Sports In Society
How should we be engaging with sports?Our Story
Welcome To Sports In Society
Sports are one of the most powerful forces in the world. Yet, that power often manifests in quite destructive ways. This project is focusing on understanding how sports derive their power and how we should understand their complex legacies. As lifelong fans and sporting participants, we understand the draw of these games. Yet, we are also deeply uncomfortable with just how sports both drive and react to societal factors. Join us on this journey as we ask how we should be engaging with sports in the modern world!
The Questions
What Questions Should We Ask Ourselves?
All to often, when we engage with the sporting world, we do so without thinking critically. We use it as an excuse to step away from the stress of modern life. But, instead of turning off our brains, what if we actively questioned the role of sports in our society?
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Positive Sports Takeaways From Covid Times
We start this week talking about the London Marathon and our disappointment in the NBA Finals. It is indeed still a strange sports world! We dig into this more with our main topic: What positive things has Covid revealed to us about the sports world? We touch on the...
Cycling Steals the Show (Literally!)
This week we start off intending to have a normal show, but we wound up just talking about Pogacar's transcendent performance at the Tour de France. It was a truly stupendous experience!
Catching Up On An Eventful Summer
This week we dive right into all that has been going on recently. First, of course, we talk about the NBA strike and the complicated nature of everything involved. We spend a while looking at the complexity of it all and how we learn to live in the grey. Then we...
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