Level: Undergraduate All Levels
Description: This course will examine the interactions of culture and biology within sports. The anthropology of sports can help us gain valuable insights into broader social and cultural phenomena, the role of ritual in society, and illuminate how sports have been used to bring people together, but also to exclude people. A central focus of this course will be how sports and cultural stereotypes are used to perpetuate biological myths and misconceptions. Drawing on case studies from around the world, we will pay special attention to questions of gender, race, genetics, nationality, health, equality, and human variation. In addition, students will be encouraged to think critically about their own sporting experiences, both as active participants and as fans, and how sports impact their lives.
Anthropology of Sports Fall 2020 Syllabus
Anthropology of Sports Fall 2021 Syllabus
