University of Minnesota Athletics
Leadership U Welcomes Professor Doug Hartmann
8/13/2020 12:39:00 PM | Leadership U
Leadership U welcomed Professor and Chair of Sociology Doug Hartmann to the first-ever virtual Speaker Series event. As Gopher Athletics continues to educate and engage, over 100 staff, coaches, administration and student-athletes tuned in to listen to Professor Hartmann speak on the topic of sport and race.
Professor Hartmann emphasized race and antiracism in the sport context in the past and present. He began by explaining sport as "contested racial terrain." Hartmann stated, "Sport is a place of inordinate prowess and prominence of people of color- an arena of historical opportunity, and has an ideology of positive, celebratory ideology and reputation. However, at the same time, there is persistence of racism in athletic institutions, sport is a source of deeply racialized images and stereotypes, and is highly visible and impactful in the culture."Professor Hartmann went on to describe the current Black Lives Matter movement happening in our country. He brought to light the challenges and opportunities that come with sport and social change.
At the conclusion of Professor Hartmann's presentation, he discussed reflection items and action steps the entire department can take as a whole to move the needle in intercollegiate athletics. The event ended with small group discussions, allowing the participants to talk through their thoughts, feelings, and ideas as to what was shared during the presentation.
Professor Hartmann attended the University of Chicago for his undergraduate degree in history and master's in social sciences. He then went on to earn a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, San Diego. Since then, he has authored and published Midnight Basketball and Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath, as well as several other co-authored works. He specializes in race and ethnicity, sociology of culture, sport studies, social movements, and American society. He found his interests colliding and focuses a lot of his recent work on sport and race. Professor Hartmann holds multiple leadership roles in and out of the university system, including two Athletics Oversight Committees- the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee and the Faculty Academic Oversight for Intercollegiate Athletics Committee. Professor Hartmann has been awarded numerous honors for his work as a mentor, editor, scholar, and educator.
Professor Hartmann emphasized race and antiracism in the sport context in the past and present. He began by explaining sport as "contested racial terrain." Hartmann stated, "Sport is a place of inordinate prowess and prominence of people of color- an arena of historical opportunity, and has an ideology of positive, celebratory ideology and reputation. However, at the same time, there is persistence of racism in athletic institutions, sport is a source of deeply racialized images and stereotypes, and is highly visible and impactful in the culture."Professor Hartmann went on to describe the current Black Lives Matter movement happening in our country. He brought to light the challenges and opportunities that come with sport and social change.
At the conclusion of Professor Hartmann's presentation, he discussed reflection items and action steps the entire department can take as a whole to move the needle in intercollegiate athletics. The event ended with small group discussions, allowing the participants to talk through their thoughts, feelings, and ideas as to what was shared during the presentation.
Professor Hartmann attended the University of Chicago for his undergraduate degree in history and master's in social sciences. He then went on to earn a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, San Diego. Since then, he has authored and published Midnight Basketball and Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath, as well as several other co-authored works. He specializes in race and ethnicity, sociology of culture, sport studies, social movements, and American society. He found his interests colliding and focuses a lot of his recent work on sport and race. Professor Hartmann holds multiple leadership roles in and out of the university system, including two Athletics Oversight Committees- the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee and the Faculty Academic Oversight for Intercollegiate Athletics Committee. Professor Hartmann has been awarded numerous honors for his work as a mentor, editor, scholar, and educator.
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