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2015-2016 University Catalog

HIST 342 - History of the Olympics and the United States

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable
Traces history of American participation in the Olympics from 1896 to the present. Topics may include American leadership in the Olympic Movement, the historical legacy of American Olympic host cities, American Imperialism, Nazism, issues of race, gender and ethnicity in the Olympics, the Cold War and Olympic boycotts, and commercialization of sport.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0