond the running track and swimming pool.
Date: Wednesday 13 August
Time: 5:30 pm Venue: Gryphon Gallery, Graduate Centre
Cost: Free!
Wine and cheese will be served after the seminar presentation