KRLS 204 Lecture 4: chapter 4

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Kinesiology, Recreation, Leisure, and Sport
• Course: KRLS 204
• Professor: Dr. PearlAnn Reichwein

Document Summary

Victorian era: queen victoria (1837-1901, monarch of british empire, anglo-protestant values dominated emergent forms of modern british s&l. Canada"s confederation: 1867: peace, order, and good government - reflected in imperialist, nationalist, organization of sport. Nation and empire building: canadian imperialist nationalism, canada"s contributed to greatness of empire, canada"s triumphs were britain"s too - sport and leisure as signs of greatness and prides. Early 19th century: elite sports life: montreal curling club - 1800"s, canada"s 1st sporting club, scottish merchants - established a cult - generated revenue and built their own facilities, how social the game and how manly it is. Cradle of canadian sport - focused on ontario and quebec. Elite british gentlemen"s sport and ethics: hunting, crickets, tandem, racquet clubs, sport form - irregular, challenge-based games, variable informal rules for time and space - social access to time/land use.