关于此课程： Sports play a giant role in contemporary society worldwide. But few of us pause to think about the larger questions of money, politics, race, sex, culture, and commercialization that surround sports everywhere. This course draws on the tools of anthropology, sociology, history, and other disciplines to give you new perspectives on the games we watch and play. It's the new and improved version of Professor Orin Starn's original "Sports and Society" for Coursera, which drew more than 40,000 students. We will focus on both popular sports like soccer (or “football,” as anyone outside America calls it), basketball, and baseball, and also lesser-known ones like mountain-climbing and fishing. You will never watch or think about sports in the same way again.
授课大纲
第 1 周
Getting Started! Games, Play, and Sports
7 个视频, 7 个阅读材料
- 阅读: The Course Basics (note: all essential class information here!!!)
- 阅读: Links to Course Readings
- 阅读: List of Key Terms
- 阅读: Grading Policy
- 阅读: About the Instructor
- 阅读: The Sports and Society Book Club (optional)
- 阅读: The Sports and Society Movie Club (optional)
- 视频: Understanding Play and Sports, Part 2
- 视频: Why Do We Like to Play? Part 1
- 视频: Why Do We Like to Play? Part 2
- 视频: The Origins of Modern Sports, Part 1
- 视频: The Origins of Modern Sports, Part 2
- 视频: Capoeira
已评分: Week 1 Quiz
第 2 周
Globalization, Nationalism, and the Politics of Sports
7 个视频
- 视频: Nationalism and Sports, Part 1
- 视频: Nationalism and Sports, Part 2
- 视频: Athletes and Social Activism, Part 1
- 视频: Athletes and Social Activism, Part 2
- 视频: American Football, Part 1
- 视频: American Football, Part 2
已评分: Week 2 Quiz
第 3 周
Race, Cultural Identity, and the Sports World
9 个视频
- 视频: Race and American Sports, Part 2
- 视频: The Native American Mascot Controversy
- 视频: The Social Demographics of Sports, Part 1
- 视频: The Social Demographics of Sports, Part 2
- 视频: Zidane and Bruce Lee, Part 1
- 视频: Zidane and Bruce Lee, Part 2
- 视频: Golf, Part 1
- 视频: Golf, Part 2
已评分: Week 3 Quiz
第 4 周
Gender, Sexuality, and the Rise of Women's Sports
9 个视频
- 视频: A Short History of Women’s Sports, Part 2
- 视频: Women’s Sports Today, Part 1
- 视频: Women’s Sports Today, Part 2
- 视频: The Long Sporting Life of Homophobia, Part 1
- 视频: The Long Sporting Life of Homophobia, Part 2
- 视频: The Transgender Athlete
- 视频: The Fitness Revolution, Part 1
- 视频: The Fitness Revolution, Part 2
已评分: Week 4 Quiz
第 5 周
Why Do We Care So Much about Sports?
6 个视频
- 视频: The Phenomenon of the Fan, Part 2
- 视频: The Dark Side of Fandom
- 视频: Father Time and the Athlete
- 视频: American College Sports, Part 1
- 视频: American College Sports, Part 2
已评分: Week 5 Quiz
第 6 周
The Megabusiness of Sports
4 个视频
- 视频: The Hypercommercialization of Sports, Part 2
- 视频: The Rise of Sports Video Games, Part 1
- 视频: The Rise of Sports Video Games, Part 2
已评分: Week 6 Quiz
第 7 周
Outdoor Sports, Extreme Sports, and the Search for Adventure
6 个视频
- 视频: Outdoor Sports, Part 2
- 视频: The Strange Case of Extreme Sports, Part 1
- 视频: The Strange Case of Extreme Sports, Part 2
- 视频: Skateboarding
- 视频: Conclusion
已评分: Week 7 Quiz
常见问题解答
运作方式
课程作业
每门课程都像是一本互动的教科书，具有预先录制的视频、测验和项目。
来自同学的帮助
与其他成千上万的学生相联系，对想法进行辩论，讨论课程材料，并寻求帮助来掌握概念。
证书
获得正式认证的作业，并与朋友、同事和雇主分享您的成功。
制作方
Duke University
Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.
评分和审阅
amazing!
This was a great course! I went in not knowing much at all about sports, and I think I learned a lot. Everything was easy to understand, and the lectures were easy to follow. Some of the readings were challenging, but in a "hey, I learned a lot and this made me think" way rather than a "this is too hard, I give up" way.
Very Interesting.
Excellent course, well prepared and presented!