With the Super Bowl a week away, and the Olympics playing out now, Shanny invited Robert Sirabian, professor of English at UWSP, and Art Remillard, professor of Religious Studies at St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, to talk about sports, community, narrative, heroes, transcendence, and politics.
Readings referenced in this podcast:
- Arthur Remillard, "Steelers Nation and the Seriously Religious Side of Football," The Marginalia Review (2013).
- Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell, Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever. (2014).
- Howard Bryant, The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism. (2019)
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02/07/22 • 30 min
No Cure for Curiosity - Stories About Sports
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Welcome to no cure for curiosity, a podcast for curious people. I am Shanny Luft, associate professor of religious studies and Associate Dean of general education and honors at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. No cure for curiosity launched one year ago this month, and it's been my attempt to promote and model broader curiosity in the liberal arts. This upcoming season,. I'm going to explore my curiosity along with my brilliant collea
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