09-13/07/2017 - 6th International Scholars’ Symposium on “Sports, Society and Culture” (Αρχαία Ολυμπία)

The International Olympic Academy (IOA), in cooperation with Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS), is organizing the Sixth International Scholars’ Symposium on “Sports, Society and Culture” in Ancient Olympia, on July 9-13, 2017. As in the past years, the
Symposium will host scholars from around the world and bring together more than a hundred students and professors from Universities in Greece and abroad.

Building on some of the themes that were developed in the previous years, the specific topic of the 2017 Symposium is “After the Agon: Olympic Memory in Ancient and Modern Athletics.”As part of the international scholarly discourse on sports, society and politics, the 2017 meeting of the IOA/CHS Symposium examines the significance of memory in postagonistic formations of identity for athletes and their states. By exploring the dynamics of Olympic commemoration, recollection, and emulation, this year's conference brings to Olympia an academic gathering designed to shed new light on the dialogue between the ancient and modern Olympics.

The Symposium is addressed only to undergraduate students who are in their junior year of studies (3rd year and above),as well as postgraduate students(Masters and PhD students). Priority will be given to first-time participants.
This is a non-fee based event, and the participants will be given certificates of attendance during the closing ceremony of the Symposium.
The deadline for all submissions is Sunday, 23rd April, 2017 Midnight (Eastern European Summer Time).

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