Gender and Sport

4–5 credits · Undergraduate

Sports are a rich site for understanding gender. In this course we will use sports lens to understand how gender works, how it is performed, and how gender inequality persists. This course will introduce students to the study of gender and sport by learning to analyze gendered processes, how the social construction of gender impacts sports, and how to evaluate gender related processes within sports competition. The course ends with an eye towards the future and where gender and sports are headed.