Sport, History and Heritage: an investigation into the public representation of sport

体育是英国文化的一个组成部分，也是现代生活的一个重要方面。虽然这一重要性已在学术史上得到承认，但在遗产和博物馆研究的不断发展和相关领域中，它尚未得到充分的理解，并与历史研究相互作用。历史、遗产和博物馆学之间的协同作用和相互关系仍需探索，并释放多学科的潜力。近年来，人们对体育和遗产的兴趣显着增长。在意识形态上，它们传达了强有力的信息，塑造了我们对体育、历史和过去的理解。虽然它们基本上是作为独立的领域运作的，但它们之间的一个重要方面是体育博物馆的兴起和普及，体育艺术和纪念品的收集，以及对历史体育建筑和场所消亡的普遍关注。然而，遗产和博物馆部门的许多从业人员认为，需要有一个论坛，就哲学和方法论的前进方向进行辩论。简单地说，什么是体育遗产，它将走向何方？这些问题中隐含的不安透露出一种体育遗产“介于两者之间”的感觉，没有学术“家”，因此没有明确的学术轨迹。从这一点出发，提出了一些进一步的研究问题。体育遗产与体育史有何不同？实际考虑因素（如资金、收购、保护、公众品味）对当前的哲学和政策有多大影响？在何种程度上可以将无形的东西（如地方感和身份感）与体育的物质文化结合起来？在保护和庆祝历史遗迹方面，与虚拟呈现相比，有哪些选择？对历史学家可能有哪些影响？对历史的理解是体育遗产的基础？博物馆和遗产地的游客对体育的表现有何反应，以及如何回应反馈？目前还没有一个主要论坛可供这一领域的各种不同学科和利益集团审议这些问题和其他问题。国家体育史研究机构（英国体育史学会）对处理这些问题兴趣不大，而遗产部门的研究也很有限。此外，虽然在高等教育中，通常是在研究生一级，在遗产研究方面采取了一些主动行动，但它们的关注主要集中在较传统的专题上;在体育方面的尝试很少。因此，本建议旨在为一个以前没有协调或缺乏协调的领域以及一个商业和机构发展领先于学术辩论的领域提供一个学术重点。

Sport is an integral part of British culture and an important aspect of modern life. Although this importance has been recognised in academic history, in the growing and related fields of heritage and museum studies it has yet to be fully appreciated and brought into interaction with historical studies. The synergies and inter-relationships between history, heritage and museology still need to be explored and the multi- disciplinary potential released.The growth of interest in both sport and heritage over recent years has been significant. Ideologically they convey powerful messages, responsible for shaping our understanding of sport, history, and the past. Although they have operated as essentially separate spheres one important aspect of 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 places.Interest and activity in these areas is now evident within both academic circles and among the wider public, mirroring developments in Europe and North America. There is, however, a perceived need among many practitioners in the heritage and museums sectors for a forum of debate on philosophical and methodological ways forward. To put it bluntly: what is sports heritage, and where is it going?The unease implied in these questions betrays a sense of sports heritage being 'betwixt and between', without an academic 'home' and therefore without a clear academic trajectory. From this a number of further research questions follow. Where does sports heritage differ, if at all, from the history of sport? How far do practical considerations (e.g. finance, acquisitions, preservation, public taste) affect current philosophies and policies? To what extent can the intangible (e.g. a sense of place and identity) be incorporated alongside the material culture of sport? What are the choices in protecting and celebrating historic places, as against virtual representations; and what might be the implications for historians? What understandings of history underpin sports heritage? How do museum and heritage site visitors react to representations of sport, and how is feedback responded to?At present there exists no main forum in which such issues, and others, might be considered by the range of different disciplines and interests to be found in this field. The national body for the study of sports history (the British Society of Sports History) has shown little interest in approaching these matters, whilst the research embarked upon in the heritage sector has been limited. Moreover, while there have been several initiatives in higher education, usually at the postgraduate level, in heritage studies, they have focused their concerns chiefly on more traditional topics;little has been attempted on sport. The present proposal has therefore been designed to provide an academic focus in an area where one has previously been either un- coordinated, or absent, and in an area where commercial and institutionaldevelopments have run ahead of academic debate.