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Speakers OPENING SPEECH Vernant, Jean-Pierre Mr Vernant
is one of the most prominent Hellenists of our time. He was born
in 1914 and he studied in Sorbonne with the anthropologist Louis
Gernet. Then, he taught in high schools, while later he was a researcher
in the CNRS. In 1964 he founded the Center of Comparative Studies
on Ancient Societies, which he directed until 1984. From 1975 to
1984 he was Professor at the Chair of Comparative Studies on Ancient
Religions, at the College de France, and from 1984 he has been Professor
Emeritus in the same institution. He has been awarded with many
honorific distinctions and his books have been translated in numerous
languages. SUMMATION AND CONCLUSIONS Koulouri, Christina Professor of Modern Social and Cultural History at the University of the Peloponnese. She has published studies on Greek nationalism, on teaching history in schools and on the history of the Olympic Games. She worked on the organization of the Historical and Photographic Archive of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and published the book Sport et societe bourgeoise. Les associations sportives en Grece (1870-1922), Paris, L'Harmattan, 2000. CLOSING SPEECH Despotopoulos, Konstantinos I.
Mr Despotopoulos graduated from the 1st high school of Athens with
honors and he completed his university studies while working. Despite
this, his PhD was approved unanimously and with honors. He taught
general philosophy and philosophy of law at the University of Athens,
at the "Athinaion" school in the University of Nancy in
France and at the Panteion University of Athens. Since 1984 he has
been a regular member of the Academy of Athens, while in 1993 he
became its President. He is a foreign member of the Rumanian Academy
and of the Academy of Marseilles. He has served twice as Minister
of Education. He has received high distinctions by the Presidents
of Greece, France and Italy. Bromberger, Christian Professor
of anthropology at the University Aix-en-Provence (France), where
he is Director of the Institut d'ethnologie mediterraneenne and
comparative. He is senior member of the Institut Universitaire de
France. His main interest is the study of collective identities
through different themes. Ha has carried out field research in Gilan
(Northern Iran) and in Southern Europe where he studied the passion
for football in some large cities. His main publications on this
topic include: Le match de football. Ethnologie d'une passion
partisane a Marseille, Naples et Turin, Paris, Maison des sciences
de l'homme, 1995 (re-published: 1996, 2001), translation in Italian:
La partita di calcio, Roma, Editori Riuniti, 1999, Football,
la bagtelle la plus serieuse du monde, Paris, Bayard, 1998
(re-published Pocket book: 2004), Significationes de la pasion
popular por los clubes de futbol, Buenos Aires, Libros del
Roja, 2001.
Cantarella,
Eva Professor
of Roman Law and Greek Law of the Universita degli Studi di Milano (Italy). She is
a specialist in Ancient Greek and Roman History. Her pioneering and fascinating work
focuses on law, women and sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome. Cole, Cheryl Professor of Kinesiology,
Women's Studies, Criticism and Interpretative Theory in the University
of Illinois (USA). She is the editor of the collective volume Nike
Nation: Technologies of an American Sign. Dong,
Jinxia Director
of the Research Centre for Women, Sport and Society, Beijing University (China).
She is author of the book: Women,
Sport, and Society in Modern China. Eichberg,
Henning Professor
at the Research Institute for Sport, Culture and Civil Society in Gerlev (Denmark).
His extensive research deals with Body History, Sport Psychology, Anthropology of
Space and Movement, and with the concepts of Democracy, Body and Culture. Goggaki, Konstantina Professor
of Philosophy of Sports in the Sports Department of the University
of Athens. She wrote the book The conceptions of the ancient
Greeks concerning Athletics. Her main fields of interest are
sports and ideologies, sports and socio-political definitions, sports
and literature, athletics as an anthropological phenomenon, semiotics
of the boby and dialectics of athletics. She actually focuses her
research on the dynamic of the athletic spirit, on the psychosomatic
culture under the light of the classical measure and modern asymmetry
and on ethics as a perpetual value for athletics. Hill, Jeffrey Professor and Director
of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at the
De Montfort University, Leicester (UK). His particular interests
lay with the social dimensions of sport in contemporary societies.
He is the author of the book Sport, Leisure and Culture in 20th
Century Britain. Krueger, Arnd Professor and Chair
of the Department of Sport Sciences at the University of Goettingen
(Germany). His vast number of publications deals with a wide range
of issues within the framework of History and Sociology of Sports.
