EDF3607

Social issues in sport and outdoor recreation

(EDU)

Mr B Wattchow

6 points + 2 hours per week + 13 days fieldwork + First semester + Gippsland + Prerequisites: EDF1601 & EDF1604 or equivalent

Synopsis: In this subject students will critically analyse selected sport and outdoor recreation issues by being introduced to a range of paradigmatic representations of contemporary social trends. Paradigmatic representations of sport and outdoor recreation will be selected from a range of contemporary themes including; Leisure (emancipation/demoralisation), Body (feminist/masculine; young/old; able/disabled; personal/social), Technology (utopian/dystopian), Society (local/global), History (traditional/progressive), Wilderness (untamed/managed)

Assessment: Conceptual development of the critical framework of analysis for selected social issues in sport and outdoor recreation (1500 words): 30% + Collaborative Project Part A (1500 words) Part B (2000 words): 70%