Sporting past Flashcards
1
Q
How is history viewed in the context of sports?
A
As a lens through which we interpret the past, often with bias.
2
Q
Give an example of a sports myth.
A
Rugby as an egalitarian game in New Zealand, while it privileged the white southern male.
3
Q
What does the Montreal Olympic boycott exemplify?
A
A skewed view of world events and suppression of the reasons behind protests.
4
Q
What does the concept of the unchanging past reinforce?
A
That interpretations of history can be biased, but history itself evolves.
