A Virtual Journey | Social Justice and the Olympic Movement
Full of blood, passion, and extraordinary feats of athletic endeavor, the Olympic Games were the sporting, social, and cultural highlight of the ancient Greek calendar for almost 12 centuries. As a pivotal event throughout modern time, the Games have navigated the issues of racism, antisemitism, sexism, and international politics.
Senior faculty Kesho Scott and Will Freeman will lead this virtual journey to ancient and modern Olympic sites in Germany and Greece. Participants in this session will learn more about the role the Olympics played in the rise of Nazi Germany, while Scott and Freeman unpack the complexities of ancient and modern Olympics sites with a social justice lens.
With pictures and the vivid words of professors Scott and Freeman, we will visit the Topography of Terror, Nazi rally grounds, the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, and Dachau Concentration Camp, as well as the Panathenaic Stadium of Athens and the Stadium of Olympia, where the ancient Olympic Games and the Heraia, the women's games in honor of Hera, were held.
These are just some of the highlights of our virtual tour!
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A Virtual Journey
7 p.m. CT | Thursday, April 25
Virtual event on Zoom
Register by 11:59 p.m. CT on Wednesday, April 24.
All registrants will find the Zoom link for the event in their confirmation email after registering.
This virtual event is a preview of the Grinnellian Adventures trip planned for October 2024. Spots are still available.
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