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On The Sociology Of Games: Revisiting A Syllabus For “Playing Games: A Mini Social Science Course For Freshmen” At The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln (1982), Michael R. Hill Mar 2021

On The Sociology Of Games: Revisiting A Syllabus For “Playing Games: A Mini Social Science Course For Freshmen” At The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln (1982), Michael R. Hill

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The syllabus attached below was prepared (on a manual typewriter!) at the invitation of the Chair of the Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for a proposed fourweek mini-course to be taught during January 1982. Whereas I was then a sociology teaching assistant and as such was invited to submit a proposal, it subsequently developed that tenured faculty members exerted their right (under departmental by-laws) for priority consideration for all teaching appointments (and subsequent payment) and, thus, my proposed course was not only “bumped” but also languished unfunded and untaught. Having recently encountered the syllabus among my papers, I still …