tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-83447609905616652 2012-05-31T15:10:59+01:00 This blog takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library that can support research into the social aspects of sport. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef016766f54b37970b 2012-05-31T15:10:59+01:00 2012-05-31T15:10:59+01:00 Gillian Ridgley The usefulness of the conference as a means of exchanging ideas and creating networks is undeniable. Standing with a cup of coffee before the event starts, discovering acquaintances in common and...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef016305eb2ec2970d 2012-05-28T15:41:15+01:00 2012-05-28T15:41:15+01:00 Simone Bacchini Simone Bacchini writes: Can the Olympics (or any other mass event, for that matter) truly be apolitical? They must; some will say. They are; others will insist. The lofty principles of modern...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0163059b44c5970d 2012-05-17T10:48:49+01:00 2012-05-17T10:48:49+01:00 Gillian Ridgley According to my newspaper last week the appearance of cygnets on our lakes marks the official start of summer. However, I tend to mark this by looking at the starting dates for blockbuster events,...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0167666c6429970b 2012-05-11T11:11:04+01:00 2012-05-11T11:11:04+01:00 Simone Bacchini Simone Bacchini writes: Do you want to learn about the psychology and sociology of sport participation? Read a novel. That’s what – unexpectedly – has recently happened to me. I’ve just finished, and...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0163051bd8d7970d 2012-05-03T10:45:03+01:00 2012-05-03T10:45:03+01:00 Gillian Ridgley Where did anyone get the idea that the Olympic &amp; Paralympic Games were all about sport? In fact - as is clear from the long parade of incidents and issues that have cropped up since the...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef016765adf05a970b 2012-04-25T09:48:18+01:00 2012-04-26T15:24:31+01:00 Gillian Ridgley Usain Bolt has recently said in a BBC interview that he is hopeful of running the 100 metres at the London Olympics this summer in 9.4 seconds http://bbc.in/IN8PGn Such a run would smash the current...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0168ea645b33970c 2012-04-20T08:00:00+01:00 2012-04-20T08:00:00+01:00 Simone Bacchini Simone Bacchini writes: Sport may be good for you but food advertising during the Olympics may not. As the opening of the Games is now less than a hundred days away, another threat has appeared on...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef016764a22d13970b 2012-04-04T15:25:23+01:00 2012-04-04T15:25:23+01:00 Gillian Ridgley Sunday 1st April and I am up at 5.30 (engineering works on the railway get in the way of a more civilised start) getting ready for the Wholefoods Breakfast Run in Kingston which I’m competing in with...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0168e963f884970c 2012-03-29T15:47:30+01:00 2012-03-29T15:47:30+01:00 Simone Bacchini Simone Bacchini writes: I have been in my current post and writing for this blog for just over a year now. It’s been busy but extremely interesting at the same time. In one of my earlier...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0168e9190549970c 2012-03-22T10:59:05+00:00 2012-03-22T10:59:05+00:00 Gillian Ridgley It’s now well known that the Berlin Olympics of 1936 were the first at which a torch relay was introduced, and - as is clear from the official report of that Games - a lot of thought was put into the...<br/> <br/> Takes the Olympic Games as a platform upon which to introduce the wide range of materials held at the British Library which can support research into the social aspects of sport.