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Sport in American Culture

$500$975

Fall 2024

Monday, September 9 – Friday, December 20, 2024

Format

Fixed-Pace Course

Prerequisites

None

Credit

Upper

Over 150 years ago, The Nation magazine asserted, “Sport elaborates in its rituals what it means to be human: the play, the risk, the trials, the collective impulse to games, the thrill of physicality, the necessity of strategy; defeat, victory, defeat again, pain, transcendence and, most of all, the certainty that nothing is certain — that everything can change and be changed.” This class explores why sport remains such an integral part of American society. We study high school, collegiate, and professional sports and examine the role played by ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, money and class in sports.

Completion of this course requires regular access to a laptop or desktop computer with working microphone and webcam, as well as a reliable internet connection.

This Fixed-Paced course incorporates a blend of synchronous and asynchronous elements. Students and teacher meet live via zoom on a regular weekly schedule. In addition, students complete coursework including guided readings, interactive videos, text and video-based discussion threads, problem sets, individual and collaborative projects, and so on. While these activities are time-flexible, teachers sequence them with weekly deadlines to help students keep on track and encourage and support the development of productive time management skills.

Term

Subject Area

Division

Credit Type

Upper

Do you attend a CLI partner school?

Yes, No

Format

Fixed-Pace Course