Sign-in Links
KNPE 366 Race, Sport, and Physical Activity Units: 3.00
This course offers a critical exploration into how the social construction of race affects sport, health, and physical activity cultures, how sport may influence our understanding of race in society. We discuss how racism exists in these sporting spaces. The end goal is to understand how sport and health practitioners can incorporate anti-racism work.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 12 Online Activity, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 3 or above and registration in a HLTH or KINE Plan and (KNPE 167/3.0 or HLTH 101/3.0).
Exclusion KNPE 397/3.0 (Topic Title: Race, Sport, and Physical Cultures - Fall 2018, Fall 2020).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply the theory learned in this course to sport management, sport policy, health promotion, and/or medical contexts.
- Discuss issues around race, ethnicity, and racism as they pertain to sports and physical activity.
- Recognize how race intersects with other forms of oppression and privilege.
- Recognize the difference between diversity/inclusion work versus justice-oriented work.
- Use online platforms to translate research for a public audience.