He is currently working on an international project about "sport
heroes - sport stars in contemporary and past societies". Kyprianos, Pantelis Professor
in Pedagogical Sciences, University of Patras Laemmer, Manfred Director of the
Institute for Sport History at the German Sport University Cologne,
Germany. His favourite research areas: History of Classical Athletics
and their influence on Modern Sport, History and Ideology of the
Olympic Movement, Sport, Art and Culture and Sports Museums. In
his career he has held various posts among which: Secretary General,
Vice-President and President of the International Association for
the History of Physical Education and Sport (HISPA), Vice-President
of the International Society for the History of Physical Education
and Sport (ISHPES), Member of the Board of the International Committee
of Sport History (ICOSH) within ICSSPE, Editor of Stadion, International
Journal of Sport History, Vice-President of the German Olympic
Society, Director of the German Sports Museum project (a joint venture
of the German Sports Confederation and the National Olympic Committee
for Germany), Member of the Executive Board of the German Olympic
Institute in Berlin, Vice-President of the European Fair Play Movement
(EFPM), affiliated with the European Olympic Committees (EOC), Lector
at several sessions of the International Olympic Academy, Member
of the Working Group of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Lissarrague, Francois Professor
at the Centre Louis Gernet de recherches comparées sur les
sociétés anciennes, EHESS (France). In his studies
he deals with ancient history and archaeological issues, mainly
concerning the iconography and its interpretations, the symposium,
the sports, the genders and the sociological and structuralist approaches
of the ancient world. Maguire, Joseph Professor in Sociology
of Sport at Loughborough University (UK), President of the International
Sociology of Sport Association and member of the British Olympic
Association's educational panel. He has published extensively in
the area of sport, culture and society. Currently his work focuses
on sport and globalisation. Mangan,
James-Antony Professor
at the International Research Centre for Sport, Socialization and Society, De Montfort
University, Bedford (UK). He is one of the foremost scholars in the field of the
History and Sociology of Sport. Nagy,
Gregory Professor
of Classical and Comparative Literature at the Harvard University and Director of
the Center of Hellenic Studies (USA). In his studies he deals with poetics in antiquity
and the social interrelations reflected in them. He has published several books and
papers on Homeric and tragic poetry, on the heroic, poetic and sportive aspects of
the human nature. Nikolakakis, George Associate
Professor in Social Anthropology, University of Crete. Mr Nikolakakis
teaches history of cinema, with special emphasis on ethnographic
films and documentaries. Currently he is carrying out research on
the relation between society and cultural representations. Paleothodoros, Dimitrios Head
of the Antiquity Team in the Foundation of the Hellenic World, Lecturer
of Classical Archaeology in the University of Thessaly. His main
research interests are ceramics, iconography and social history. Riordan,
James Honorary
Professor of Sports Studies at the University of Stirling in Scotland and President
of the Committee on European Sports History. Current President of the European Sports
History Committee (CESH) and editor-in-chief of the CESH journal. Roche,
Maurice Professor
of Sociology, Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for European Social
and Cultural Studies at the University of Sheffield (UK). Sideris Athanasios Head of FHW's
History Department and scientific consultant of the Delphi Museum.
His main fields of interest are ancient art history and digital
cultural heritage. Stewart, Andrew Professor of Ancient
Mediterranean Art and Archaeology in the Departments of History
of Art and Classics at the University of California in Berkeley
(USA). His studies focus on ancient art and mainly on issues of
sculpture, gender and social history. He has published several papers
and books, among which the Greek Sculpture: An Exploration
has been acclaimed by the academic community. Terret, Thierry Professor at the
Centre of Research and Innovation on Sport at the University of
Lyon 1 (France). He is the President of the International Society
for the History of Physical Education and Sport and author of numerous
books and articles on the History and Sociology of Sport. His main
interests are Sport Education, Sport and International Politics,
Women's Sport and Sport and Social Movements. Vertinsky, Patricia Professor
of Educational Studies and Human Kinetics at the University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Canada). Her special research interests
are educational policy, gender relations, health education and the
social and cultural history of the body. She is currently working
on her new book Reinventing the Body: Sport, Exercise and the
Anatomy of Difference. Zervaki, Antonia Ms Zervaki graduated
from the School of Philosophy (University of Athens) in 1995 and
she obtained an MA in European Studies (University of Exeter/Institut
d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes) in 1996 and an MA in European and
International Studies (School of Law, University of Athens) in 1998
specialising in the international and European policies for the
protection of natural and cultural heritage. She is a PhD candidate
of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration
(School of Law, University of Athens). In 2000 she received a fellowship
from the European University Institute (under the EUSSIRF project)
where she conducted research on international organisation. She
has been involved as an advisor in the design, management and implementation
of various EU projects (LIFE, TMR, TEMPUS Tacis/Phare, LEONARDO
DA VINCI, National Operational Programmes of Education, Culture
and Development etc.). In 2002 she joined the Foundation of the
Hellenic World as a researcher/coordinator of European projects.
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