olympics - Prof. Dr. Ana ADI

New publication: Olympic humanitarianism – the fundamental principles of Olympism

by anaadiBeijing, human rights, IOC, olympism, Publications, research January 20, 2015December 4, 2018No Comments

The Journal of Olympic History recently features on the cover of its latest number my article “Olympic humanitarianism: the fundamental principles of Olympism”. While I have published shorter articles on the same topic before in Culture @ the Olympics and Sportanddev.org this is the article that contains the research that informed them. This article, …

My PhD Thesis in the British Library

by anaadiBeijing, dissertation, human rights, olympism, Publications, research February 21, 2014September 5, 2024No Comments

You can now find my PhD thesis in the British Library collection of electronic theses. Below is the abstract of my thesis: The Olympic Games is a mechanism through which numerous advocacy and political groups compete to frame the media coverage that it generates. These processes are restricted by the relatively fixed guidelines imposed upon …

Olympic volunteering histories

by anaadiconference September 10, 2013No Comments

I have recently returned from MediAsia 2012, sale an annual conference dedicated to media studies, melanoma held every year in Osaka, Japan. Organized by IAFOR, one of Asia’s think tanks, the conference gathered more than 120 participants from over 20 countries in the world, many of them from North America, Asia and Europe. The …

New Publication: Media Regulations and the Olympic Charter

by anaadiPublications, research March 20, 2013December 4, 2018No Comments

Today I had the opportunity of lecturing via Skype to a group of Master’s students from the University of Kansas about digital media research. The invitation came from Dr Mugur Geana, mind Associate Professor of Strategic Communication; Director, viagra order Center for Excellence in Health Communication to Underserved Populations at the William Allen White …

“The Best Games Ever”: a review of Olympic closing ceremony remarks since the 1980s

by anaadiLondon 2012, olympism, Publications, research January 15, 2013November 13, 2014No Comments

I was asked in the summer to write a short article for the Newsletter of the International Olympic Academy Participants Association reflecting on my experience of the London 2012 Olympics. Keeping in mind the skeptical enthusiasm displayed before the Games in the UK and also remembering my experience of the Beijing Games, phthisiatrician I …