Holly Swyers
Biographic Data
| ID | 844024 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Holly Swyers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Holly |
| FAMILY NAME | Swyers |
| SIGNATURE | SWYERS H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lake Forest College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0080-4450 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Can the Master’s House be Decolonized from the Inside? Depends on How We Define “House”
While recent years have seen many attempts to decolonize curricula and pedagogy, Shahjahan et al. (2022) pointed out that existing English-language literature has not sufficiently addressed temporal and affective dimensions of these attempts. Through an ethnographic case study of a course crafted to encourage decolonizing action, this article specifically examines how the time constraints of traditional academic calendars work against decolonizin…
The War of My Generation: Youth Culture and the War on Terror
Following the 9/11 attacks, approximately four million Americans have turned eighteen each year and more than fifty million children have been born. These members of the millennial and post-millennial generation have come of age in a moment marked by increased anxiety about terrorism, two protracted wars, and policies that have raised questions about the United States's role abroad and at home. Young people have not been shielded from the attacks…
A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle
Book Review| April 01 2019 A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle Roberts, Randy, and Johnny Smith. A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle. New York: Basic Books, 2018. Pp. xx+276. Index and photographs. $28, cb. $18, eb. Holly Swyers Holly Swyers Lake Forest College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2019) 46 (1): 127–128. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.46.1.0127 Cite Icon …
Rediscovering Papa Franz: Teaching Anthropology and modern life
When confronted with the task of choosing texts for an undergraduate four-field course in a joint sociology/anthropology department, I elected to teach with Franz Boas’ 1928 text, Anthropology and modern life. Six years in, I have become enamored of the text for teaching undergraduates. This essay examines the question of how an early twentieth-century textbook applies to the questions of the twenty-first century and how Boas continues to play an…
Collaborative Anthropology as Classroom Teaching: The How and the Why
Collaborative Anthropology as Classroom TeachingThe How and the Why Holly Swyers (bio) In 2013 I wrote a piece for Anthropology News advocating for collaborative anthropology as part of classroom instruction. In that piece I described my ongoing collaboration with the Lake Forest–Lake Bluff Historical Society to illustrate the use of externally generated field experiences in the classroom. I have subsequently learned about other collaborative ant…
SarahHautzinger and JeanScandlyn. Beyond Post‐Traumatic Stress: Homefront Struggles with the Wars on Terror. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, Inc., 2014
Rooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity
Book Review| July 01 2014 Rooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity Nathan, Daniel A., ed. Rooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2013. Pp. x+248. Index and black-and-white photographs. $85.00 cb, $25.00 pb. Holly Swyers Holly Swyers Lake Forest College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2014) 41 (2): 358–359. https://doi…
The opposite of losses: Where lies the soul of American Sports
Much is made in American sports discourse of the distinction between ‘fan’ and ‘corporate’ interests. An historical analysis of the role of sports in American nation-building, however, suggests that the two sets of interests are far less distinct than they appear on the surface. Rather, the idea of these different interests operates recursively to assert the relative morality of different sports-related decisions by both corporations and fans. Us…
Community America: Who Owns Wrigley Field
The bleachers regulars of Wrigley Field regard themselves as one of the ‘last true communities’ in the United States. Although on the surface, they appear to share only a love for the Chicago Cubs, closer scrutiny shows that their sense of community is well founded in deep interpersonal ties. This essay considers the ways in which Wrigley Field plays an active role in constituting and maintaining this community. I argue that the regulars have hum…
Community America: Who Owns Wrigley Field
The bleachers regulars of Wrigley Field regard themselves as one of the ‘last true communities’ in the United States. Although on the surface, they appear to share only a love for the Chicago Cubs, closer scrutiny shows that their sense of community is well founded in deep interpersonal ties. This essay considers the ways in which Wrigley Field plays an active role in constituting and maintaining this community. I argue that the regulars have hum…
Collaborative Anthropology as Classroom Teaching: The How and the Why
Collaborative Anthropology as Classroom TeachingThe How and the Why Holly Swyers (bio) In 2013 I wrote a piece for Anthropology News advocating for collaborative anthropology as part of classroom instruction. In that piece I described my ongoing collaboration with the Lake Forest–Lake Bluff Historical Society to illustrate the use of externally generated field experiences in the classroom. I have subsequently learned about other collaborative ant…
Community America: Who Owns Wrigley Field
The bleachers regulars of Wrigley Field regard themselves as one of the ‘last true communities’ in the United States. Although on the surface, they appear to share only a love for the Chicago Cubs, closer scrutiny shows that their sense of community is well founded in deep interpersonal ties. This essay considers the ways in which Wrigley Field plays an active role in constituting and maintaining this community. I argue that the regulars have hum…
The opposite of losses: Where lies the soul of American Sports
Much is made in American sports discourse of the distinction between ‘fan’ and ‘corporate’ interests. An historical analysis of the role of sports in American nation-building, however, suggests that the two sets of interests are far less distinct than they appear on the surface. Rather, the idea of these different interests operates recursively to assert the relative morality of different sports-related decisions by both corporations and fans. Us…
Rooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity
Book Review| July 01 2014 Rooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity Nathan, Daniel A., ed. Rooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2013. Pp. x+248. Index and black-and-white photographs. $85.00 cb, $25.00 pb. Holly Swyers Holly Swyers Lake Forest College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2014) 41 (2): 358–359. https://doi…
SarahHautzinger and JeanScandlyn. Beyond Post‐Traumatic Stress: Homefront Struggles with the Wars on Terror. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, Inc., 2014
Rediscovering Papa Franz: Teaching Anthropology and modern life
When confronted with the task of choosing texts for an undergraduate four-field course in a joint sociology/anthropology department, I elected to teach with Franz Boas’ 1928 text, Anthropology and modern life. Six years in, I have become enamored of the text for teaching undergraduates. This essay examines the question of how an early twentieth-century textbook applies to the questions of the twenty-first century and how Boas continues to play an…
Collaborative Anthropology as Classroom Teaching: The How and the Why
Collaborative Anthropology as Classroom TeachingThe How and the Why Holly Swyers (bio) In 2013 I wrote a piece for Anthropology News advocating for collaborative anthropology as part of classroom instruction. In that piece I described my ongoing collaboration with the Lake Forest–Lake Bluff Historical Society to illustrate the use of externally generated field experiences in the classroom. I have subsequently learned about other collaborative ant…
The War of My Generation: Youth Culture and the War on Terror
Following the 9/11 attacks, approximately four million Americans have turned eighteen each year and more than fifty million children have been born. These members of the millennial and post-millennial generation have come of age in a moment marked by increased anxiety about terrorism, two protracted wars, and policies that have raised questions about the United States's role abroad and at home. Young people have not been shielded from the attacks…
A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle
Book Review| April 01 2019 A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle Roberts, Randy, and Johnny Smith. A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle. New York: Basic Books, 2018. Pp. xx+276. Index and photographs. $28, cb. $18, eb. Holly Swyers Holly Swyers Lake Forest College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2019) 46 (1): 127–128. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.46.1.0127 Cite Icon …
Can the Master’s House be Decolonized from the Inside? Depends on How We Define “House”
While recent years have seen many attempts to decolonize curricula and pedagogy, Shahjahan et al. (2022) pointed out that existing English-language literature has not sufficiently addressed temporal and affective dimensions of these attempts. Through an ethnographic case study of a course crafted to encourage decolonizing action, this article specifically examines how the time constraints of traditional academic calendars work against decolonizin…
History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Citation (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Field (mathematics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (3 works) · American Sports and Literature (2 works)