OVERVIEW

The integrated course “History of Sport – Anthropology – Sports Journalism” offers a multidisciplinary and critical perspective on sport as a historical, cultural, social, and media phenomenon. Through the intersection of three complementary approaches, students will gain tools to understand the origins of sport, its anthropological meanings, and its role in contemporary society, with a special focus on the languages and practices of sports journalism.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Understand the historical development of sport in relation to political, economic, and cultural contexts.
• Analyse sport as a cultural and symbolic phenomenon tied to identity, rituals, gender, the body, and globalization.
• Learn the languages, techniques, and evolution of both traditional and digital sports journalism.

PREREQUISITES

Basic knowledge of historical developments.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam of the integrated course “History of Sport – Anthropology – Sport Journalism” consists of a written test lasting one hour.

The written test focuses on the topics covered during the lectures and the materials provided and indicated in the “Syllabus/Content” section of each course. The written test consists of three questions, one for History of Sport, one for Anthropology and one for Sports Journalism: to achieve a passing grade, all answers must be sufficient. The answer for History of Sport will be evaluated at 12/12, those for Anthropology and Sports Journalism at 9/9, so as to respect the different CFU of the courses. The final grade is given by the sum of the partial grades of the three answers.

In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, the University legislation and regulations on disability and SLD are applied (https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/studenti-disabilit%C3%A0-normativa).

See also the “Further information” section of each course syllabus.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Please see the syllabus of each course.