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Seminar Programme in 2007

09 February 2007, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Peter Keen
"The UK Sport Investment and Performance Strategy for London 2012"
Venue - John Beckwith Lecture Theatre

23 March 2007, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Alain Ferrand
"The Management of Volunteers in Major Events: a Case Study of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics"
- abstract
Venue - Ann Packer Building, JJ018

23 April 2007, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Heather Sykes & Sheila Cavanagh
"Transsexual Bodies at the Olympics: The International Olympic Committee's Policy on Transsexual Athletes at the 2004 Athens Summer Games" - abstract, Paper (Body & Society, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp.75-102, 2006)
Venue - Stewart Mason Building, SMB 017

18 May 2007, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Stephan Wassong
"Brigadier General R.J. Kentish: Member of the IOC for Great Britain and Supporter of Early IOC Politics to Promote Sport for All" - abstract
Venue - Herbert Manzoni Building, K108

29 May 2007, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Wang Jun, Daren Yuan & Xueling Yu
The Chinese Olympics and the Expectations for the Beijing Olympic Games" -abstract, PowerPoint, CVs
Venue - James France Building, CC109

12 October 2007
Mike McNamee
"Olympism, Eurocentricity and Transcultral Virtues" - abstract, PowerPoint
- see article in Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, Vol. 33, Issue 2.

30 November 2007
Paul Dimeo
"Leadership in the IOC's Medical Commission on the issue of Anti-Doping" - abstract, PowerPoint
- see A History of Drug Use in Sport: 1876–1976: Beyond Good and Evil (2007, London: Routledge).

07 December 2007, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
David Howe
"Paralympism: an ideology that leads to empowerment?" - abstract

 

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