Athlete Brands: What is at stake?

This weekly asynchronous discussion group brings scholars, athletes, and practitioners together to discuss issues around sports, politics, and culture. Participation is by invitation. Please contact wigh@wcfia.harvard.edu to learn more.

Racism: How do athletes face similar and how do they face different struggles around the world?  

This weekly asynchronous discussion group brings scholars, athletes, and practitioners together to discuss issues around sports, politics, and culture. Participation is by invitation. Please contact wigh@wcfia.harvard.edu to learn more.

Gender in Sports: How does the industry maintain and how does it challenge gender norms? 

This weekly asynchronous discussion group brings scholars, athletes, and practitioners together to discuss issues around sports, politics, and culture. Participation is by invitation. Please contact wigh@wcfia.harvard.edu to learn more.

In the second week of the discussion, we will explore the issue of sports and capitalism. Modern sports developed during a time that capitalism has reigned around the world, but to think of sports solely with the framework of global capitalism fails to recognize the myriad of ways that people interact through games and sporting competitions. One of the ways to think about this relationship is to consider how large business interests have become increasingly involved in the...

"Sports and Politics: Why is this such a contentious topic?"

This weekly asynchoronous discussion group brings scholars, athletes, and practioners together to discuss issues around sports, politics, and culture. Participation is by invitation. Please contact wigh@wcfia.harvard.edu to learn more.

Between the White Lines: A Trans-Atlantic Discussion of Racism, Class and Sports

Panelists:
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Crossing Borders:
Jorge Pasquel and the History of Integrating Baseball

The roundtable discussion will look at the history of the integration of baseball in North America. Focusing on the legendary Mexican...

Voting, Political Action, and Involvement: 
Locally, Nationally, Globally - Athletes Influencing the Vote

The webinar will address the role of athletes in driving social change at the...

A video recording of this webinar is available on our Vimeo channel.

The 1921 Tulsa Massacre has emerged from relative obscurity to...

“Little Africa and the Tulsa Massacre: Discovering the Historical Legacy"  
Malcolm Jenkins, WIGH Visiting Fellow; New Orleans Saints; Founder, Malcolm Jenkins Foundation

Malcolm Jenkins is developing a documentary film project on the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, which destroyed the wealthiest Black community in America at the time, often known as "Black Wall Street." Jenkins, along with collaborator ...