Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
An examination of the place of sport in contemporary Canadian popular culture, with three principal aims: 1) To offer an introduction to Cultural Studies and its key concepts; 2) To give students a chance to think about how social difference and inequality work in contemporary Canadian society, and how it is reflected in the world of sport and leisure; and 3) To examine the effects of both cultural and economic globalization on sport and Canadian society. Credit will be granted for only one of KRLS 507 or PERLS 507. Note: Credit will be granted for only one of KSR 507, KRLS 507 or PERLS 507.