2018 Pauley Lecture

University of Nebraska-Lincoln History Dept.

The <A HREF="http://history.unl.edu/pauley-symposium-lecture" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pauley Lecture</A> for 2018 is titled “Listen to Athletes for a Change: Race, Politics, and Sports” and will be presented by Dr. Amy Bass. What happens when athletes use their moments on the field, the court, the track or the pitch to make a political statement? Do we have different expectations of who they are and what they are or should be doing? Historian Amy Bass will discuss the intersections between politics and sports, from her work on the black power protests at the Olympic Games in 1968 to her most recent book, One Goal, about Somali refugees in Maine and soccer. 
Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at The College of New Rochelle, Amy Bass’ research interests include African-American history; modern American culture, with a particular focus on sports; identity politics; and historical theory and methodology. She has published her research extensively, including the prestigious Journal of American History and South Atlantic Quarterly, and has presented at a range of national meetings, including the American Historical Association, the American Studies Association, the Organization for American Historians, and Association for the Study of African American Life and History. As well, she has contributed to organs such as Slate, Salon, CNN Opinion, and The Christian Century. Her first book, Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympic Games and the Making of the Black Athlete, is considered a standard-bearer for those interested in writing about sports from a cultural perspective. Her edited collection, In the Game: Race, Identity and Sports in the 20th Century, solidified that reputation. Her third book, Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle Over W.E.B. Du Bois, on the culture of civil rights struggles and memory, received an Honorable Mention from the National Council on Public History. Her most recent work, One Goal: A Coach, A Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together, came out in February from Hachette Books. Bass edits her own series, “Sporting,” for Temple University Press, and served as senior research supervisor for NBC Olympic Sports, winning an Emmy Award for her work at the London Olympics in 2012.
This lecture is free and open to the public. You can support the Department of History and ensure continued programming by visiting the University of Nebraska Foundation. Click <A HREF="https://nufoundation.org/-/unl-college-of-arts-sciences-history-dept-discretionary-fund-01025860" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A> to donate.
Doors for the lecture will open at 5:15 pm. Seating is open, not reserved - chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Garage and metered parking will be available. Please note that while the street meters run until 6:00 pm, the University meters in the lot southwest of the Union run until 7:30 pm. A campus visitor parking map can be found <A HREF="http://parking.unl.edu/maps/VisitorGuestParkingCityCampus.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>. 
Questions about the Pauley Lecture should be directed to Dr. Katrina Jagodinsky - <A HREF="mailto:kjagodinsky@unl.edu" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">kjagodinsky@unl.edu</A> - or (402) 472-2414.

Nebraska Union - Auditorium (2nd Floor)

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