COURSE STRUCTURE
Schedule - Fall 2015
The course is divided into 3 modules, with four topics covered in each module. The course is structured in such a way that each topic is covered over the course of a week.
Following the Monday and Wednesday lectures, students are expected to:
1. Read the assigned required weekly readings;
2. View the assigned video clips not shown in class;
3. Consider the key concepts for the topic;
4. Formulate responses to the thematic review questions for the topic.
These four components represent the preparation for the discussion sections which follow the Monday/Wednesday lectures.
The major deadlines/submission dates are highlighted in RED.
Please Note: Discussion Sections Begin on Monday September 14.
Weekly Schedule
On or before Monday August 31: Familiarize yourself with course structure, expectations, and materials including:
Detailed reading of entire course website and syllabus.
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Monday August 31: Lecture-Course Introduction
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Module 1: Structures and Processes
Wednesday September 3: Lecture-Topic A: Sport and the Sociological Imagination
Monday September 7: No Class - Labor Day Holiday
Wednesday September 9: Lecture-Topic A: Sport and the Sociological Imagination
Monday September 14/Wednesday September 16: Discussion Sections
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Monday September 14: Lecture-Topic B: Sport and the Neoliberal Political Order
Wednesday September 16: Lecture-Topic B: Sport and the Neoliberal Political Order
Monday September 21/Wednesday September 23: Discussion Sections
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Monday September 21: Lecture-Topic C: The Corporeal Economy of Sport
Wednesday September 23: Lecture-Topic C: The Corporeal Economy of Sport
Monday September 28/Wednesday September 30: Discussion Sections
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Monday September 28: Lecture-Topic D: Society of the Sporting Spectacle
Wednesday September 30: Lecture-Topic D: Society of the Sporting Spectacle
Monday October 5/Wednesday October 7: Discussion Sections
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Module I Exam Week
Monday October 5: Lecture-Module I Review Session
Wednesday October 7: Module I EXAM (to be taken via CANVAS/ELMS)
Friday October 9: 10.00pm ET Deadline for Email Submission of Module 1 Essay Draft for TA Feedback
Monday October 12/Wednesday October 14: Discussion Sections
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Module 2: Bodies and Identities
Monday October 12: Lecture-Topic A: Power, Sport, and Masculinities
Wednesday October 14: Lecture-Topic A: Power, Sport, and Masculinities
Monday October 19/Wednesday October 21: Discussion Sections
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Monday October 19: Topic B: Sporting Femininities and Body Hierarchies
Wednesday October 21: Topic B: Sporting Femininities and Body Hierarchies
Friday October 23: 10.00pm ET Deadline for Submission of Module I Essay (to be submitted via CANVAS/ELMS)
Monday October 26/Wednesday October 28: Discussion Sections
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Monday October 26: Lecture-Topic C: Social Class, Habitus, and Physical Culture
Wednesday October 28: Lecture-Topic C: Social Class, Habitus, and Physical Culture
Monday November 2/November 4: Discussion Sections
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Monday November 2: Lecture-Topic D: Race, Ethnicity, and Sporting Difference
Wednesday November 4: Lecture-Topic D: Race, Ethnicity, and Sporting Difference
Monday November 9/November 11: Discussion Sections
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Module 2 Exam Week
Monday November 9: Lecture-Module II Review Session
Wednesday November 11: Module 2 EXAM (to be taken via CANVAS/ ELMS)
Friday November 13: 10.00pm ET Deadline for Email Submission of Module 2 Essay Draft for TA Feedback
Monday November 16/November 18: Discussion Sections
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Module 3: Collectivities and Spaces
Monday November 16: Lecture-Topic A: The Performance of Sport Subcultures
Wednesday November 18: Lecture-Topic A: The Performance of Sport Subcultures
Monday November 23/November 25: Discussion Sections
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Monday November 23: Lecture-Topic B: Physical Culture and the Neoliberal City
Wednesday November 25: Lecture-Topic B: Physical Culture and the Neoliberal City NO IN CLASS LECTURE - PODCAST INSTEAD
Friday November 27: 10.00pm ET Deadline for Submission of Module 2 Essay (to be taken submitted via CANVAS/ELMS)
Monday November 30/December 2: Discussion Sections
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Monday November 30: Lecture-Topic C: Sporting Communities
Wednesday December 2: Lecture-Topic C: Sporting Communities
Monday December 7/December 9: Discussion Sections
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Monday December 7: Lecture-Topic D: The Imagined Sporting Nation
Wednesday December 9: Lecture-Topic D: The Imagined Sporting Nation
Friday December 11: Last Day of Classes - No Discussion Sections
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Monday December 14: 10.00pm ET Deadline for Submission of Module 3 Essay (to be taken submitted via CANVAS/ELMS)
Thursday December 17: Final: Module 3 EXAM (to be taken via CANVAS/ELMS)
