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Public Programs - Fall 2004
BASEBALL
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
OCTOBER 24, 2004
NATURAL SCIENCES BUILDING
PURCHASE COLLEGE, PURCHASE, NY
No
history of 20th century America is complete without
paying homage to baseball. Honored in song, poetry,
cinema and novels, baseball is part of America’s
“civil religion.” Now enthusiastic
fans of the game can rejoice: a unique, day-long
symposium on baseball in American history will
take place on Sunday, October 24, at Purchase College.
The event – a steal at only $20 - will examine
the role of Ellis Island immigrants and African-Americans
in baseball, especially the impact of New York.
9:00
- Registration and Overview
9:30-10:30
- Josh Prager, Wall Street Journal
“The Shot Heard ‘Round the World:
The Day the Dodgers Died”
The "CSI" of the home run that shattered
the dreams of one borough while causing another
to dance with joy.
10:30-11:30
Roberta Newman, New York University
“Cooperstown:
The Baseball Shrine”
The place of Cooperstown in the American Civil
Religion and the meaning of baseball in the American
culture.
11:45-12:45
Bill Simons, SUNY Oneonta
“Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio,
Jackie Robinson, and Hank Greenberg?”
An historical analysis of the presence of Italian,
Jewish, and black ballplayers in the Major Leagues
during the Depression, World War II and afterwards
and the meaning for America.
12:45-1:00 Panel Discussion
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:00
Joe Dorinson, Long Island University
“Jackie
Robinson in Brooklyn, Black, and American History”
An examination of the arrival of Jackie Robinson
in Major League Baseball
when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
3:00-4:00
Vin Dacquino
“Another Game, Another Dream: The Roy
Campanella Story”
The story of the black-Italian catcher for the
Brooklyn Dodgers who’s all-star career was
tragically cut short by an automobile accident.
4:00-5:00
Jessica Johnson, Columbus State Community College/Ohio
State University
“Why Baseball is No Longer the National
Pastime for Blacks”
An analysis of the change of its place in black
American culture since the demise of the Negro
Baseball leagues.
Sponsored
by the Institute of History, Archaeology and Education
with funding from the New York Council for the
Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment
for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions
or recommendations expressed in this program do
not necessarily represent those of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
Click
here for printable Registration Form
ANCIENT
CIVILIZATIONS: FALL SCHEDULE
September
22: Roving the Depths: The Black Sea Underwater
Archaeology Project - Jennifer Shadel Smith, University of Pennsylvania
Purchase College, Purchase, New York. 7:30 PM
October
17: Centaurs and Heroes in Early Greek Art
- J. Michael Padgett, Princeton Art Museum The
Osborn House, Rye, New York, 3:00 PM
November
14: Amorium - The Rise and Fall of a City in
Byzantine, Arab, and Turkish Times - Christopher
Sherwin Lightfoot, Metropolitan Museum of Art Chappaqua
Library, Chappaqua, New York, 3:00 PM
December
5: Jesus and Empire: Resisting the Violence
and Dominance of the Imperial Superpower - Richard
Horsley, University of Massachusetts Iona College,
New Rochelle, New York, 2:00 PM
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