Tag: sporting mega-events
Call for Contributions | “(Il)liberal Nation Projection Through Sport, Culture, Entertainment, and International Broadcasting” | Symposium, online and on-site @ The University of Manchester, October 20 and/or 21, 2022....
The upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar presents a fruitful opportunity to examine how illiberal regimes project the nation via the staging of sport, cultural, and entertainment media events. This workshop brings together scholars and non-academic stakeholders to explore and compare nation projection strategies of illiberal and democratic states across different contexts, channels, and platforms in the digital age.