Please join us for our upcoming Fall 2024 Atlanta Studies Meetup at Manuel’s Tavern on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 from 7-9PM. These quarterly meetings showcase Atlanta-focused projects and bring together a group of folks interested in our city. We will provide a few snacks. Buy your own drinks. Organized by the Atlanta Studies Network.
The Place
Manuel’s Tavern
602 North Highland Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30307
The Plan
7:00pm – Grab some snacks (we will provide a few) and order a drink (that’s on you)
7:15pm – Presentations and Q&A
8:30pm – Networking, chit chatting, order another drink
After the Games: Development, Displacement, and Economic Legacies of the Olympics
Paris served as a stunning backdrop for the 2024 Olympics, showcasing a more sustainable approach by utilizing existing infrastructure for the Games. As Atlanta approaches the 30th anniversary of its 1996 Olympics, it prepares to once again host a major sporting event with World Cup matches in 2026. Since the first Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896, the event has required ever-increasing financial investment, having a growing impact on the host cities and their residents. Host cities have built sports facilities that were often architecturally spectacular, but of uncertain use after the games in some cases. These cities have also carried out urban development projects, with varying social impacts depending on the population. More recently, the question of environmental impact has also become a concern.
Presenters
Stéphane Mourlane, PhD will speak to the Paris example and provide a few historical examples which raise the question of the benefits of the Olympic Games for host cities. Stéphane is Associate Professor in Modern History, Aix-Marseille University (France). A member of the Research Unit TELEMMe, he is deputy Director of the Mediterranean Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities. His research focuses on the history of migration and the history of sport.
Mike Carnathan will present on the changing demographics of metro Atlanta since the Olympics and discuss some of the challenges we now face due, in part, to these changing demographics. Mike is the Manager of the Research & Analytics Department at the Atlanta Regional Commission and is one of the founders of Neighborhood Nexus, which is a community intelligence system for the Atlanta region, providing data, tools and expertise as a catalyst to create opportunity for all of the region’s citizens. The goal is to foster a data-driven decision-making culture in the Atlanta region and beyond.
Bem Joiner will address the cultural effects of the 1996 Olympics on Atlanta. Bem is a culture curator and co-founder of the civic-minded creative consultancy/brand, Atlanta Influences Everything. He currently sits on the boards of four non-profits: Oakland Cemetery, The Wren’s Nest, The People United, and The Atlanta Land Trust.
