131-021 Australian Sporting Culture A: Playing | |
|---|---|
Note | Formerly available as 131-204/304. Students who have completed 131-204 or 131-304 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | June Senyard |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year history, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines the organisation and expansion of organised sport in Australian society and its cultural significance with reference to the themes of modernity, capitalism, the body, myth and hegemony. Students will be expected to reflect critically upon the relationship between sport and the changing social and economic context, to analyse the formation of images of sport in Australian culture and to demonstrate research and communication skills. |
Assessment | Class participation, and written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
Status: Official 2002 Last Modified: Tuesday May 07 22:11 SGML to HTML Conversion: Information Technology Services Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email Enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au