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Hi Jon, welcome to the forum! Last year myself and 5 colleagues from Royal Holloway, University of London put together a film called 'London's Olympic Waterscape' which sought to critically analyse and physically explore the changes taking place in East London due to the Olympic park construction. It's available on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/12349415 We have also just finished a paper on the project for the International Journal of Heritage Studies which I will send you in a separate email, as we can't put attachments on the board. Chasing references on that paper might help. If anyone else would like a copy of the draft article, feel free to email me. -Brad __________________________________ Bradley L. Garrett PhD Candidate Department of Geography Royal Holloway, University of London P: +44 (0)759.054.9322 E: [log in to unmask] W: http://www.placehacking.co.uk "The ongoing wow is happening right now." - Speed Levitch On 7 Nov 2011, at 10:45, Croose, Jonathan wrote: > Dear colleagues > > I am new to this forum and just beginning my second year PhD studies looking at town carnivals in Dorset and Devon. > > In particular I am studying the effect of the 2012 Olympic sailing competition on the longstanding cultural performance of Weymouth Town Carnival, which seeks to occupy the streets in the period between the Olympic and the Paralympic Games in the town in July next year. > > I am exploring the tensions / negotiations between this local event and the spatial /cultural controls which are being wrought upon the town during the Olympic period. > > I am keen to further explore the literature surrounding the impact of the Olympics on the cultural practices of 'local' host communities, and I wonder if colleagues have any suggestions for wider reading. > > Thanks > > Jon Croose > > PhD Student - The Practices of Carnival: Communities, Culture and Place. > Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences > University of Exeter > > http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/ > https://twitter.com/#!/exetergeography