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Sport, History, and Heritage
Studies in Public Representation
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Edited by:
Jeffrey Hill
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With contributions by:
Andrea Titterington
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English
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2012
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An examination of the relationship between sport and its cultural heritage.
Sport is an integral part of British culture and an important aspect of modern life. Although its importance has been recognised by academic historians, sport has yet to be fully appreciated in the growing and related fields of heritage and museum studies. Sport and heritage have operated as seemingly separate spheres, yet together they can convey powerful messages; convergence between them is seen in the rise and popularity of sports museums, the collecting of sporting art and memorabilia, and popular concern over the demise of historic sports buildings and sport-related sites. These places, exhibitions and activities help to shape our understanding of sport, history and the past.
The essays in this volume explore sports history as manifested in academic enquiry, museum exhibitions and heritage sites. They deal among other things with the public representation of sport and its significance; its impacton public spheres; the direction of sports heritage studies and their aims; the role of museums in public history; and place, memory and meaning in the historic sports landscape.
Contributors: Jeffrey Hill, Jed Smith,Anthony Bateman, Ray Physick, Neil Skinner, Matthew Taylor, Tim O'Sullivan, Kevin Moore, Max Dunbar, Santiago De Pablo, John K. Walton, Wray Vamplew, Honor Godfrey, Jason Wood, Andrea Titterington, Stephen Done, Mike McGuinness, David Storey, Daphné Bolz, Jean Williams, Richard Holt
Jeffrey Hill is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies, De Montfort University, Leicester; Kevin Moore is Director, National Football Museum, Manchester; Jason Wood is Director, Heritage Consultancy Services.
Sport is an integral part of British culture and an important aspect of modern life. Although its importance has been recognised by academic historians, sport has yet to be fully appreciated in the growing and related fields of heritage and museum studies. Sport and heritage have operated as seemingly separate spheres, yet together they can convey powerful messages; convergence between them is seen in the rise and popularity of sports museums, the collecting of sporting art and memorabilia, and popular concern over the demise of historic sports buildings and sport-related sites. These places, exhibitions and activities help to shape our understanding of sport, history and the past.
The essays in this volume explore sports history as manifested in academic enquiry, museum exhibitions and heritage sites. They deal among other things with the public representation of sport and its significance; its impacton public spheres; the direction of sports heritage studies and their aims; the role of museums in public history; and place, memory and meaning in the historic sports landscape.
Contributors: Jeffrey Hill, Jed Smith,Anthony Bateman, Ray Physick, Neil Skinner, Matthew Taylor, Tim O'Sullivan, Kevin Moore, Max Dunbar, Santiago De Pablo, John K. Walton, Wray Vamplew, Honor Godfrey, Jason Wood, Andrea Titterington, Stephen Done, Mike McGuinness, David Storey, Daphné Bolz, Jean Williams, Richard Holt
Jeffrey Hill is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies, De Montfort University, Leicester; Kevin Moore is Director, National Football Museum, Manchester; Jason Wood is Director, Heritage Consultancy Services.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Sport, History and Heritage: An Investigation into the Public Representation of Sport – Editors’ General Introduction
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1 Sport, History and Imagined Pasts
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2 Discredited Class-war Fable or Priceless Promotional Asset? The Duality of Rugby Union’s William Webb Ellis Foundation Myth
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3 Cricket Writing, Heritage and Ideology
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4 Football and the Fine Arts: The Football Association Art Competition and Exhibition, 1953
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5 ‘It’s Nice to Belong’:1 Boxing, Heritage and Community in London
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6 Television and the ‘Austerity Games’: London 1948
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7 Sport in Museums and Museums of Sport: An Overview
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8 The Everton Collection: Unlocking the Value of a National Football Archive
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9 Culture, Commerce, Capitalism and Commemoration: Dmitri Piterman and the Alavés Football Museum
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10 Replacing the Divots: Guarding Britain’s Golfing Heritage
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11 Upping Our Game: The New Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
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12 Survivals and Legacies: Sport, Heritage and Identity
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13 Anfield: Relocating Liverpool’s Spiritual Home
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14 The Canonisation of Common People: Memorialisation and Commemoration in Football
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15 Heritage, Culture and Identity: The Case of Gaelic Games
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16 Olympic Heritage – An International Legacy: The Invention of the Modern Olympic Stadium from Coubertin to 1948
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17 The Indianapolis 500: Making the Pilgrimage to the ‘Yard of Bricks’
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Afterword: History and Heritage in Sport
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List of Contributors
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Index
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Keywords for this book
Sport; History; Heritage; British culture; sports museums; sporting art; memorabilia; historic sports buildings; sport-related sites; public representation of sport; sports heritage; sports history; heritage studies; museum studies; cultural heritage; historic sports landscape
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
