Scholar reflects on the Olympics’ enduring appeal: ‘The ritual is central’
An attendee of 16 Games, UChicago anthropologist John J. MacAloon has studied the event for nearly five decades
China’s human rights violations raise ‘unprecedented’ conflict for Olympic movement, scholar says
Prof. John MacAloon: Threats to athlete speech at 2022 Beijing Olympics unlike any previous Games
IOC vote comes out of necessity during challenging times for Olympic bid cities
Prof. John MacAloon assesses loss of confidence in Olympic bidding process
Los Angeles pitches its bid for 2024 to IOC evaluation commission
Prof. John MacAloon explains Olympic bidding process