有用的过去:公众体育史学的诞生及实践

The Significance of the Past:The Birth and Practice of Public Sport History

自20世纪90年代以来,国际体育史学界的体育史书写发生了面向公众的学术转向。通过文献资料调研、史学史梳理,对公众体育史学诞生的知识背景与初步实践的途径和特征进行了分析,并评价了其贡献与局限。研究认为:公众史学、新文化史与媒介革命助力于传统体育史的学科突围,催生出公众体育史学。通过书写民间体育经历、展陈共有体育记忆、制作纪实体育影像,借助虚实融合的呈现,公众体育史学者以新范式为公众形塑了具有感召力的集体体育记忆,展现出坚守公众本位、分享阐释权威、开放多元媒介和追求致用之道的实践特点。公众体育史学扩大了体育史学研究的范围,同时对体育人才培养、大众体育文化传播产生了积极影响,但其理论基础、学科地位尚待夯实,服务公众的途径仍有待拓展。当代中国的体育史学也承担着服务公众的使命,应开掘以人民为中心的体育史选题,为公众提供更高质量的体育文化产品。

Since the 1990s,there has been a notable shift in the international academic circle of sport history regarding the authorship of sports history,adopting a more public-oriented scholarly approach.Through the examination of literature sources and the historiography of the field,an analysis has been conducted to discern the intellectual backdrop and the route and features of initial practices surrounding the emergence of public sport history within Western society.This analysis also assesses its contributions and limitations.The study suggests that the convergence of public history,new cultural history,and media revolution has facilitated a departure from the traditional confines of sports history,giving rise to the field of public sport history.By chronicling grassroots sports experiences,presenting communal sports memories,and crafting authentic sports imagery,scholars in the realm of public sport history have,through a fusion of reality and imagination,cultivated captivating collective sports memories that resonate with the public.This practice showcases distinctive traits such as a commitment to engaging the public,sharing authoritative interpretations,embracing diverse media,and pursuing practical applications.Public sport history has expanded the horizons of sports history research while positively influencing sports talent development and the dissemination of mass sports culture.However,its theoretical underpinnings and disciplinary status are still in need of further consolidation,and avenues for effectively serving the public demand further exploration.In contemporary China,the field of historiography similarly bears the responsibility of serving the public.This entails exploring sports history topics centered around the populace,thereby furnishing the public with superior quality sports cultural products.