Tag: CfP Hybrid seminar
Call for Participation | Leisure, Class, and Social Hierarchies: Equestrian Sport as a Symbol of Power and Exclusion in the Victorian Era | Hybrid seminar, June 2, 2025
Today, leisure is often seen as a universal right – accessible to all, regardless of background. Yet historically, access to leisure and sport was highly regulated and deeply unequal. This talk examines the cultural and social functions of leisure through the lens of equestrian sport. Focusing on the Victorian era, it argues that horseback riding was far more than a recreational pastime; it was a highly coded system of social communication. Practices such as dress, posture, and riding instructions served to reinforce existing social hierarchies and embodied norms.
