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Rhetoric and reality: A lasting legacy of the 2018 Commonwealth Games for Indigenous Australian women?
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O'Shea, M and Stronach, M and Maxwell, H, Rhetoric and reality: A lasting legacy of the 2018 Commonwealth Games for Indigenous Australian women?, 2019 Sporting Traditions Conference, 1-4 July, Bathurst, NSW (2019) [Conference Extract]
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Abstract
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) were lauded as a unique opportunity for all Australians, including Indigenous Australians, to take to the international stage and showcase their talent and culture. Games Partners (including a Yugambeh Elders Advisory Group) developed a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), the first of its kind delivered by a major sporting event in Australia and a world-first for a Commonwealth Games. The plan was underpinned by the promise of ‘a lasting legacy’, evidenced through employment and training opportunities, promoting Indigenous art and culture, and supporting healthy and active lifestyles. The present research examines the RAP and evidence from stakeholders to explore how, one year after the Games, GC2018 is constructing a meaningful legacy for Indigenous women. The research contributes to an understanding of the complex gendered and racial discourses, practices and norms, which intersect in ways that enable and constrain legacy outcomes.
Item Details
Item Type: | Conference Extract |
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Keywords: | legacy, Indigenous women, commonwealth games |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Commercial services |
Research Field: | Sport and leisure management |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Sport, exercise and recreation |
Objective Field: | Recreation and leisure activities (excl. sport and exercise) |
UTAS Author: | Maxwell, H (Dr Hazel Maxwell) |
ID Code: | 133930 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2019-07-16 |
Last Modified: | 2019-07-16 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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