Episode Synopsis "Season 1, Episode 2: Dr. Akilah Carter Francique, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Sports, Society, and Social Change"

The Accidental Geographer’s Vincent del Casino speaks with San José State University’s Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Sports, Society, and Social Change. Together they join in discussion on the growing field of sports and society studies and examine how it can be applied to much broader questions of race, identity, and politics in the United States. Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz

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