Rayvon Fouché
"The Machine in the Game: Technology and the Contemporary Evolution of Sport"
Fowler Hall: 2 - 2:45 PM
The Machine in the Game explores the fissures precipitated by the desire for pure and unadulterated athletic performance and the transformations within sport created by new and emerging science and technology. In an age where scientific knowledge and technological artifacts can transcend the originally intended aims and goals of sporting competitions, will sport be overwhelmed by all things technoscientific?
Bio: Rayvon Fouché is an associate professor of history and director of the American studies program at Purdue University. He has authored or edited three books exploring the multiple intersections and relationships between cultural representation, racial identification, and technological design.