Empire Games Research Articles

Canada Hosts the World: An Examination of the First Federal Sport Hosting Policy (1967)

The Canadian federal government has a history of financing the hosting of large-scale international sport events, beginning with the 1930 Hamilton British Empire Games. Since the 1961 Fitness and Amateur Sport Act, the number, cost and impact of hosting these events has grown exponentially in an era of increasing efforts to showcase the nation on an international stage. Hosting events routinely results in a large infusion of government funding: the upshot is intensive bid competitions. Immediately following the act, the federal government furtively worked towards a hosting policy to guide its efforts in that regard. This paper tracks events and government processes influencing the development of a rational and planned approach for selecting those events (and cities) that benefited amateur sport and met other federal goals. A relatively obscure but key sport policy is uncovered and examined: the 1967 federal sport hosting policy.

Acting global, thinking local: ‘Liquid imperialism’ and the multiple meanings of the 1954 British Empire & Commonwealth Games

Challenging earlier scholarship that has suggested that the Commonwealth Games contributed unproblematically to imperial and commonwealth unity, this article explores the multiple, and conflicting, contemporary local meanings of the 1954 British Empire & Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to emphasising the sporting and economic dimensions of the Games, the article introduces the concept of ‘liquid imperialism’ to highlight the complexity of Canada's imperial connection in the post-war era. By examining not only official pronouncements, but also oppositional voices and the manner in which the Games were appropriated by a number of competing interests, the article argues for a more complex understanding of the Games' cultural influence while examining the nature of Canada's imperial connection during the middle of the 20th century.

The Forgotten Games: Fifth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Vancouver, 1954

The Forgotten Games: Fifth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Vancouver, 1954

‘The warmth of comradeship’: the first British empire games and imperial solidarity

‘The warmth of comradeship’: the first British empire games and imperial solidarity

WILL THE FLIES WIN THE EMPIRE GAMES?

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 1, Issue 16 p. 606-606 Point of View WILL THE FLIES WIN THE EMPIRE GAMES? S. C. S. Cooke, S. C. S. Cooke Carnarvon, Western AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author S. C. S. Cooke, S. C. S. Cooke Carnarvon, Western AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 April 1962 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1962.tb26176.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume1, Issue16April 1962Pages 606-606 RelatedInformation

PARAPLEGIC ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: EMPIRE GAMES

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 2, Issue 13 p. 461-461 Correspondence PARAPLEGIC ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: EMPIRE GAMES First published: 01 September 1959 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1959.tb129186.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume2, Issue13September 1959Pages 461-461 RelatedInformation