HIST 387: Topics in Global History

HIST 387-003: Sport History and Film
(Spring 2022)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W

Enterprise Hall 276

Section Information for Spring 2022

Explores the intersection of sport history and film and how feature movies, documentaries, shorts, newsreels, and other cinematic forms not only can be used as tools of history instruction but also viewed as products of a particular historical era and cultural setting. Among the themes and subjects examined are sport and early filmmaking; race, class, ethnicity, and gender and sport; history of intercollegiate athletics; amateurism; interscholastic sport; nationalism; global politics and sport; mythmaking; and hero-worship. 

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3-6

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest in global, Latin American, African, Asian, or Middle Eastern history. Notes: Topics announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies, Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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