// Events
Upcoming events
London 2012 to Paris 2024: How important is social legacy at major international events?
- 10 September 2024
- 12.30pm-1.30pm
- NCSEM, 1.39 and online
- Event website
About this event
The term legacy means many different things, in the events context it has been used to describe the positive (and negative), planned (and unplanned), tangible (and intangible) impact an event can leave behind.
In this public lecture, we will go on a journey from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the hosting of Paris Games this summer to critically think about the legacies of major international events.
For over a decade, Verity Postlethwaite has developed research on the understandings and governance of legacy, with a focus on how communities in the UK and Japan have used the hosting of events as a catalyst for social change. She will share some of her experiences and research to raise important debates and ongoing questions around the value of events and the value of using the term legacy. This reflective approach will be used throughout the talk and audience members will be encouraged to think about their own memories and experiences from major international events and what legacy means to them.
-
Contact details
- Esther Hope
- Send email
-
Booking information
- Free
- Booking required? Yes
- You can attend either in person or online, please indicate which you intend to do when booking.
- Book now