#media2012
2010, Dec 15: IOC Lausanne. #media2012: Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games Paper presented
Cultural Policy
The Cultural Olympiad as a platform to expand Olympic narratives
Contribution to panel within the #media 2012 conference at the Abandon Normal Devices festival in Manchester Panel Debate: Journalism, Sport
A cultural mega event’s impact on innovative capabilities
Full reference: Bergsgard, N.A., Jøsendal, K. & Garcia, B. (2010) ‘A cultural mega event’s impact on innovative capabilities in art
A ‘City of Culture’ initiative for Italy?
Claudio Bocci, Director of Institutional Relations at Federculture and Ravello LAB committee member, has built on the evidence provided by
Project: European Capitals of Culture policy group
In 2009 I attracted funding from the European Commission to establish an international network of researchers and programmers working on
The Olympic Games: Imagining a New Media Legacy
New publication by Beatriz Garcia and Andy Miah in the British Academy Review, thinking about what happened in Vancouver 2010
Beyond Impacts
Lessons and legacies from researching Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture The five year Impacts 08 research programme I have directed
Impact Research
Since 2006, I have been the director of the Impacts 08 research programme. Impacts 08 – The Liverpool Model, is
Cultural Policy
All my work considers the cultural policy rationale of cultural programmes staged within major national and international events. I have developed
The Olympic Games and Cultural Policy
I have been conducting research on the Olympic Games cultural dimension since 1999, in particular, the Cultural Olympiad or official
New Beijing, New Media?
Emergent Journalistic Practice at the Olympics In: 9th International Symposium on Olympic Research, International Centre for Olympic Studies, University of
One Hundred Years of Olympic Cultural Programming
Full reference: Garcia, B. (2008) ‘One Hundred Years of Cultural Programming within the Olympic Games (1912-2012): Origins, evolution and projections‘ in: International
Approaches to the Newspaper Archive
Reason, M. and Garcia, B. ‘Approaches to the Newspaper Archive: Content Analysis and Press Coverage of Glasgow’s Year of Culture’,
Can policy be artist-led?
Perspectives from a policy analyst / researcher 2007, March 7 In January 2007, I was invited by the artists think
Symbolic maps of the city
Garcia, B. (2007) ‘Symbolic maps of the city: Visualising conflicting narratives to capture the meaning(s) of place’ in: Mapping the
The Creative Legacy of the Olympic Games
Garcia, B. (2007) ‘The creative legacy of the Olympic Games. The symbolic dimension of the Games as a basis for
New Beijing, Great Journalism?
Garcia, B. and Miah, A. (2007) ‘New Beijing, Great Journalism? Media Freedom During the Beijing Olympic Games period’ in session:
Non-Accredited Media, Olympic Games and the Host City
Miah. A. and Garcia, B. (2006) Invited Plenary Speaker: ‘Non-Accredited Media, Olympic Games and the Host City’ in Communication Forum
Towards London 2012: Non-accredited Media, Cultural Discourses, and Olympic Host City Identity
Co-investigators: Dr Beatriz Garcia and Dr Andy Miah Research funded by the British Academy. Additional information and links: Culture @
Exchanging culture for style
Garcia, B. “Exchanging culture for style… Glasgow’s image transformation from ‘City of Culture’ into ‘Scotland with Style’ (1983-2004)”, presented at: