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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

HIS 537 - Social & Cultural History of Sports


Catalog Year: 2019-2020

The course focuses on the development of modern sport in England in the 18th century and its diffusion across the globe through the lenses of class, race, ethnicity, and gender. Upon completion, students will understand how social and cultural beliefs, behaviors, and practices influenced the development of sport and in turn the dynamic impacts of sport on social, cultural, and political practices.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall.
Credit: 3