Week 9 – Femininity
For this week, I read Rita Liberti’s chapter, “‘We Were Ladies, We Just Played Like Boys’,” where Liberti focuses on African American women at Bennett College and their experiences there as athletes during the
“Roberto Durán, Omar Torrijos, and the Rise of Isthmian Machismo.”
“The entire country went into mourning except for some in Panamas West Indian communities…” This quote describes the aftermath of National hero Roberto Duran and his infamous “No Mas” surrender to Sugar Ray. Many
Week 9: Masculinity in Panama
For this week’s readings I read the chapter by Michael Donoghue, which explores masculinity in Panamanian culture. The first thing in the reading that jumped out at me was how important the success of
Spurs Fandom in San Antonio
For the choose your own story blog post I decided to read more about the San Antonio Spurs NBA team and how its importance to the city is arguably more than any other NBA
Week 9: Flying, Flirting, and Flexing
This article by Bieke Gils talks about early 1900’s performer Charmion, and how her trapeze act challenged Victorian ideals about the female body. Her performances were controversial for the time frame for two main
