Vancouver Olympics Podcast for the "Intellectual Muscle" Series
And now for a bit of shameless self-promotion!
Back in August, I was invited to participate in a series of podcasts as part of the educational programming for the Vancouver Olympics. Entitled "Intellectual Muscle", the podcast series was developed in conjunction with VANOC, the University of British Columbia and the Globe and Mail. Over twenty universities are part of the series, which addresses themes related to sustainability, sport and culture.
My podcast - "They like us, they really like us!": Defining Canada through International Accomplishments - discusses on the the changing state of Canadian culture and national identity since World War II, with a particular focus on how Canada's governments have attempted to mobilize popular support around new conceptions of national identity, in an effort to develop national unity and pride. Of course, there are limitations to how much nuance I could incorporate into a 20 minute talk, but hopefully it will provide some interesting food for thought.
My podcast goes live today on the Globe and Mail's website, and will be up until the Olympics.
Labels: culture, intellectual muscle, Vancouver Olympics
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2 Comments:
What a cool opportunity!
This is just so cool, congratulations! Your podcast is really interesting. And well, it's a nice accomplishment. It will stay on the website for a pretty long time too. Good job!
Regards,
Jay
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