Sports and Society

1 Unit · Undergraduate

This course will focus on sports in an international context for students who wish to cover sports or study them. Topics will include a basic introduction to the definitions of ?modern? sport and modern human rights; the global sports media rights market; the work of international sport governing bodies, from the IOC to the CAS; gender and sex issues, particularly regarding women, intersex and transexual athletes; the legacy of colonialism on sports, particularly in Africa and Asia; ?sportswashing? and the role of the Arab Gulf states in sponsoring and hosting international sports events.