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Home arrow Publications arrow News arrow American University - Sociology of the City
American University - Sociology of the City PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 November 2007
 

Yesterday Mark Toorock of American Parkour spoke to a small group of students in a Sociology class at American University.

"It was a great privilege to talk to a group of students who are studying sociology and especially the urban landscape, its effect on people, and people's effect on it. This interesting class has looked at various aspects of city life and "uses" of the city such as graffiti, flash mobs, guerrilla artists, buskers and Parkour. In one class they watched Jump London. It was great to be able to talk to them about some of the philosophies of Parkour and introduce them to some of the mental and sociological aspects of Parkour, and also to show them how it permeates into a way of viewing the world not just in a physical sense" - M2


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1. 11-29-2007 08:32

I wonder if we'll have any recruits from that Sociology class! :) 
It's great this could happen.
FlyingArrow

2. 11-30-2007 06:09

This is what we need here at Ohio State Univ to get the univ involved... bring Parkour into the classroom on an education level then hopefully reaching upper administration so they understand our club better.  
Thanks for sharing....
Brye32

3. 11-30-2007 23:11

sounds like a class i would want to take!
Demon

4. 12-01-2007 06:51

And i didnt even know this until AFTER the class was over! All I had to do is walk across the quad mark!!! hahah, very cool though.
Skipper

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