SPCM 282 - Sports, Media and Society

Semester Hours: 3

Once a Year
This course explores the rhetorical, social, and cultural aspects of sports in contemporary American society, focusing on the functions and critical analysis of sport as a social institution. Readings and activities will explore critically how power, gender, race and ethnicity, and other issues are played out in sports in popular culture. May not be offered on a Pass/Fail basis.