Showcases on the knowledge of bodies.

The case of the VIII Pan American Congress of Physical Education, Mexico 1982

Abstract

: The following work analyzes, from a socio-historical perspective with emphasis on the social history of knowledge and experts, the VIII Pan American Congress of Physical Education held in Mexico in 1982. It focuses the investigation on the knowledge transmitted, the function of the experts and the role of institutions in the congress. Among the continuities, the rejection of ‘sports championship’ and the need to distinguish sport from physical education stand out. Among the discontinuities, a new discourse on sport and gender equality is noted. In the circulation of these discourses, experts and international institutions played a fundamental role.