Hosted by the Humanities Research Institute and history professor Adrian Burgos Jr., “Sporting Publics: History, Sports, and American Culture” will feature Pulitzer Prize winning author David Maraniss as a keynote speaker, as well as several panel discussions with sports historians, about the “intersection of sports, activism, race and culture.” The symposium will take place March 28th and 29th. The keynote with Maraniss will kick off the two-day event at Alice Campbell Alumni Center at 7:30 p.m., with a book signing to follow. Here is the Friday schedule, from the press release:
Theresa Runstedtler | 9:30 a.m., Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
“Rich and Talented and Black and Troubled’: Black Professional Athletes and the Black Freedom Struggle”
Respondent: Daniel Gilbert (U. of I., Labor and Employment Relations/History)Louis Moore | 11:00 a.m., Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
From Idea to Book
With Daniel Nasset (Editor-in-Chief, University of Illinois Press)
Frank Guridy | 1:30 p.m., Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
“The Stadium as America’s Public Square”
Respondent: Augustus Wood (U. of I., Labor and Employment Relations)
Shakeia Taylor in Conversation with Adrian Burgos Jr. | 3:00 p.m., Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
Reception and Book Signing | 4:00–5:00 p.m., Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
The Illini Union Bookstore will have books available for purchase.