The Cultural Olympiad as a platform to expand Olympic narratives
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Panel Debate | Journalism, Sport & Culture: Integrated visions?
The Cultural Olympiad as a platform to expand [challenge] Olympic narratives
Abandon Normal Devices#media2012 | Manchester, 5 October 2010
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This is the Olympic narrative most of you know
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And this is the Olympic narrative organisers tend to seek
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… leading to all of these ‘unintended’ narratives…
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… leading to all of these ‘unintended’ narratives…
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There are many other narratives…
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And artists have provided further layers to these narratives
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… but this story has not really been told …
• As a result, the Olympic Games, is mainly perceived, celebrated or opposed as a global sports event and a multimillion commercial venture
• But what about the opportunities / provocations that may emerge out of the many other culturally significant layers embedding the Games as part of a international, historically relevant and arts inspiring movement?
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The Cultural Olympiad as an opportunity to move forward …
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• I would like to propose the Cultural Olympiad, as the arts-led dimension of the Games and the most intellectually stimulating opportunity for Olympic narrative
• The Cultural Olympiad could provide the best platform to keep the ‘movement’ actually moving…
• But you need this story to be told
Discussion…
