Sports History of the Cold War

3 Credits.

This class reassesses the history of the Cold War through sports. We will investigate how the Cold War has shaped sports, the Olympic movement, the role and perception of athletes at home and abroad. The class focuses on how sports intersected with domestic and foreign policy, and how sports constructed, reinforced, and challenged notions of race, gender, and class. We will also speak with JHU alumni and former athletes who made a career out of sports.