Sports in Literature and Film

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Explores how sports are and have been represented in narrative literature and film, using examples from a range of U.S. media. Investigates how narrative representation engages changing cultural and historical contexts as well as how it shapes social perceptions of fields of human endeavor. Focus on analysis of narratives' form and content, and the construction of meaning. Prerequisites: Appropriate reading placement and eligibility for ENG101 as indicated by appropriate writing placement.