2011-2012 University Catalog 
  
2011-2012 University Catalog

HIST 344 - The Rise of American Popular Entertainment and Sport

Credits: 3 (NR)
Examines the history of the growth of sport in the context of the emergence of a mass popular culture in the U.S. during the early part of the twentieth century. Explores the emergence of working-class leisure, the growth of popular music, film and amusement parks, and changes to American sport.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3