Body Paragraphs

Auteur(s): Brittany Reid and Taylor McKee
  • Résumé

  • Body Paragraphs explores the many connections between the worlds of sport and literature. Brittany Reid and Taylor McKee discuss different topics, considering the surprising ways that sports can be used to understand literature, and literature can be used to understand sport.
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Épisodes
  • Episode 36 - Beauty
    May 16 2021

    Today we are talking about: the beautiful game, beautiful poems, beautiful plays, poetic players playing beautifully, players that play beautifully, beautiful games played ugly, ugly games played beautifully, and playing in beautiful ways. This episode is a beauty. 

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    30 min
  • Episode 35 - Odes
    Apr 19 2021

    The Ode is one of the oldest known poetic forms and it has often been used to depict athletic performances. Today we are going to discuss its evolving role in the depiction of athletic performance, which means we're talking about: John Keats, Michael Phelps, the Pankration, Grecian Urns, and Bob Costas. Come along! 

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    30 min
  • Episode 34 - Legends
    Mar 22 2021

    Are legendary athletes or teams becoming ... the stuff of legend? Is NBA Top Shot an attempt to commoditize legend? Did Shirley Jackson really write The Lottery that easily? This week, we discuss what a legend is, whether or not legends still exist in sport, and what it takes to create a legend in sport and literature.

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    30 min

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