Sports, Politics and Cultures

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1 1st Annual International Conference 3-5 July 2012, Ancient Olympia In collaboration with the Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard University

2 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY The International Olympic Academy, in collaboration with the Center for Hellenic Studies of the United States Harvard University, organizes from this year, on an annual basis, an International Scientific Conference focusing on: "" The Conference will take place at the premises of the Hellenic Olympic Committee in Ancient Olympia from 3 to 5 July. The special subject of the 2012 Conference is the following: Athletic and interstate political rivalries at the Olympics and beyond: A cross-cultural perspective where distinguished Professors from USA and Greece will deliver lectures on various topics. The main objective of the Conference will be the comparison between the Olympic Games of antiquity with other relevant cultural events of the Roman era, the late antiquity, of the ancient China and other cultures. The Conference will include lectures and workshops in the English language, according to the following program.

3 The premises in Ancient Olympia INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY Participants should be members of the University community either as Professors or as students (maximum 100 persons) The accommodation of participants/students will be provided in twin rooms and for Professors, respectively, will be mainly in single rooms. For all the participants, the transportation to and from Ancient Olympia will be organized centrally. The departure of the buses will be on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 4pm from the front area of the Panathenaic Stadium and the departure from the Ancient Olympia is scheduled for July 5 at 3pm. Participants could also use, if they wish, other transport methods at their own risk Important notice: all the participation fees, accommodation and board expenses in the IOA premises, will be covered by the International Olympic Academy.

4 The Premises in Ancient Olympia INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY Kindly note that the works of the Conference are transmitted live on the Internet in the following address: For any information related to the Conference please contact Mr. Ioannis Papaioannou at the following address : International Olympic Academy 52, Dimitrios Vikelas Ave., Halandri, Athens Greece, by i.papaioannou@ioa.org.gr or by fax:

5 SPORTS POLITICS & CULTURES LECTURERS Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Director, Center for Hellenic Studies (Washington, D.C.), Harvard University Ioannis Petropoulos, Professor of Classical Greek Literature, Department of Greek Literature, Democritus University of Thrace, Director, Center for Hellenic Studies (Nafplion, Greece), Harvard University Madeleine Goh, Assistant Professor, Department of Classical Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington Olga Levianouk, Associate Professor of Classics, Department of Classics, University of Washington Dr. Sarah Insley, College Fellow in Byzantine Language and Literature, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Ryan Platte, Assistant Professor of Classics, Washington University in St. Louis Michael Puett, Professor of Chinese History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University Alexander Hollmann, Associate Professor of Classics, Department of Classics, University of Washington Zinon Papakonstantinou, Assistant Professor of Classics and History, Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago

6 SPORTS POLITICS & CULTURES 1 st day Arrival of the Lecturers and the participants in Athens 4:00pm Departure of the participants from the Panathenaic Stadium to Ancient Olympia Monday 2/7/2012

7 SPORTS POLITICS & CULTURES 2 nd day Tuesday 3/7/2012 9:30am Opening Ceremony 9:40am Address by the President of the IOA, Mr. Isidoros Kouvelos 9:50am Address and Opening of the works of the Conference by Professor Greg Nagy 10:00am Herodotus on Pan-Hellenic rivalries at the Olympics, Prof.essor Ioannis Petropoulos, 11:00 am 'Similarities and differences between the athletic events at the Olympics and the Panathenaia: A case in point', Professor Gregory Nagy, 12:00am Workshops 1:30pm Lunch 5:00pm 'Τιμὰ ποδῶν: Footraces in myth and ancient Olympia', Associate Professor Olga Levianouk, 6:00pm Chariot racing and dynastic rivalries: The house of Atreus at Olympia and Pythia, Assistant Professor Madeleine Goh, 7:00pm Workshops 8:30pm Dinner

8 SPORTS POLITICS & CULTURES 3 rd day 9:30am Pindar s Olympian One and the prehistory of athletic praise, Assistant Professor Ryan Platte, 10:30am 'The art and sport of charioteering in ancient China', Professor Michael Puett, 11:30am Workshops 1:30pm Lunch 5:00pm Agones in late-antique Antioch, Associate Professor Alexander Hollmann, 5:45pm 'The politics of sports and "sports fans" in Constantinople, Miss Sarah E. Insley, 6:30pm Ancient Olympics, Panhellenism and Greek Identities by Assistant Professor Zinon Papakonstantinou, Wednesday 4/7/2012 7:30pm Workshops 8:30pm Dinner

9 SPORTS POLITICS & CULTURES 4 th day 10:00am Presentation of the conclusions of the works by Professor Gregory Nagy. 11:00am Address and closing of the works of the Conference by Mr. Isidoros Kouvelos President of the IOA, *The duration of the lectures is indicative 3:00pm Departure for Athens Thursday 5/7/2012

10 NAME SURNAME PARTICIPATION form ΤEL STATUS.. UNIVERSITY.. DEPARTMENT/AREA OF STUDY RECOMMENDED BY PROFESSOR ACADEMIC TITLE ΤEL UNIVERSITY/DEPARTMENT 2012 SIGNATURE I wish to travel with the IOA s vehicle: YES NO SIGNATURE.. DATE..

11 NAME SURNAME PARTICIPATION form ΤEL STATUS.. UNIVERSITY.. DEPARTMENT/AREA OF STUDY RECOMMENDED BY PROFESSOR ACADEMIC TITLE ΤEL UNIVERSITY/DEPARTMENT 2012 SIGNATURE I wish to travel with the IOA s vehicle: YES NO SIGNATURE.. DATE..