BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5146-387ffedaf14efce423c5885b72969911@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260307T150032Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T130000 SUMMARY:Humanities Institute: Resident Lecture Series - Michelle Sikes DESCRIPTION:\nMichelle Sikes\, \;Assistant Professor of Kinesiology\ , African Studies\, and History\n\n"\;Choosing to Run: Gender\, Ethn icity\, and the Pioneers of Kenyan Women&rsquo\;s Distance Running"\ ;\n\nKenyan men have claimed Olympic medals\, world records\, and intern ational titles since the 1960s. In contrast\, competitive success for de cades eluded female Kenyan runners\, though a select few were able to wi n major races\, travel the world\, and gain economic independence and so cial status beyond the norm. This study asks how and why these women\, w ith economic resources thrust upon them\, chose to reproduce patronage p olitics of ethnicity and with what consequences. The study builds on Afr icanist historiography\, in particular John Lonsdale&rsquo\;s influentia l ideas around moral ethnicity\, to understand the nature of social cohe sion\, gendered roles\, threats to stability\, and responses to those th reats\, which together create an opportunity to see how women negotiated new roles as competitive athletes and community patrons. It is a story of challenge\, trouble and triumph\, and a very important ostrich feathe r.\n\nRegister \;here. \;\n\nFor more details: https://events.la .psu.edu/event/hi-residentlectureseries_0316/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Michelle Sik es, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, African Studies, and Hi story

"Choosing to Run: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Pion eers of Kenyan Women’s Distance Running"

Kenyan men have claimed Olympic medals, world records, and international title s since the 1960s. In contrast, competitive success for decades eluded f emale Kenyan runners, though a select few were able to win major races, travel the world, and gain economic independence and social status beyon d the norm. This study asks how and why these women, with economic resou rces thrust upon them, chose to reproduce patronage politics of ethnicit y and with what consequences. The study builds on Africanist historiogra phy, in particular John Lonsdale’s influential ideas around moral ethnicity, to understand the nature of social cohesion, gendered roles, threats to stability, and responses to those threats, which together cre ate an opportunity to see how women negotiated new roles as competitive athletes and community patrons. It is a story of challenge, trouble and triumph, and a very important ostrich feather.

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For more details: https://events.la.psu. edu/event/hi-residentlectureseries_0316/

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