SM 3650: Sport and Film

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: Admission to the Sport Management Program
This course utilizes films to explore historical and social context of sport. The course pays particular attention to debates surrounding social issues in sport. Students will identify ways sport films reproduce and challenge dominant social ideologies, including those related to race, nation, masculinity, gender, violence, and fan culture. Students will cultivate a critical perspective and analyze sport films, developing critical thinking skills and becoming savvy media consumers.