Events
National Center for Supercomputing Applications master calendar
NCSA staff who would like to submit an item for the calendar can email newsdesk@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Friday, March 29, 2024
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Runstedtler’s presentation draws on her 2023 book Black Ball, exploring how African American basketball players challenged the status quo on the court and in US society. Part of the symposium Sporting Publics: History, Sports, and American Culture, which is taking place March 28–29, 2024.
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Professor Louis Moore will present on his book I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915 and Daniel Nasset (Editor-in-Chief, University of Illinois Press) will share the editor’s perspective on working with Moore to turn his idea into a book that speaks to sporting publics.
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Frank Guridy (History, Columbia University) will be presenting, with Augustus Wood (Labor and Employment Relations) commenting. Guridy will preview part of his forthcoming book The Stadium, which examines the intersections of activism, sport stadiums, and political change. Part of the symposium Sporting Publics: History, Sports, and American Culture...
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Shakeia Taylor is a Chicago-based award-winning writer and storyteller, whose work focuses on the intersection of sports, history, and culture.