Date

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

 Time

5:00pm to 7:00pm

 Location
In-Person 

Arizona State University, Downtown Campus, A. E. England Building, 424 N Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004

 

sports

 

As a part of Project Humanities Fall 2012 Kickoff, the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy will be in partnership for the event of "Athletics and Sports Culture: Are We Losing Our Humanity?" The event is free and open to the public.

Opening Remarks, Center Director, Matthew Whitaker
Featured Speaker, Ann Meyers Drysdale

Topic will include:
Lebron James, The Decision and the Title
Fans and Expectations
Ethics in Sports
Boundaries
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Sports
NFL Bounty System
Penn State Scandal

Panelists / Moderator

Panelists:
Ann Meyers Drysdale, WNBA Hall of Famer & Vice President
of Phoenix Suns & Mercury
Jean Boyd, Sun Devil Athletics
Ronnie Cox, School of Social Transformation
Kevin Correa, Institutional Inclusion
Peter French, Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics

Moderator:
Lasana Hotep, Center for the Study of Race & Democracy