Synthia Sydnor

Associate Professor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

United States

Biography

Synthia Sydnor, Ph.D., is associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health with affiliations in Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory; Global Studies; and Game Studies & Design. Her research and teaching focus on cultural-historical analysis of sport and ritual; and ancient Greek receptions/aftermath in modern physical culture. She is a past National Endowment for the Humanities scholar

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Johnny Weissmuller

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