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