" A major contribution to the study of global events in times of global media. Owning the
Olympics tests the possibilities and limits of the concept of'media events' by analyzing the …

The Beijing Olympics were about more than just sporting competition. They were about
China and its role on the international stage. The Games were explicitly recognized for their …

When Daniel Dayan and Elihu Katz wrote Media Events, their masterful analysis of mass
ceremonies of the twentieth century (coronations, the moon landing, the Kennedy funeral) …

The Olympics are as much about stories—many of them political—as they are about sports.
The ancient Games famously included an imperative to warring city-states to cease …

The observation that the Olympic Games are about much more than sport is a truism, yet one
well worth reviewing as we anticipate the display scheduled for Beijing in the summer of …

The unprecedented media coverage of the Beijing Olympics? China's global" coming out
party"? warrants consideration of who and what were on display. In stagingthe Games, the …

The Beijing 2008 Olympic ceremonies were spectacular performances and technological
accomplishments by the People's Republic of China. However, the audience in Beijing was …

China and its media have been caught in the crosscurrents of nationalism and globalism in
the post-Tiananmen and post-Cold War milieux. Having lost its way politically in Tiananmen …

With contributions from some of the most well respected and experienced Chinese writers,
journalists, and organizers, China's Great Leap examines the People's Republic of China as …

Games are woven into webs of cultural meaning, social connection, politics, and economic
change. This article builds on previous work in cultural, new media, and game studies to …