Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports 3

A Community Conversation About the Washington NFL Team Name

In this day-long symposium sports writers, scholars, authors, and representatives from sports organizations engaged in lively panel discussions on racist stereotypes and cultural appropriation in American sports.

The symposium explores the mythology and psychology of sports stereotypes and mascots, and examines the retirement of "Native American" sports references and collegiate efforts to revive them despite the NCAA's policy against "hostile and abusive" nicknames and symbols.

For this final session of the symposium, the panel engages the audience in a spirited community conversation about the name and logo of the Washington, D.C. professional football team. The panelists for this session are:

Dr. Philip J. Deloria, Moderator. Author, "Playing Indian and Indians in Unexpected Places"; Professor, History and American Studies, and Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan

Hon. Judith Bartnoff, Esq., Deputy Presiding Judge, Civil Division, District of Columbia Superior Court

Mr. Erik Brady, Sports Reporter, USA Today

Rev. Graylan Hagler, Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, and Immediate Past President, Ministers for Racial, Social and Economic Justice

Mr. Robert I. Holden, Deputy Director, National Congress of American Indians

Mr. Mike Wise, Sports Columnist, The Washington Post

The symposium was webcast on February 7, 2013 from the Rasmuson Theater.