HIST 341: History of Sport in the United States

HIST 341-001: History of Sport United States
(Spring 2011)

09:00 AM to 10:15 AM MW

Krug Hall 242

Section Information for Spring 2011

Howard Cosell once said: "Sports is human life in microcosm." While an oversimplification, his statement reflects the reality that sports have played and continue to play a vital role in American society. Sports are also a valuable tool for historical assessment. Chronologically, this course will focus on the years from the Civil War onward. The course will not be an exercise in sports trivia, where the focus will be on remembering the last ballplayer to hit .400 (Ted Williams) or the last horse to win the triple crown (Affirmed). Rather this course will use sports, and the many documents surrounding the games, to gain a better understanding of how the United States became the country that it is today.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines the roots of American sport in colonial play and recreation, the emergence of organized and national sports, issues of gender and race in the sporting world, and the intersection of U.S. sport with events such as the Civil Rights Movement and the Cold War. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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