Recurring Dreams: Mega Events and Traces of Past Futures

Investigating several modern ‘mega events’, including World’s Fairs and Olympic Games, this paper discusses the complex relationship such events and their sites have often had with ‘the future’. Such events are frequently associated with demonstrating progress towards future ‘utopias’ (for example ‘...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jonathan Gardner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2020-01-01
Series:Archaeology International
Online Access:https://www.ai-journal.com/articles/399