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Tag Archives: Olympics
The most important race of their lives
in communication, sports history
Tagged Berlin Olympics, Michael J. Socolow, Nazis, Olympic history, Olympics, radio. broadcasting history, rowing
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Excerpted from Six Minutes in Berlin: Broadcast Spectacle and Rowing Gold at the Nazi Olympics, by Michael J. Socolow A few hours later, with the Germans having already compiled one of the most impressive regatta records in Olympic history, Riefenstahl’s … Continue reading
Release Party: The Rise and Fall of Olympic Amateurism
in sports history
Tagged amateurism, John Gleaves, Matthew P. Llewellyn, Olympics, sports
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For decades, amateurism defined the ideals of the Olympic movement. No more. Today’s Games present athletes who enjoy open corporate sponsorship and unabashedly compete for lucrative commercial endorsements. Our new book by Matthew P. Llewellyn and John Gleaves analyze how this astonishing … Continue reading
Caster Semenya and Sex Testing
in gender studies, sports history
Tagged Caster Semenya, gender and sports, Lindsay Parks Pieper, Olympics, Rio Olympic Games
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As track and field portion of the Olympic Games gets up to steam, all eyes turn to Caster Semenya, the South African middle distance runner who took the silver in the 800 meters at the 2012 Games. Semenya is considered a strong … Continue reading
Throwbacklist Thursday: Seven Ring Circus
in biography, sports history
Tagged Jesse Owens, Olympic history, Olympics, sports, Throwbacklist Thursday
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Whether you consider the Olympic Games a triumph of human endeavor and achievement, or an appalling cesspool of corruption and drug experimentation, it is that rare mega-event that always grabs the world’s attention. The University of Illinois Press maintains a longstanding dedication to … Continue reading
Release Party: Cold War Games
in american history, sports history
Tagged cold war, Olympics, Release Party, Toby C. Rider
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Olympic advertising is in full swing. It is a good time to recall that, not long ago, an Olympic year meant far more than corporate tie-ins and moody video of winsome young athletes. The Olympic Games meant war, albeit by other means, … Continue reading
Q&A with Sex Testing author Lindsay Parks Pieper
in author commentary, authors, sports history
Tagged gender studies, IOC, Lindsay Parks Pieper, Olympics, Sex Testing
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Lindsay Parks Pieper is an assistant professor of sport management at Lynchburg College. She answered some questions about her book Sex Testing: Gender Policing in Women’s Sports. Q: Given the colorful history of cheating in the Olympic Games, vigilance from IOC … Continue reading