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Personal profile
Personal profile
Professor Lane Demas specializes in the history of race and popular culture in America, specifically sport and African American history. He is the author of two books: Game of Privilege: An African American History of Golf and Integrating the Gridiron: Black Civil Rights and American College Football. His media appearances include interviews in major print outlets (such as the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and CNN.com), radio (National Public Radio, BBC World Service), and television (ESPN). Professor Demas has earned awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Fulbright Program, the United States Golf Association (USGA), and the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH). He is also editor of The Michigan Historical Review, the only scholarly publication devoted to Michigan history.
Professional Information
- B.A. from Northwestern University, 2002
- M.A. from the University of California, Irvine, 2005
- Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine, 2008
Teaching
- U.S. History
- African American History
- African diaspora
- Transnational History
- Sport history
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Grants
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Sports, Race, and American Culture: A History of African Americans in Golf
National Endowment for the Humanities
05/1/14 → 06/30/14
Project: Research
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“Golf and the Modern Civil Rights Movement”
Demas, L. T., Apr 2023Research output: Other contribution
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“Graduate Student Research Leadership Discussion”
Demas, L. T., Sep 2022Research output: Other contribution
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“The Way LIV Players Could Reduce Saudi ‘Sportswashing’”
Demas, L. T., Jul 29 2022, Washington Post, July 29, 2022.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Editorial
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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Jake Gaither, Florida A&M, and the History of Black College Football
Demas, L. T., Mar 2021, American Historical Review.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis
Demas, L. T., Jun 2021, Journal of American History, 108, 1, p. 207.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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“African American History in Asia: Beyond Black and White”
Demas, L. T., Apr 22 2021, [Re]collection.Research output: Other contribution
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“American Democracy in Crisis: Historical and Comparative Perspectives”
Demas, L. T., May 2021Research output: Other contribution
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“Race, Golf, and American Civil Rights (1940-1970)”
Demas, L. T., May 2021Research output: Other contribution
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“Rigor without Rigor Mortis: Challenging Students to Bring History to Life”
Demas, L. T., 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Moments of Impact: Injury, Racialized Memory, and Reconciliation in College Football
Demas, L., Apr 2019, Journal of African American History, 104, 2.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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Segregation and Morris Alexander: The Black Man Who Coached Virginia's Finest White Golfers
Demas, L. T., 2019Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Undercurrents of Power: Aquatic Culture in the African Diaspora
Demas, L., Jun 2019, Journal of American History.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
Honors & Awards
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Charles Redd Award in Western American History
Demas, Lane (Recipient), Jan 1 2006
Prize: Honorary award
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History Faculty Foundation Henry Cord Meyer Grant
Demas, Lane (Recipient), Jan 1 2005
Prize: Honorary award
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History (Organizational unit)
Lane T Demas (Member)
Jan 1 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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National Endowment for the Humanities (External organization)
Lane T Demas (Other)
Jan 1 2023 → Dec 31 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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The College Board (External organization)
Lane T Demas (Other)
Jan 1 2022 → Dec 31 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Sport in History (External organization)
Lane T Demas (Other)
Jan 1 2022 → Dec 31 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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International Journal of the History of Sport (External organization)
Lane T Demas (Other)
Jan 1 2022 → Dec 31 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Journal of Southern History (External organization)
Lane T Demas (Other)
Jan 1 2022 → Dec 31 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Journal of African American History (External organization)
Lane T Demas (Other)
Jan 1 2021 → Dec 31 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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History (Organizational unit)
Lane T Demas (Chair)
Jan 1 2021 → Dec 31 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Journal of Black Studies (External organization)
Lane T Demas (Other)
Jan 1 2020 → Dec 31 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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History (Organizational unit)
Lane T Demas (Member)
Jan 1 2020 → Dec 31 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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State Historic Preservation Review Board (External organization)
Lane T Demas (Member)
Jan 1 2019Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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History (Organizational unit)
Lane T Demas (Member)
Jan 1 2019 → Dec 31 2019Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Press/Media
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Let Them Play: Three Words That Changed the Course of a City
01/1/22 → 12/31/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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