Friday, September 22, 2023 - 10:00am to 1:30pm
The symposium will contextualize the contemporary politicized sportscape within a long and significant history of political movements through sports. By bringing together research on political activism in sports in the past and present, we hope to think through the possibilities for a new understanding of social relations through and in sport.
10:15am - 1:00pm Welcomes and Panel #1: Imagining Belonging
Michael Butterworth (University of Texas, Austin): "The Team That United a City: On Sports Documentaries and the Rhetorical Construction of Unity"
Theresa Runstedtler (American University): "Black vs. White Ball: Race and the 1974 NBA Finals"
Ashley Brown (University of Wisconsin, Madison): “A Patriot’s Game: Tennis, Physical Fitness, and ‘Good Citizenship’ during World War II”
Abraham Kahn (University of Arkansas): “Sundays and Saturdays: Brian Flores, The Epistemology of Ignorance, and the Racial Politics of Labor in the National Football League”
Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago publicMeeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
The symposium will contextualize the contemporary politicized sportscape within a long and significant history of political movements through sports. By bringing together research on political activism in sports in the past and present, we hope to think through the possibilities for a new understanding of social relations through and in sport.
10:15am - 1:00pm Welcomes and Panel #1: Imagining Belonging
Michael Butterworth (University of Texas, Austin): "The Team That United a City: On Sports Documentaries and the Rhetorical Construction of Unity"
Theresa Runstedtler (American University): "Black vs. White Ball: Race and the 1974 NBA Finals"
Ashley Brown (University of Wisconsin, Madison): “A Patriot’s Game: Tennis, Physical Fitness, and ‘Good Citizenship’ during World War II”
Abraham Kahn (University of Arkansas): “Sundays and Saturdays: Brian Flores, The Epistemology of Ignorance, and the Racial Politics of Labor in the National Football League”
This event is open to the public.
Contact Information
Group Name: Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
Group Type: Non-profit corporations
Primary Contact Name: Erin Hackathorn
Primary Contact Phone: 319-335-2566
Secondary Contact Name: Thomas Oates
