HIST353

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HIST353

U.S. Society and Sport HIST353 SP

Crosslistings: AFAM353

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times
1	20	0	Times: ..W.... 7:00PM-10:00PM;

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998 )

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This class explores the ways in which the study of sport either illuminates or mystifies broader features of the American past. Some of the topics we tackle include the emergence of baseball as "America's game," the relationship between education and sporting activities, and sporting participation as a means for acculturation and progress. We shall also explore the role sport has played in the cultural construction of national identities elsewhere. Our central focus will be on popular sporting activity along with the political significance of such engagement.

MAJOR READINGS

Melvin L. Adelman, SPORTING TIME
C.L.R. James, BEYOND A BOUNDARY
P. Levine, ELLIS ISLAND TO EBBETS FIELD
J.A. Mandagan, ed., PLEASURE, PROFIT, PROSLYETISM
R. Ruck, SANDLOT SEASONS
R.A. Smith, SPORTS AND FREEDOM
All of the above are available at Atticus Bookstore, and are
also on reserve in Olin Library

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Course requirements include weekly readings of c. 150 pages; several discussion papers; leadership of one seminar session and related paper; and a final research project. The grading is as follows: 33% for seminar discussion; 33% for seminar leadership/paper; and 34% for the final project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Kerr-Ritchie, J; Times: ..W.... 7:00PM-10:00PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 3; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

Sports for all. The Paraplegic Olympics

Reference:

Maltby, Richard, PASSING PARADE: A HISTORY OF POPULAR CULTURE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, New York: Oxford University Press, 1989

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