HISTORY OF SPORT, ANTHROPOLOGY AND SPORTS JOURNALISM

Information updated until 30/06/2026

CODE	117438
ACADEMIC YEAR	2026/2027
CREDITS	7 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE MOTORIE, SPORT E SALUTE 11886 (L-22 R) - SAVONA
LANGUAGE	Italian
TEACHING LOCATION	SAVONA
PREREQUISITES	Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: Movement, Sport and Health Sciences 11886 (coorte 2026/2027) TRAINING AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF THE ATHLETE 117496 Movement, Sport and Health Sciences 11886 (coorte 2026/2027) MEDICAL SCIENCE IN SPORTS 117514 Movement, Sport and Health Sciences 11886 (coorte 2026/2027) NEUROMOTOR SYSTEM PHYSIOPATHOLOGY 117500 Movement, Sport and Health Sciences 11886 (coorte 2026/2027) ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES IN THE DIFFERENT AGE OF LIFE 117505 Movement, Sport and Health Sciences 11886 (coorte 2026/2027) TEAM SPORTS 117509
MODULES	Questo insegnamento è composto da: ANTHROPOLOGY SPORTS JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION HISTORY OF SPORT
TEACHING MATERIALS	AULAWEB

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

LARA PICCARDO

Ricevimento: Upon request by writing to lara.piccardo@unige.it.

LEONARDO SCAVINO

Ricevimento: Student office hours are by appointment via email (leonardo.scavino@unige.it), held in the instructor’s office: Albergo dei Poveri, Torre Centrale, 5 piano, stanza 5/10d.

Exam Board

LEONARDO SCAVINO (President)

LARA PICCARDO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The written exam, lasting an hour and a half, is a single exam for the integrated course, divided into three parts, each related to the individual courses. For exam topics, see the “Program/Content” sections of each syllabus. To pass the exam, students must achieve a passing grade (18/30) in all three courses.

For “History of Sport” and “Sports Journalism”, the written exam consists of three open-ended questions, two for “History of Sport” and one for “Sports Journalism”. For “Anthropology”, the exam consists of 10 closed-ended questions: 3 points for each correct answer, 0 points for each incorrect or unanswered question.

The final grade for the integrated course “History of Sport (3 ECTS) - Anthropology (2 ECTS) - Sports Journalism (2 ECTS)” (total 7 ECTS) will be calculated as the weighted average of the grades obtained in the exams, provided that all exams are sufficient (it is specified that, even if two courses achieve a score of 30, a third course below 18/30 will invalidate the entire exam):

final mark=[(history/7)*3]+[(anthropology/7)*2]+[(journalism/7)*2]