Friday, April 27, 2012

Jenkins Conclusion


In concluding this semester’s worth of blogging, the topic of mine that generated the most discussion was the “Title IX in Social and Legislative Context” post on February 1, 2012. The question for that post elicited 10 comments from other people, and resulted in a many more opinions than I thought it would. In addition, I enjoyed blogging because it gave me a chance to bounce ideas off of other people through commenting, and it gave me an opportunity to consider different points of views and incorporate them into my own. Specifically, I enjoyed working on our own presentation very much. It taught me about a side of hockey I had not traversed before, in women, and I thought that learning the history of women in hockey was especially intriguing.       

Overall, the most interesting thing I learned in this class was about the “cool pose,” and how black athletes would use sport as a vehicle of expressing themselves in a unique way to overcome social and structural constraints/adversity. Looking back, it is interesting to see the way that trends in society can shape the progress of an underrepresented gender/group/race.  

Lastly, I hope I was able to make the class more enjoyable for all of you!

Have a good summer and best of luck,

Neil Jenkins

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