AM 234 - American sports/American culture
Daniel A. Nathan, TLC 330, x5023
A historical examination of three hundred years of sport in America as an important and revealing site of popular expression, conflict and cultural meaning. Special attention is devoted to the ways in which contemporary sports provide a window into politics, economics, racial and ethnic relations, class formation and gender identity. Students analyze the ways in which Americans have played, watched and understood sports and will focus on some of the recurrent cultural values, trends, and symbolism associated with American athletes and public life.