49-2662 Controversies in the History of Sport in the U.S. since the Late 19th Century

This course uses current headlines from the sports’ page to engage students in the study of the origins and development of critical issues in the history of organized sport since the late 19th century. Through focused assigned readings and self-directed research, students will participate in intra-class debates on the historic roots of some of the most divisive questions facing modern sport today. Possible topics: Andrew Doubleday myth; origins of the National League; banning of baseball players; the origin and demise of the Negro Leagues; integration of sport; performance enhancing drugs; the illusion of the student-athlete; mascots; athletic elitism and amateurism; women in sport, pre and post Title IX, etc.

3 Credits
HI
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 49-1602 U.S. History: From 1877 or 50-1514 Sociology of Sports in the United States or 49-2656 History of Sport in the U.S.