ID150 JT - Interdisciplinary Special Topics

The scholar and the athlete have long existed in a complex and contested relationship both in the history of higher education and in American culture at large. This interdisciplinary course aims to study that relationship from a variety of perspectives: historical, philosophical, sociological, and institutional. We will trace modern views of the scholar and the athlete back to classical and Enlightenment theories of education and the good life and then study how these roles have been represented and reconfigured both in the university setting and in contemporary public policy debates.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: ID 150 JT