HIST-UA 615 - Sport in American Society

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Demonstrates that sport is an important cultural, political, and socioeconomic asset revealing much about society. Shows how sport is an instrument of control and liberation. Attempts to elevate sport's position as a legitimate scholarly subject by relating it to race, gender, class, and violence. Combines theory, fact, and interpretation, focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries with some background information on ancient sport and early American attitudes toward sport, leisure, and recreation.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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