Andrew Dye – Individual Research Project
For my project I decided to create a single panel exhibit about gambling’s place in the identity of horse racing. I thought that a Prezi would be a good way to present this type
Week 14: App State Soccer
Going into this reading I was not aware that Appalachian State had any kind of complex history when it comes to Soccer though personally, I am not someone who goes out of my way
Week 12: Sparring in the White House
This week I have decided to focus my reading on “Sparring in the White House: Theodore Roosevelt, Race and Boxing.” This piece focuses itself on the evolution of boxing in the American consciousness and
When Baseball Went White: Review
Ryan Swanson’s book explores the period between reconstruction and full on segregation by analyzing the status of America’s then just-emerging baseball clubs and how they were divided on a basis of color. Swanson looks
Week 9 Readings – Gendered Traits and Nationalism in LA
For this week I looked into the second chapter of Futbolera and thefirst chapter of the Donoghue piece. These two pieces are rather simple to tietogether, one details the values of femininity in the
A New Perspective – Cuban Babe(Ruth)
Cuban Babe(Ruth) is a slightly different view of the integration of sports. I do not claim to know much about this particular aspect of sporting history but I do find it interesting how this
Book Club – Initial Thoughts and Themes
From reading the first few chapters of When Baseball Went White, I am given the impression that the book’s purpose is to cover the conflicting nature of Baseball’s early origins in America. It seemed
Southern Wrestling – Week 07
I chose the first reading for this week, that being the one detailing the origins of the sport of wrestling in the South. I was a bit surprised by this particular reading as I
“…useful means to ‘Americanise’ their country’s large immigrant population…”
For this week I focused my attention on reading the article by Roberta J. Park. This reading focuses on the impact of sports in the development of social values in countries where they are
Women’s Involvement in Spectating Football
This week I focused my attention of reading the first chapter of Futbolera. This reading focuses on an aspect of history that I was not familiar with beforehand. As a history major the role
