The Origins and Heritage of the Asian Games: Dreams of Asian Integration during Late Colonialism and Decolonisation | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12019-11-01T08:28:25+08:00PeatixNational Museum The Origins and Heritage of the Asian Games: Dreams of Asian Integration during Late Colonialism and Decolonisationtag:peatix.com,2018:event-4154762018-09-01T14:00:00SGT2018-09-01T14:00:00SGTFrom 18th
August until 2nd September, the 18th Asian Games will be
held in Jakarta and Palembang. The Asian Games
had been founded in the aftermath of the Second World War, when decolonization
and war memories strongly encouraged political and sports leaders to argue for
more Asian integration. At the same time, the Games turned into a platform for
shaping national identities and loyalties. In this talk, Stefan Huebner will
discuss the Asian Games’ origins and heritage from its YMCA-founded
predecessors of the 1910s – 1930s to the precursor of this year's edition, the
1962 Fourth Asian Games in Jakarta.Dr. Stefan
Huebner (Asia Research Institute, NUS)
Stefan Huebner is a historian interested in
colonialism, modernization, and development policy. Currently, he is a research
fellow at NUS’s Asia Research Institute. His
first book—Pan-Asian Sports and the Emergence of Modern Asia, 1913-1974—was published by NUS Press in 2016.Updatestag:peatix.com,2018-08-08 11:32:112018-08-08 11:32:11The event description was updated. Diff#359977