131-022 Australian Sporting Culture B: Watching | |
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Note | Formerly available as 131-283/383. Students who have completed 131-283 or 131-383 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 | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines the establishment and expansion of spectator sport in Australian society and its cultural significance with reference to the themes of modernity, capitalism and hegemony. Students will be expected to reflect critically upon the relationship between the spectator, the organisation of sport and the changing social and economic context and to develop research and communication skills through the investigation of specific topics and the use of the internet. |
Assessment | Class participation, and written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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