Sports, Politics and Society

Course Code: 
GOVT2004

This course exposes students to the sphere of sports as a legitimate area for social science research and analysis.  To this end, we begin by reviewing approaches to the study of sports; trace the development and spread of sports in the Anglophone Caribbean, identifying the links between sports and ideological, socio-economic and political developments in the region.  We then analyse West Indies Cricket, Track and Field, Football and Netball in Jamaica, looking at their potential roles in national development.

Semester: 
Semester 1
Pre-Requisites: 
GOVT1000 & GOVT1001
Department: 
Government