Sport and Identity

Three credits · Undergraduate

This seminar explores the intersection of sport with socio-cultural identities as well as systems of oppression and liberation. Through discussions, films, presentations, and reflections, students will unpack how various social identities shape and are shaped by sport. Students will engage with sport as a medium for making culture and power legible and thus transformable. Credit will be granted for only one of HKIN 431 or HKIN 471 (2017-2018). Prerequisite: HKIN 264 or 332 or 352. Three credits.