Origin stories do work. Often shrouded in mystery and myth\, they are meant to make people feel connection\, belongi ng\, and intimacy with the story told. Baseball's origin stories are fille d with all these wonderful myths - from a 5-year-old Abner Doubleday inven ting the game on the shores of Lake Otsego in Cooperstown\, New York to th e legendary called shot by Babe Ruth. In this presentation\, Dr. Craig For tier\, Assistant Professor of Social Development Studies at Renison Univer sity College\, unravels some of the myths of baseball's origins in America to expose the soft core of the American settler colonial project. How do we reconcile baseball's origins with current struggles against racist masc ots and team monikers like those of the Cleveland and Atlanta baseball tea ms? This presentation will lead participants in a discussion on how we mig ht unsettle baseball as we unsettle (North) America.
\nThis program is presented in partnership with \;Renison University College.
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\nProgrammer: Jessica
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