32104
Vertiefungsseminar
WiSe 23/24: Sports in U.S. Cultural History
Martin Lüthe
Kommentar
American sports culture frequently serves as an example of an alleged American exceptionalism; a fact that a relative indifference towards soccer, the exceptional “big four” pro sports leagues, and collegiate sports culture (NCAA) seemingly underline. This course sets out to make sense of and (maybe) trouble the narrative of American exceptionalism by examining the history of modern sports in the United States. We will consider the aesthetic, social, cultural, and political factors that contributed to the development and practice of sports from roughly the middle of the 19th century into our current age. The class will approach sports history with a focus on the relationship between sports and society, i.e. the role that sports has played in shaping ideology and informing popular thought, for example in the context of nationhood and globalization, but also with regard to modern discourses of health and fitness. The ultimate goal of this course is to encourage critically looking at, thinking, and writing about sports as everyday practice and as a professional field, as connected to discourses of health and (the pursuit of) happiness, as media event and content, and as a prominent repository of liberal narratives of meritocracy. Schließen
16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Do, 19.10.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 26.10.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 02.11.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 09.11.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 16.11.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 23.11.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 30.11.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 07.12.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 14.12.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 21.12.2023 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 11.01.2024 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 18.01.2024 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 25.01.2024 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 01.02.2024 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 08.02.2024 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 15.02.2024 10:00 - 12:00