Lc Classification Number
Gv721.5
Reviews
Once again, Rodanthi Tzanelli offers a high-quality and promising book, where she theorizes on the cultural borders of the Olympic City in the ceremonials of Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. With delightful prose, her development exhibits a fertile ground to understand media events as the juxtaposition of two economic forms: the artificial economy, which focuses on the doctrine of security; and the economy of imagination, more oriented to the production of architectural legacies as artificially fabricated and externally imposed. Korstanje Maximiliano, University of Palermo, Argentina This book makes a major contribution to understanding mega-events through a cultural sociological analysis. Grounded in a multi-disciplinary literature, it will appeal to readers coming from a wide range of perspectives. The central theme of Mega-Events as Economies of the Imaginationprovides an innovative and compelling lens through which to understand and explore mega-events. Paul Lynch, Professor of Critical Hospitality and Tourism, The Business School, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Table of Content
Acknowledgments CHAPTER 1 -- Staging the mega-event: Militourist imaginaries in an Olympic city CHAPTER 2 -- Globalising utopias: Imagineering the Olympic event, making the world Homo mobilis: Beyond traditional bio-politics CHAPTER 3 -- Tomorrow never comes: Rio's museum of our futures CHAPTER 4 -- Choreomobility and artistic worldmaking: Retrieving Rio's submerged centre Shrinking budgets, shrinking worlds? CHAPTER 5 -- The Opening and Closing Ceremonies: Migration, nostalgia and the making of tourism mobilities CHAPTER 6 -- Tokyo 2020: Urban amnesia and the techno-romantic spirit of capitalism CHAPTER 7 -- The Handover Ceremony: Digital gift economies in a global city CHAPTER 8 -- Conclusion: Dark journeys and hopeful futures
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Sociology / General, Sociology of Sports, General, Advertising & Promotion, Olympics & Paralympics
Lccn
2017-276652
Dewey Decimal
306.483
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
