Portraying Britain’s past: English national newspaper coverage of the 2012 London Olympic ceremonies

BLACK, Jack (2015). Portraying Britain’s past: English national newspaper coverage of the 2012 London Olympic ceremonies. In: POYNTER, Gavin, VIEHOFF, Valeria and LI, Yang, (eds.) The London Olympics and Urban Development: The Mega-Event City. Regions and Cities . Abingdon, Routledge, 320-334.

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Abstract

This chapter examines how representations of Britain’s ‘imperial’ history continue to form an important part of contemporary mediated constructions of Britain. Specifically, this is explored in English national newspaper coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Ceremonies. Accordingly, while the English press served to frame Britain in relation to its imperial decline, the subsequent success of the Games revealed discourses that reflected, reinvented and reimagined Britain’s past within the present. Indeed, such findings are particularly relevant for exploring how historical significances are embedded in mediated constructions and (re)constructions of the nation during sporting mega-events.

Item Type: Book Section
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Sport Industry Research Centre
Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute > Communication and Computing Research Centre
Page Range: 320-334
Depositing User: Jack Black
Date Deposited: 22 Mar 2016 15:58
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 16:22
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/11799

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