Media Literacy Workshops 2011 – “Why Study the Olympics?”

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

We’re just finalising details for this year’s Media Literacy workshops for secondary schools (follow Media Literacy tag on the right to see information on previous years’ workshops) and thought we’d tell you a little bit about our plans and the theme “Why study the Olympics?”!! Here’s an introduction to the topic for teachers by the workshop leader David Goldblatt:

“The Summer Olympics are an extraordinary event.  What began as an obscure, eccentric Hellenic revival and sporting gymkhana has become one of the world’s most important and most watched public spectacles.  Now over a century old, they have survived every twist and turn of global history and grown ever larger. Up to six years in the making, the scale of a modern Olympic games is immense: 20,000, athletes, from over 200 countries, compete in 23 sports over three weeks, and most of the planet will be watching some of it. (more…)

Tags: David Goldblatt, film, language, meaning, media literacy, Media Literacy Workshops, Olympics, Schools, sport
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