From sporting past to future well-being

Sport heritage and intergenerational learning in Glasgow

Bibliographic Data

ID12895006
AuthorsRichard Haynes (0000-0003-1207-1052, University of Stirling, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume40
Issue2
Pages257-277
Publication date2019-07-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSport in History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1746-0263 • E-ISSN: 1746-0271
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17460263.2019.1646670
OpenAlexW2964012300
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

This article focuses on the context of private sporting clubs, previously referred to by sports historians as ‘the long residuals of sport’, as important sites of sporting culture and sport heritage in local communities. The project explores the history and meaning of sport through intergenerational collaboration between the academic researcher, primary school children and experienced members of Glasgow Southside's sports community. The research reflects on the process of intergenerational learning, reminiscence and heritage activities to inform future cultural histories of sport, as well as sports development and future well-being. Through a focus on interpreting cultural and social change in Glasgow sport by educating children and elder members of the community in the use of sport media archives, as well affording opportunities to examine the usefulness of intergenerational communication in community settings, the project investigated the cultural transmission of sporting cultures of the past, and its influence over, or disconnection from, contemporary sporting practices of young people. The article concludes that by acknowledging and sharing the heritage of private sport clubs, such ‘communities of practice’ have an important role to play in fostering stronger socio-cultural ties between clubs, their members and young people

Athletes · Context (archaeology · Cultural heritage · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Sport management · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Data Analysis and Archiving · History · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

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