The game of Tejo: A national symbol or an uninished project?
This paper seeks to reclaim an autochthonous Colombian practice: the game of Tejo or “Turmequé”. In the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century, a small sector of the elite class with nationalist and hygienist tendencies, had the intention of using this popular game as a civilizing instrument...
- Autores:
- Tipo de recurso:
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2013
- Institución:
- Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/13690
- Acceso en línea:
- https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/2196
https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/13690
- Palabra clave:
- Sports
tejo
project
elite
working class sector
modernization.
Deportes
tejo
proyecto
élite
sectores populares
modernización
Sports
tejo
projet
élite
secteurs populaires
modernisation.
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| Summary: | This paper seeks to reclaim an autochthonous Colombian practice: the game of Tejo or “Turmequé”. In the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century, a small sector of the elite class with nationalist and hygienist tendencies, had the intention of using this popular game as a civilizing instrument for working class sectors and transforming it into the national sport of Colombian people. Their purpose was to make sports accessible to all, to generate discipline, and control men and women’s free time.Besides, they had the intention of becoming an identity model for the construction of a national identity. |
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