Preserving sports legacies : a case study on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team Oral History Project

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dc.contributor.advisorHunt, Thomas M.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTodd, Janice S.en
dc.creatorHarguess, Desirée Marieen
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-24T17:08:30Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:26:19Z
dc.date.available2012-07-24T17:08:30Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:26:19Z
dc.date.issued2012-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en
dc.date.updated2012-07-24T17:08:40Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThe central question of this thesis is: How (and why) do we preserve sports legacies? Based on my research and experiences as the project coordinator for the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team Oral History Project at the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, this thesis examines the social meanings of sports legacies and the rationale behind their preservation. I propose that sports legacies are located at the intersection of culture, memory and history; at the same time, on an individual level, sports legacies are also a form of symbolic immortality. This thesis conceptualizes sports legacies as contested terrain in which individuals and communities engage in continual negotiations on meaning and struggles over representation. Consequently, I propose that public history and oral history are the medium and methodology best suited to sports legacy preservation. Finally, I outline the process by which the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports is preserving the legacy of the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team. This thesis explains how and why we are preserving the legacy of this particular sports team and serves as a blueprint that others may use for preserving sports legacies.en
dc.description.departmentKinesiology and Health Educationen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.slug2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5862en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5862en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectLegacyen
dc.subjectSports legacyen
dc.subject1968 U.S. Olympic Teamen
dc.subjectSport historyen
dc.subject1968 Olympic Gamesen
dc.subjectMexico Cityen
dc.titlePreserving sports legacies : a case study on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team Oral History Projecten
dc.title.alternativeCase study on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team Oral History Projecten
dc.type.genrethesisen

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