Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE
David Goldblatt, writer, broadcaster and teacher. He is author of The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football and, with Johnny Acton, How to Watch the Olympics
In conversation with
Simon Glendinning, Reader in European Philosophy, European Institute, LSE and Director of the Forum for European Philosophy
17 days, 12,000 athletes, 29 sports, 302 gold medals: the Games are almost upon us. This event will be your personal trainer for its back stories and culture. How did the Games become so caught up with symbols and expressions of national identity and national pride? Should we feel guilty about feeling a few hours of warm-hearted patriotism when athletes from our nation win a medal? And why is Greco-Roman wrestling so crucial to Kazakhstan?
Podcasts of most FEP events are available online after the event. They can be accessed at www.philosophy-forum.org
All events are free and open to all without registration
For further information contact Juliana Cardinale: 020 7955 7539
J.Cardinale@lse.ac.uk
Forum for European Philosophy
Cowdray House, Room G.05, European Institute
London School of Economics, WC2A 2AE
www.philosophy-forum.org
