OVERVIEW

The course aims to explore the world of sport and its interaction with the society since the first civilizations of Mesopotamia to the contemporary age, in order to understand the educational value of sport in parallel with the socio-cultural context which is inserted in. The course will reflect on the sports’ relationship with politics and will examine the economic implications of contemporary sport.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The History of Sport, inserted in a broader integrated course of “Methods of physical activities - History of Sport – Anthropology”, constitutes a necessary premise for opening the student’s horizon to the vast world of sport, which, using the expression of the French sociologist Marcel Mauss, is a “total social fact”, i.e. a phenomenon capable of influencing and determining various spheres of society in all historical periods. This module therefore intends to contribute to provide the student with skills to operate in the field of physical activities of an educational, playful and sporting nature that are more effective for recreational and socialization purposes.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

• To understand the main issues of the discipline and to follow the events and processes.
• To interpret critically the data and issues relating to the subject of study and reflection on the main topics, forming independent judgments on them.
• To communicate, with command of language, information, and issues related to the history of the sport.
• Acquisition of the main basic tools and the ability to use them so that you can deal autonomously further studies in the subject field and in the professional life.

SDGs

This course contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.

3. Good Health and Well-being

5. Gender Equality

10. Reduced Inequalities

TEACHING METHODS

The lectures will mostly be frontal, but there will be in-depth videos and moments of self-assessment of learning via wooclap.

The modality is face-to-face.

In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, please contact both the Department contact person, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the lecturer at the beginning of the lectures to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance of the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools recognized by the University SLD Student Service.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The world of sports practice and its interaction with society starting from the first Mesopotamian civilizations up to the contemporary age. In particular, the history of sport will be addressed to:

• the classical era;
• the Middle Ages;
• the modern age;
• 19th century Europe and the United States;
• the 20th century, with particular reference to totalitarianisms and the editions of the modern Olympics.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The lecturer provides materials useful for home study.

Further optional books are:

• Maria Aiello, Il tempo dello sport, Torino, Edizioni Gruppo Abele, 2014
• Nicola S. Barbieri, Dalla ginnastica allo sport contemporaneo. Lineamenti di storia dell’educazione fisica, Padova, Cluep, 2013
• Domenico Francesco Antonio Elia, Lo sport in Italia. Dal loisir alla pratica, Roma, Carocci, 2009
• Angiola di Carlo, Roberto Bensi, Storia dell’educazione fisica e degli sport. Appunti di lettura, Fano (PU), Aras Edizioni, 2014
• Umberto Tulli, Breve storia dello Olimpiadi. Lo sport, la politica da de Coubertin a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2012

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

VITTORIA FERRANDO (President)

EZIO FULCHERI (President)

LARA PICCARDO (President)

EMANUELA LUISA FAELLI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Campus of Savona, second term, March 2025.

Dates, hours and classrooms for lectures and exams on Easyacademy Unige: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Lectures:

3 March 2025, h. 14.00-16.00;

10 March 2025, h. 14.00-16.00;

17 March 2025, h. 14.00-16.00;

24 March 2025, h. 14.00-16.00;

31 March 2025, h. 14.00-16.00.

Class schedule

HISTORY OF SPORT

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

This course is part of the integrated course “Methods of physical activities - History of Sport – Anthropology”. The exam therefore consists of three parts and includes a multiple-choice quiz for each module. The test, including the three questionnaires, has a total duration of 45 minutes. Each sub-test consists of 15 questions, each of which has a value of 2 points out of thirty. Every single sub-test is passed with 18/30, i.e., with 9 correct answers. The exam is successful if all three tests are sufficient. The final mark is made up of the weighted average of the three partial results.

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-normative).

ASSESSMENT METHODS

For the part of History of sport, the questionnaire aims to verify that the student:

• has understood the main issues of the discipline and knows how to follow the events and processes;
• know how to interpret the problems inherent in the subject of study;
• know the information and issues related to the history of sport.