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Lecturer(s)
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Svoboda Arnošt, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Nature of current sports (AS) 2. Sports, sporting events and body culture in the Ancient world (TM) 3. Sports and politics (AS) 4. Modern sport and restoration of the Olympic Games in the 19th century (TM) 5. Sports, globalisation and "Global South" vs. "Global North" countries (AS) 6. Modern Olympism - politics, commercialisation (TM) 7. Sporting subcultures (AS) 8. Alternative, lifestyle sports (AS) 9. Czech sporting and Olympic history within the context of international events (TM) 10. History of outdoor education (TM) 11. Sports, media and popular culture (AS) 12. Sports and social identity (sports fans and their attitudes to clubs, logos, pitches, heroes and villains) (AS) 13. Final presentation and discussion (TM, AS)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
- Homework for Teaching
- 26 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 26 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 12 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the module is to offer the students an insight into the field of sports, movement and leisure activities. Such fields are presented not as separate units as parts of society and culture. That means that not only sports-related topics will be discussed but also links between sports and: mass media, politics, history, subcultures, traditions, various kinds of social groups or big international events (Olympic Games, world championships etc.). Students will master both theoretical and analytical concepts so that they can discuss and critically assess the above-mentioned areas. Although the module is based on methods and theoretical scholarship of sociology and history it is adapted to students without a background in social sciences. Frequently, practical examples, own experience and interactive tasks will be used.
Students are able to apply both theoretical and analytical concepts and tools to understand sports-related issues and controversies. Specifically, the knowledge of the following issues is expected: development of modern and post-modern sports, Olympism and development of the contemporary Olympic Games, the connection between sports and popular culture, mass media, politics, globalisation and social stratification. A special emphasis is placed on the area of alternative, lifestyle sports and sporting subcultures as a current and vivid topic bringing together the "grassroots", amateur, level of sports and its organised, competitive counterpart.
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Prerequisites
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The basic condition is an interest to join discussions, critically think about the presented topics and read the suggested texts. Students will utilise any former information from social sciences and history but no specific prerequisites are set.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay
1. Active participation in seminars (2 absences allowed) 2. Assignment and discussion of a selected topic for the final essay 3. Presentation of main points of the essay 4. Submitted final essay
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Recommended literature
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