In Media Res - Sports Scandals
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:52:50 +0000
This week’s In Media Res theme examines Sports Scandals (November 28-December 2).
Here's the line-up:
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Monday, November 28, 2011 - Samir Dayal (Bentley University) presents: Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno and Penn State Fans: Investments of Sympathy and Identity
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - Bryce McNeil (Georgia State University) presents: Redemption, Privilege and Identification: the Narrative of Michael Vick’s Return to Atlanta
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - April Strickland (New York University) presents: Peyton Manning and the Place of Stem Cell Research in Sports
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - Hinda Mandell (Rochester Institute of Technology) presents: A mother Tigress and her Tiger cub
Friday, December 2, 2011 - Neil Ewen (University of Southampton) presents: All That’s Bad in the English Game? Sports Scandals and Englishness
Theme week organized by Shane Toepfer (Georgia State University).
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The In Media Res Team
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