Taught By:
Joanna Line
Assistant Professor, Sports Management
Hiram College
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Course Description:
Sport is a microcosm of society and therefore individuals and groups involved in sport are affected by and can affect broader social ideology and systems of power. In this class, students will develop a better understanding of social issues in sport and change-making. Drawing upon historical events and theoretical frameworks from the humanities and social sciences, students will explore how individual athletes, sport teams, and sport organizations have engaged in efforts for social change to promote equity, justice, and belonging.
Additional Information about This Section What is unique about Sport and Social Change is that students do social action rather than just learn about it. Students in this course will work in groups to develop their own campaign to learn hands-on how they can create social change in and through sport.
The goal of this course is to enable students to research and analyze social issues in American society and to develop collaborative strategies to advocate for change to ameliorate these social issues. In this course, students will focus on social issues within sport and social issues beyond sport that have been addressed by athletes and athletics staff members.
