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AMS 246 - Race and Gender in American Sports

Description
This class explores sports primarily through two distinct and often over-lapping lenses: racial identity and gender norms. A number of questions will guide our class discussions. What does the history of sports tell us about the definitions of racial identity and gender norms in American culture? How did people use sports to contest racial boundaries and gender binaries? In what ways did sports enable people of different races and genders to access the so-called American Dream, and on what terms? How did sports challenge or uphold stereotypes? Same as AFS/HIS/WGS 246 .
Credits: 1

Course Attribute(s):
SOCS Gen Ed: Social Science Req
Major:Women’s,Gender,Sexuality


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