The course aims to explore the sports world practice and its interaction with society starting from the early 19th century, so as to grasp its educational function in parallel with the socio-cultural context in which it is inserted. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between sport and education, politics and the international scenario.
1. Knowledge outcome: to know the main features of the history of sport. 2. Competence outcome: to be able to identify the main historical and historiographical issues, and the use of the relative sources to investigate them. 3. Behavioural outcome: to be able to elaborate a critical reflection on the relationship among sports practice, socialization and citizenship.
At the end of the course the student knows the historical progressions of sport by covering it in history from the 19th century to the present day. The student is also able to:
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
Basic knowledge of contemporary history (19th and 20th centuries).
Lectures will be in presence but attendance in not compulsory.
The course consists of frontal lectures, for a total of 36 hours, delivered by the lecture. During the lectures, the topics indicated in the “Syllabus/Content” section will be covered, with a focus on some specific cases. During the lectures, slides will be shown, then uploaded to Aulaweb, which will allow attending and non-attending students to have an overview of what has been presented.
There are no ongoing tests or pre-exams or post-exams.
The sports world and its interaction with society in the contemporary age.
Specifically, the following topics will be addressed:
The lecturer provides, in Aulaweb, the slides and the materials useful for home study.
Further optional books are:
Ricevimento: Upon request by writing to lara.piccardo@unige.it.
LARA PICCARDO (President)
MARIA ELEONORA GUASCONI (President Substitute)
GUIDO LEVI (Substitute)
FRANCESCO PIERINI (Substitute)
Second term, February 2026.
Classrooms and hours of lectures and exams on Easyacademy Unige: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/
The exam (in Italian) consists of a written test lasting one hour.
The written test focuses on the topics covered during the lectures and in the materials and indicated in the “Syllabus/Content” section of this teaching sheet. The written test consists of three open-ended questions. Each answer will be scored on a scale of 0 to 10. For sufficiency, all answers must reach the minimum score of 6/10. The final mark out of thirty is given by the sum of the partial marks 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.
Written exam assessment: knowledge of historical events, of the main issues of the discipline and of the links among events are the main elements of evaluation. These are accompanied by the ability to synthesize information and clarity in the presentation of contents. Requests for additional questions to increase the mark will not be accepted. The written exam lasts 1 hour.
Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the teacher and the School's contact person for disability at the beginning of teaching to agree on possible teaching arrangements that, while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning patterns. Contacts of the School's disability contact person can be found at the following link Comitato di Ateneo per l’inclusione delle studentesse e degli studenti con disabilità o con DSA | UniGe | Università di Genova.
