Play and Propaganda: The Sports of the Ilustrados in Nineteenth-Century Europe

The adoption of nineteenth-century European sporting practices was a component in the ilustrados’ creation of a national identity. By highlighting the ilustrados’ participation in modernizing individual sports (e.g., gymnastics, fencing, and pistol shooting), the article shows how the adoption of fo...

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Main Author: Perez, Micah Jeiel R
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.history-faculty-pubs-10712022-04-06T11:31:56Z Play and Propaganda: The Sports of the Ilustrados in Nineteenth-Century Europe Perez, Micah Jeiel R The adoption of nineteenth-century European sporting practices was a component in the ilustrados’ creation of a national identity. By highlighting the ilustrados’ participation in modernizing individual sports (e.g., gymnastics, fencing, and pistol shooting), the article shows how the adoption of foreign sports promised these young men from the Spanish Philippines an opportunity to stand on equal footing with their supposed betters. The constant training of the body was treated as a tool to maintain health, a weapon against vices, and an avenue to achieve excellence in a modern cultural space associated with ideals of masculinity and civilization. 2020-06-01T07:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/88 http://www.philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps/article/view/5032 History Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Ilustrado Sports Nationalism Masculinity Modernity History Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
continent Asia
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Philippines
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topic Ilustrado
Sports
Nationalism
Masculinity
Modernity
History
Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
spellingShingle Ilustrado
Sports
Nationalism
Masculinity
Modernity
History
Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
Perez, Micah Jeiel R
Play and Propaganda: The Sports of the Ilustrados in Nineteenth-Century Europe
description The adoption of nineteenth-century European sporting practices was a component in the ilustrados’ creation of a national identity. By highlighting the ilustrados’ participation in modernizing individual sports (e.g., gymnastics, fencing, and pistol shooting), the article shows how the adoption of foreign sports promised these young men from the Spanish Philippines an opportunity to stand on equal footing with their supposed betters. The constant training of the body was treated as a tool to maintain health, a weapon against vices, and an avenue to achieve excellence in a modern cultural space associated with ideals of masculinity and civilization.
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author Perez, Micah Jeiel R
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title Play and Propaganda: The Sports of the Ilustrados in Nineteenth-Century Europe
title_short Play and Propaganda: The Sports of the Ilustrados in Nineteenth-Century Europe
title_full Play and Propaganda: The Sports of the Ilustrados in Nineteenth-Century Europe
title_fullStr Play and Propaganda: The Sports of the Ilustrados in Nineteenth-Century Europe
title_full_unstemmed Play and Propaganda: The Sports of the Ilustrados in Nineteenth-Century Europe
title_sort play and propaganda: the sports of the ilustrados in nineteenth-century europe
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2020
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/88
http://www.philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps/article/view/5032
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