Olympic Legacies (29-30 March, 2008, Oxford)

Olympic Legacies29-30 March 2008St Antony’s College, OxfordSouth Asian Studies ProgrammeAsian Studies Centre, St Antony’s College, OxfordSt Antony’s College, Oxford, OX2 6JF, UK · Tel: (01865) 274559 ·Fax: (01865) 274559, Email: asian@sant.ox.ac.ukHosts: St Antony’s College, Oxford, La Trobe University, Melbourne and Taylor & Francis Group.DAY 18.30-9.15 am: Breakfast at St John’s College9.45-10.30 am: Registration at St Antony’s College10.30-10.40 am: Inaugural comments - David Washbrook (St. Antony’s College, Oxford)10.40-10.50 am: J.A. Mangan (Founding and Executive Academic Editor, ‘International Journal of the History of Sport’)IJHS-25 plus10.50-11.00 am: Jonathan Manley (Publisher, Taylor and Francis Sports Journals) - The Evolution of Information and Communication in Sport Studies11.00 am-12.00 pm: First Keynote Address - John J. MacAloon (University of Chicago) - ‘Legacy’ and the Dilemma of the Olympic MovementDiscussant: Brian Stoddart (La Trobe University, Melbourne)12.00-12.15 pm: Coffee Break12.15-1.30 pm: Panel 1 - Olympic Legacies: OverviewBruce Kidd (University of Toronto) - The Ideological Legacies of the Olympic GamesHans M. Westerbeek (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) - Amsterdam 1928 – Amsterdam 2028: On past and future legaciesJean-Loup Chappelet, (Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), Lausanne) - Olympic Environmental  Concerns as a Legacy of the Winter GamesDiscussant: David Washbrook (St. Antony’s College, Oxford)1.30-2.30 pm: Lunch2.30-3.45 pm: Panel 2 - Olympic Legacies OverviewJohn Hughson (University of Central Lancashire) - The Legacy of Olympic Game’s Films: The Case of Melbourne 1956Joseph Maguire (Loughborough University) - Branding and Consumption in the IOCs 'Celebrate Humanity' Advertisements: Hidden MessagesMark Dyreson, and Matthew Llewellyn (Penn State University) - The Olympic Legacy of Los AngelesDiscussant: Bruce Kidd (University of Toronto)3.45-4.00 pm: Tea break4.00-5.15 pm: Panel 3 - Far Eastern Olympic IssuesDong Jinxia (Peking University) and J.A. Mangan (Founding and Executive Academic Editor, ‘International Journal of the History of Sport’) - Beijing Olympics Legacies:  Certain Intentions and Certain  and Uncertain OutcomesDolores Martinez (School of Oriental and African Studies) - The Legacy of the 1964 Tokyo OlympiadBrian Bridges (Lingnan University, Hong Kong) – The Seoul Olympics: Economic Miracle Meets the WorldDiscussant: John MacAloon (University of Chicago)6.30-7.00 pm: T&F Reception and Release of Ceremonial First Day Cover specially designed for the conference by Terry Mitchell of Chapman and Mitchell Covers.7.00 pm: Conference DinnerDAY 28.30-9.15 am: Breakfast at St John’s College10.00-10.15 am: Tea and Coffee10.15 am-12.00 pm: Panel 4 - South Asian Olympic and (Imperial) IssuesRonojoy Sen (Associate Editor, Times of India) - Playing Under Empire: Indian Sportspersons and Questions of Identity in Colonial IndiaBoria Majumdar (La Trobe University, Melbourne) - Games of Self-Respect: A Colony at the OlympicsNalin Mehta (Deputy News Editor, Times Now Television, India) - The Golden Legacy: Hockey and India’s Olympic EncounterKausik Bandyopadhyay (Maulana Azad Institute of Advanced Studies, Kolkata) - Uncovering the Sleeping Giant Syndrome: India in Olympic FootballDiscussant: J. A. Mangan (Founding and Executive Academic Editor, ‘International Journal of the History of Sport’)12.00-12.15 pm: Tea Break12.15-1.15 pm: Panel 5 - Western Olympic IssuesGavin Poynter (University of East London) - London 2012: The Regeneration Game(s)Charles Davis - Searching for the Greatest Olympic Performances, Using a Complete Summer Olympics DatabaseDiscussant: Mark Dyreson (Penn State University)1.15-2.30 pm: Lunch2.30-3.30 pm: 2nd Keynote Address - Malcolm Speed (Chief Executive, International Cricket Council) - Cricket and the Olympics: A potential legacy3.30-3.45 pm: Tea Break3.45-4.45 pm: Final Keynote Address - Brian Stoddart (Former Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University, Melbourne) - The Olympic Movement and Geopolitical Legacies.4.45-5.15 pm: Concluding Session4.45-5.00 pm: David Washbrook (St Antony’s College, Oxford) - Summing up5.00-5.15 pm: Hans Westerbeek (La Trobe University, Melbourne) - Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks

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