Olympic Games
July
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were postponed this year making this the fourth time the games were cancelled in recent modern history; the previous cancellations occurred during the First and Second World Wars.
The games are global events, bringing nations and people together, promoting "amilla" (healthy competition in ancient Greek) and contributing to the economy.
This month we are looking at the history of and research into the impact the Olympic Games have on the individual and society.
Reading Recommendations from the Book Display Team
We have provided a list of interesting titles from our Library e-resource collection so you can learn more about the Games from the comfort of your home.
The 1936 Olympic Games: Nazi Secrets at the Berlin Olympics
BoB - Free Speech: Olympics Special
BoB- Moscow 1980: The Cold War Olympics
BoB- Faster Higher Stronger - Stories of the Olympic Games, 1500 Metres, 19:00 11/07/2012, BBC2 England, 60 mins.
Kanopy - The Great Courses- Ancient Olympia: Gods, Games, and Temple -Episode 8 of Great Tours: Greece and Turkey
Journal Articles
John Lauermann (2016) Urban Studies, 53(9): 1885–1901
Christ Mackintosh, Natalie Darko & Hetty May-Wilkins (2016) Leisure Studies, 35(4): 454-469
Bo Petersson, Karina Vamling & Alexandra Yatsyk (2017) Sport in Society, 20(4): 455-460
Bruce Kidd (2013) Sport in Society, 16(4): 503-514
Andrew Billings & James R. Angelini (2007) Communication Quarterly, 55(1): 95-111
Fiona E. Pelly, Helen T. O'Connor, Gareth S. Denyer & Ian D. Caterson (2011) Nutrition Reviews, 69(6): 321–332
Charlotte Clark et al (2018) American Journal of Epidemiology, 187(3): 474–483
Therese N. Edvinsson (2014) The International Journal of the History of Sport, 31(5): 570-587
Jilly Traganou (2011) Sport in Society, 14(4): 466-481