The expansion of football/soccer has coincided with an increase in the different types of people who play the game. Women and Players of Color now occupy a very prominent position in the sport. Increased diversity has been received with enthusiasm by many, while others have been less receptive to inclusivity. Part of the challenge of diversity is understanding the different stakeholders in the sport and how they understand questions of inclusion. Clearly, one important stakeholder group are the players and another group are the...
January-May 2022, Spring Workshops: Race, the Justice System and Sports
With David Harris (Managing Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice ,Harvard Law School), Carl Suddler (Assistant Professor of African American History, Florida Atlantic University), Nicole Butler and Toby Lelliott, and Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks Minnesota Vikings
Featuring Minnesota Viking stars Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks and involving academics,...
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.
“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 ...