| Title: | The Politics of Sports |
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| Course Section Number: | PSC-310-01 |
| Department: | Political Science |
| Description: | The Politics of Sport. This course will address the intersection between sports, political institutions, and social movements. The political, social, and economic impact of professional and amateur sports are substantial in both positive and negative ways. Topics covered will include the public financing of stadium construction, the impact that hosting mega-events such as the Olympics has on human rights, the rights of professional athletes as workers, the fight for gender equality in sports, the role governments play in ensuring athletic competition is fair, and how devotion to sports franchises serve as an identity. By the end of the semester, discussions about all of these real world implications which extend beyond the actual results of sporting events should convince you that it is not accurate to reduce athletic competition to being "just a game" and equip you with the evidence to demonstrate why that's the case. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 14, 2019 |
| End Date: | May 4, 2019 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/15/2019-05/02/2019 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Center Hall, Room 305
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| Faculty: | Masthay, Theodore |
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