SPST 225P - P3 Sport and American Culture

Institution:

Saint John Fisher University

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Description:

This course explores the resonance with which sport operates as a lens on American cultural values. A close look is taken at the role of sports in our culture in the 20th century, contextualizing our understanding of current figures and trends through a consideration of earlier figures such as Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, Jesse Owens, Jack Johnson, and Babe Didrikson Zaharias. This interdisciplinary investigation of the role of sports in American culture combines films, histories, sociological studies, novels, and biographies.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sjfc.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 385-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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