Dr Beatriz Garcia
banner
drbeatrizgarcia.bsky.social
Dr Beatriz Garcia
@drbeatrizgarcia.bsky.social
Megaevents, Cities & Culture Impact | Author, Advisor, Director of Research | Olympic Games, European Capitals of Culture, Art Festivals
open.substack.com/pub/analogym... You can access some of my writing on substack. This piece is on #gentrification cycles, art & urban decadence, published via a science & poetics magazine
Art and Urban Decadence
by Beatriz Garcia
open.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Carnaval, Carnaval

An opinion piece and personal celebration of Carnival.
Carnaval, Carnaval
An opinion piece and personal celebration of Carnival.
www.beatrizgarcia.net
March 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"The power of festivals, light and joy". A personal reflection on #LlumBCN '25, Barcelona's light festival, on its 14th edition
The power of festivals and joy
I believe in the power of joy to make people more tolerant. And I know about the power of fear to kill tolerance: fear kills empathy. Astres, by Playmode | Stars, identified and projected onto the sky Llum BCN 25, in its 14th edition Genesi.Ai, by Joan Foncuberta A faint retroactive light, Isaki Lacuesta 49 Pillars, Bruno Ribeiro / STROBOSCOPE …
www.beatrizgarcia.net
February 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Can we ‘GO! Borderless’ in 2025? A European ambition

Nova Gorica-Gorizia launch their GO! Borderless 2025 European Capital of Culture year this weekend. Can their cross-border vision be fulfilled?
Can we ‘GO! Borderless’ in 2025? A European ambition
Nova Gorica-Gorizia launch their GO! Borderless 2025 European Capital of Culture year this weekend. Can their cross-border vision be fulfilled?
www.beatrizgarcia.net
February 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Culture at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Principal Investigator (2006-2008) Research funded by the Universities’ China Committee in London. This project develops longitudinal research at the Olympic Games, which I have conducted since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The work has involved working…
Culture at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Principal Investigator (2006-2008) Research funded by the Universities’ China Committee in London. This project develops longitudinal research at the Olympic Games, which I have conducted since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The work has involved working as an embedded journalists/researcher within the Non-Accredited Media Centre at the Olympic Games, through which the communication of cultural aspects of the Games takes place.
www.beatrizgarcia.net
January 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Chemnitz & Nova Gorica launch their 2025 European Capital of Culture. I review the significance of this EU initiative: After 40 years & 73 hosts, the #ECoC programme reflects changing European narratives since 1985 & offers a mirror into the future of Europe as shared project

www.beatrizgarcia.net
Dr Beatriz García
Cities | Mega Events | Culture
www.beatrizgarcia.net
January 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM