Sports in America: Media and Meaning
Got sport? Most American do, which makes the games we play and watch something more than simple diversions and amusements. Sports reveal us as individuals; they display us as a culture. This community offers insights into the numerous ways Americans have pursued sport at various times in the past, and at all levels of society. What do our sports say about us? How and why do sports mean so much to us? This is an active and participatory community, like our games and teams themselves. We'll read, discuss, visit, exchange, and doubtless either watch the game together or play one amongst ourselves. Perhaps we'll do both things.
The courses are Introduction to Mass Communications (MC 101), Arts and Values (American Studies 101), Freshman Composition, and the one-hour integrative seminar (FLC 101).
The directors are Prof. Caryl Cooper, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, College of Communications, and Prof. Rich Megraw, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences.