Apr 29, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

HIST 3361 - Sports in American History

Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0

Prerequisite: ENGL 1304.
Description
History of some of the main sports that have captured the attention of millions of Americans, the origins of those sporting competitions, and some of their historic athletes. Exploration of the much larger themes in America’s history, culture, and society, including the impact of class, race and gender on American sports; the role that immigration, ethnicity, urbanization, and industrialization played in “America’s” games; and how sports revealed conflicts between labor and capital, as well as the politics of gender, race, and ethnicity.