University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition

Marie C. Hardin associate professor of journalism

Book Title: Welcome to the Terrordome: The pain, politics, and promise of sports

Author: Dave Zirin

Selection Statement:

his book offers a much-needed critical yet accessible voice in regard to the interaction of sports and popular culture in the United States. Dave Zirin's work is insightful and thought-provoking, and he points convincingly toward the need for social change in regard to the North American sports culture.


Year: 2007