ANT208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Trobriand Islands, Sled Dog, Bronisław Malinowski
Document Summary
Post popular game watched in canada: winter olympics gold medal game b/w america and canada. Sports is a window on the world fedorak: sports tell you a lot about the world. Sports, games and play: 1) sport and games as forms of play sports and games is like freedom. We work so we can play when we are free. Play is a type of amusement recreational activity (recreating/ rebuilding when in play; gives you new life) Play is a channel/ device for learning (transmitting values& morays: 2) contest. Dominant form of games contest is a symbolic form of fighting rules are a big part of games, cannot break them (judges, referees) One becomes a winner, one is a loser creates new social order: 3) athleticism and skill. When athleticism is involved, this type of game is a sport: 4) entertainment attracts a lot of spectators, 5) professional prospects. March 23rd very serious (winning& losing: 5) magic.
