HIS 4445 BASEBALL & UNITED STATES SOCIAL HISTORY: FILM & FACT
The course will examine and analyze selected issues and problems in American society using the history of the sport of baseball as a reference point. Utilizing the award-winning PBS video series, BASEBALL, and commercial film about baseball, the course will study the following issues: immigration, urbanization, monopolies, labor and management relations, commercialization, race relations, gender relations, and the impact of media on society.