Entertain Us: How Spectator Sports & the Silver Screen Transformed Pop Culture
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Capitol Extension Room E2.010
1100 Congress Avenue, Austin Texas

Observe the power of sports and entertainment on and outside America in this panel with Walt Hickey and Michael MacCambridge. You Are What You Watch blends deep reporting, data visualizations, and investigative research to explain how television, movies, books, and other entertainment forms influence us on individual, national, and global levels. The Big Time focuses on the pivotal decade that sparked a social revolution in sports, illuminating how athletes and their spectators transformed American culture.


Moderator: Ben Philpott

Book Signing: 12:15 PM at Main Signing TentWalt Hickey, Michael MacCambridge, You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything, The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in AmericaWalt Hickey, Michael MacCambridge, You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything, The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America

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