SPST 29700 Sport: Philosophical Perspectives (LA)

An introduction to several philosophical perspectives on the meaning of sport as a human activity. An examination of selected philosophical issues or topics as they occur in sport. Prerequisites: SPST 20700 or SPST 29500. (F,S,Y)
3 Credits

SPST 39400 Sport in Film and Literature (LA)

Investigation of the sociocultural and mythic dimensions of contemporary sport as represented in selected films and fiction. Prerequisites: SPST 29700; Junior standing. (S,Y)
Attributes: MAP
3 Credits

SPST 40700 Sport in the Civil Rights Movement (LA)

Investigation of the role sport and prominent athletes played during the course of the civil rights movement. Specific analyses will include Jesse Owens's and Joe Louis's roles in the confrontation with Nazi Germany; Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier in major-league baseball; Muhammad Ali's defiance of the draft during the Vietnam War; and the Olympic Games boycott movement of 1968. Group projects by students are presented in a public setting at the conclusion of the semester. Prerequisites: SPST 20700, SPST 29500, SPST 29700; one SPST 3xxxx LA course (IRR).
3 Credits