131-021 Great Moments in Australian Sport

Formerly available as 131-204/304. Students who have completed 131-204 or 131-304 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Completion of fifty points of first year study

This subject considers the introduction of organised sport in the nineteenth century and its development as a major Australian institution. Through the exploration of particular events, issues of class, race, gender and ethnicity in the formation of an Australian sporting tradition and its place in global context will be discussed. On completion of this subject students will be able to appreciate the contribution that sport makes to the economic, social and cultural life of the nation.