Linking memory, knowlege & communication in Rio 2016
On my way to Sao Paulo to share insights regarging the most powerful cultural legacies of previous Olympic and Paralympic […]
Olympic Games
Rio 2016 Cultural Narrative for the Olympics
On August 5th 2015, Rio marked its final year to go to the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games. The
Rio 2016: one year to go
I am in Brazil during the first week in August 2015 to meet with key figures behind Rio’s 2016 Olympic
Presentation: Reclaiming the street
From the 1st to the 3rd September I contributed to the second ‘Future of Places’ global conference, hosted in Buenos
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation: new design
Find here access to a completely re-designed version of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation Summary, including a more accessible
Cultural Narrative of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Full reference: Garcia, B. (2014) ‘The Olympic Games Cultural Narrative: Ceremonies, Cultural Olympiads and Look of the Games as platforms
Daily reporting on the cultural dimensions of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Follow me on twitter (@beatriz_garcia); flickr! and via the Culture @ the Olympics magazine to read daily commentary, analysis and
The Olympics: The Basics, published in Russian
The Russian Olympic University press has just published a translation of my and Prof Andy Miah’s book, The Olympics: The
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad evaluation just published
In November 2011, the major stakeholders in the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival commissioned Beatriz Garcia at the Institute
Arts Professional: A cultural blueprint
Published in September 2012, issue 257 (http://artsprofessional.co.uk/Magazine/view.cfm?id=6460&issue=257) Full article below A cultural blueprint Beatriz Garcia reflects on the Cultural
The Olympic Games and Cultural Policy
The opening of the London 2012 Games marks 100 years since the emergence of an arts and cultural programme at
The Olympics: The Basics (2012)
I have been working with Prof Andy Miah on a this new book, due for publication by Taylor and Francis
Local Dependencies for Global Festivals
2011, Jan 28-29, Birkbeck University, London Conference: LEARNING FROM BARCELONA: ART, REAL ESTATE AND THE PRE-OLYMPIC CITY This two-day workshop
Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games
Paper presented to the International Olympic Committee in my role as member of the IOC Postgraduate Grant Selection Committee Abstract
#media2012
2010, Dec 15: IOC Lausanne. #media2012: Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games Paper presented
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
Culture at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Principal Investigator (2006-2008) Research funded by the Universities’ China Committee in London. This project develops longitudinal research at the Olympic
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
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
Beijing cultural festivals… bigger but not always better
Originally published by the Centre for Olympic Studies, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, within their Beijing Olympic Games Series Full text