Batter Up! Teachers invited to series

Idaho teachers of all grades and disciplines are invited to apply to attend the Idaho Humanities Council's 2014 summer institute titled "Batter Up! Baseball in American Culture," taking place July 13 to 18 at the College of Idaho in Caldwell.

Supported by the IHC's Endowment for Humanities Education and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the interdisciplinary teacher institute will explore the history of baseball and the many facets of the game that make it America's national pastime.

Major issues impacting all sports culture will be explored through the lens of the sport of baseball, such as the impact on popular imagination, cultural mythology, the business of the sport, controversial laws and labor issues, gender, race and discrimination, stars and icons, cathedrals of the sport and the future of the game.

The primary text for the series is "Baseball: A Literary Anthology," edited by Nicholas Dawidoff, with additional selected readings.

In addition to attending daily lectures and panel discussions, participants will attend special evening keynote presentations, view documentaries and films, explore art and music and share ways of teaching the humanities through the lens of sports.

The online application deadline is April 1, 2014. Interested teachers must visit www.idahohumanities.org to apply online, or contact the Idaho Humanities Council with other questions at (208) 345-5346, or email [email protected].