ANTH 02245 - Sport and Culture

Credits: 3

Sport, games, and competition serve as a nexus for humanity’s innate fascination with movement and social activity. These social activities (competition, play, martial arts, etc.) have served throughout history to encourage the proliferation of human culture for any number of exclusive or inclusive motivations: money, fame, health, spirituality, or social and cultural solidarity. This course examines the role of sport in human culture. The dynamics of race, gender, politics, sexuality, mythmaking, celebrity, national identity, and international relations all can be examined through the study of how sports are developed and played within and between cultures.

Course Attributes: CAT, UGRD