Living the Dream’
Surfing as Cultural Heritage on Australia’s Gold Coast
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12219261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dario Nardini (0000-0002-6017-0269, University of Milano-Bicocca, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 592-610 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of the History of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-3367 • E-ISSN: 1743-9035 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09523367.2019.1664475 |
| OpenAlex | W2923442391 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
In the rapidly growing context of the Gold Coast, Queensland, residents are now trying to affirm a cultural identity that overcomes the view of the city as just a touristic resort. Surfing is playing a significant role in this process. In fact, it has served not only to promote tourism – supporting the image of ‘paradise on Earth’ – but also to characterize the local landscape, define a particular ‘lifestyle’, and delineate the cultural identity of the city as a ‘surfing place’. This is clearly exemplified by the recent inclusion of the Gold Coast in the World Surfing Reserve list, which is the outcome of a longer and ongoing process of ‘heritagization’ of surfing in the region. The region’s inclusion on the list is a defining act, which has helped determine the value of surfing for the local community at a social, economic, and political level. For example, this act has stimulated environmental awareness among surfers, legitimized infrastructural interventions and promoted institutional actions. However, these heritage policies and practices also tend to reassert a predominantly white- and male-oriented rhetoric in surfing culture, despite the challenges it has been – and continues to be – subjected to by the participation among relatively ‘new’ devotees, such as women and Aboriginal surfers
Archaeology · Cultural heritage · Dream · Geography · Gold coast · Gold rush · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · History · Outdoor and Experiential Education · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |