FYSP 143 - Bodies in Play: Athletics, Identity and Culture in America

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 SS, CD, WRi

In this class, athletics becomes a lens for better understanding historical and contemporary debates about the meanings of race, class, gender and sexuality. While exploring the ways that physical bodies are interpreted socially and culturally, students will be challenged to engage different questions and arguments about identity, sports, and bodies, and to read and write critically about a wide range of written and visual texts related to athletics, identity formation, and culture. Enrollment Limit: 14.
Instructor: E. Estes