Intercollegiate Sports in America, 1900-2017
Spring 2017
Monday 4 pm and online
Instructor: John V. Lombardi
Email: jlombardi@library.umass.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
Notes: This is a draft presentation of a course offered on Moodle at UMass Amherst. In addition to the materials here, each week has a class presentation that becomes visible within Moodle at the close of class. Also, each class session is accompanied by an online Moodle mediated discussion forum. The complete course is available on Moodle.
This draft with the course information, the week introductions, and the readings is available online at http://jvlone.com/his17/his17/index.html
Most readings are on an electronic reserve that requires a username/password provided to enrolled students in the class.
- Week 1--Time and Place, People and Events
- Week 2--Story and Fact; Generations, Tools and Projects
- Week 3--Development of College Athletics Organization
Reading Week 3
- Week 4--Controlling Intercollegiate Athletics
Reading Week 4
- Week 5--Operating the Franchise: Purpose, Function, and Cases
Reading Week 5
- Week 6--The Organization and Structure of College Sports Finance
Reading Week 6
- Week 7--The Income and Expenses of College Athletics
Reading Week 7
- Week 8--Race and Class
Reading Week 8
- Week 9--The Title IX Revolution
Reading Week 9
- Week 10--Competition and Equity
Reading Week 10
- Week 11--The Culture of Winning and the Amateur Athlete
Reading Week 11
- Week 12--College and Sports
Reading Week 12
- Week 13--Values, Fairness, and Culture / War, Religion, Youth, and the Movies [PIZZA]
Reading Week 13
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