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The Olympic Games, Ancient and Modern - AHMG202
This unit centres on the Olympic Games in broad context from their origins in the eighth century BC, to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, as a unique way to explore the Mediterranean world through the lens of Greek culture, and the modern uses of Greek antiquity. The ancient half of the unit explores the links between religion, athletics and high culture in the Greek and Roman world, while the modern half traces the ideals of physical culture and the Olympic Games, in elite discourse and the popular mind, from the eighteenth-century enlightenment to the most recent games.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | 2013 - Next offered in 2013 |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos, Associate Professor Paul McKechnie |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp |
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| NCCW(s): | AHMG201 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of International Studies Faculty of Arts |
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