'Why I Go to the Olympics: Race, Nation & Other Sport Matters'

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM (ET)
Pettengill Hall G52
Event Type
Lecture
Contact
Langdon, Susan Whitney
(207) 786-8396
Department
Psychology
Link
https://events.bates.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=23479

Making connections between her scholarly work on the Olympics, particularly the 1968 Black Power protest in Mexico City, and her Emmy-winning role as Olympics research supervisor for NBC Sports, Amy Bass '92 offers historical insight and a personal travelogue as she explores sport's intersections with racial and national identity, global politics and popular culture. FMI slangdon@bates.edu.

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