Golf Ghosts? The Rhetorical Hauntings of Augusta National Golf Club

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Janet Ayers Conference Room JAAC 4094

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26-9-2022 11:00 AM

End Date

26-9-2022 11:50 AM

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The city of Augusta, Georgia has its ghosts. Paranormal tours regularly run in the city, and numerous websites identify its most haunted sites. If you are into the supernatural, Augusta is your jam. However, a space that never appears on such lists is the vaunted Augusta National Golf Club. This storied bastion of golfing glory is nevertheless haunted in ways that suggest a cultivated rhetorical effort. The club’s ghosts derive from managed memory, glorified tradition, and most importantly, a carefully crafted, conservative rhetoric. Put another way, Augusta National allows certain ghosts while it exorcises others in a fashion befitting a totalitarian enterprise. This talk will explore such inclusions and exclusions and examine the carefully controlled image of Augusta National along the way.

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Golf Ghosts? The Rhetorical Hauntings of Augusta National Golf Club

Janet Ayers Conference Room JAAC 4094

The city of Augusta, Georgia has its ghosts. Paranormal tours regularly run in the city, and numerous websites identify its most haunted sites. If you are into the supernatural, Augusta is your jam. However, a space that never appears on such lists is the vaunted Augusta National Golf Club. This storied bastion of golfing glory is nevertheless haunted in ways that suggest a cultivated rhetorical effort. The club’s ghosts derive from managed memory, glorified tradition, and most importantly, a carefully crafted, conservative rhetoric. Put another way, Augusta National allows certain ghosts while it exorcises others in a fashion befitting a totalitarian enterprise. This talk will explore such inclusions and exclusions and examine the carefully controlled image of Augusta National along the way.