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MHIS2003 – A Global History of Sport

2024 – Session 2, Online-flexible

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Tanya Evans
tanya.evans@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
40cp at 1000 level or above OR (10cp in HIST or MHIS or MHIX units)
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

In all its varieties, sport comes as close to a universal human experience as any other activity. The reach of association football, for example, dwarfs all major religions and political empires. "A Global History of Sport" will draw on wide-ranging inter-disciplinary teaching and research strengths across the university providing historical insight and understanding to the popularity of association football, the refoundation of the Olympics, state biopolitics, the global rise of sport science, health and medical sciences, the fitness industry, and the mediatization of sport in the contemporary world. It will demonstrate the significance and meanings of sport in varied national contexts and across different class, racial, gender, and ethnic groups including AFL and swimming in Australia, the international Olympic movement, association football in South America and Africa, college football in the United States, and the rise of female, LGBT, and transgender athletes.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Better understand sport as a historical phenomenon within a specific cultural and global context.
  • ULO2: Compare and contrast sporting practices in different cultural, geographic, political, and temporal moments.
  • ULO3: Develop a research project with a historical question, a persuasive thesis, and research strategy.
  • ULO4: Discover primary sources and utilize critical analytical methods in order to better understand them.
  • ULO5: Read cutting-edge historical research, grapple with the arguments of the authors, and situate their readings within a historiographic debate.

General Assessment Information

Assignment submission The deadline for written assignments will always be 11.55pm Sunday in the week they are due. A 1 hour grace period is provided to students who have technical concerns.

Written work must be submitted via the Turnitin links on the MHIS2003 iLearn website.

Late submission penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – A penalty of 5% of the total possible mark (of the task) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, until the 7th day.  (b) No assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. 

Word limits Please note that word limits DO NOT include footnotes or the bibliography. Important note on final marks: Please note with respect to the marks you receive for work during the session: that the marks given are indicative only. Final marks will be determined after moderation. See further the note on Results in the Policies and Procedures section below.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Project Proposal/Annotated Bibliography 20% No Week 3
Participation 30% No Weekly - Weeks 1-13
Major project 50% No Week 12

Project Proposal/Annotated Bibliography

Assessment Type 1: Annotated bibliography
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 20%

 

Students must design a research essay question or creative project focusing on any aspect of sports history and submit a research project proposal and an annotated bibliography.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Better understand sport as a historical phenomenon within a specific cultural and global context.
  • Compare and contrast sporting practices in different cultural, geographic, political, and temporal moments.
  • Develop a research project with a historical question, a persuasive thesis, and research strategy.
  • Discover primary sources and utilize critical analytical methods in order to better understand them.
  • Read cutting-edge historical research, grapple with the arguments of the authors, and situate their readings within a historiographic debate.

Participation

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weekly - Weeks 1-13
Weighting: 30%

 

Students are expected to participate in discussions throughout the semester and demonstrate engagement with the learning outcomes via a weekly blog post.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Better understand sport as a historical phenomenon within a specific cultural and global context.
  • Compare and contrast sporting practices in different cultural, geographic, political, and temporal moments.
  • Develop a research project with a historical question, a persuasive thesis, and research strategy.
  • Discover primary sources and utilize critical analytical methods in order to better understand them.
  • Read cutting-edge historical research, grapple with the arguments of the authors, and situate their readings within a historiographic debate.

Major project

Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 29 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 50%

 

In this assignment, students will create a major project based on their research.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Better understand sport as a historical phenomenon within a specific cultural and global context.
  • Compare and contrast sporting practices in different cultural, geographic, political, and temporal moments.
  • Develop a research project with a historical question, a persuasive thesis, and research strategy.
  • Discover primary sources and utilize critical analytical methods in order to better understand them.
  • Read cutting-edge historical research, grapple with the arguments of the authors, and situate their readings within a historiographic debate.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Lectures will be pre-recorded and made available each week on the unit iLearn site. Seminar discussions will take place online via iLearn.

Required Readings There is no set textbook for MHIS2003. Weekly required readings will be provided on the MHIS2003 iLearn website or via Leganto and the Library. Additional reading lists will also be provided on the unit iLearn site.

Unit Schedule

Week 1 - Why Study Sports History?

 

Week 2 - The Origins of Global Football 

 

Week 3 - The Modern Olympic Movement 

 

Week 4 - Swimming and Gender 

 

Week 5 - Colonialism and Sports 

 

Week 6 - Sport and the Cold War

 

Week 7 - Gender, Spectacle, and Sport

 

Week 8 - Race and Ethnicity in Australian Sport

 

Week 9 - Globalisation and Consumerism in Sport

 

Week 10 - Reading Week 

 

Week 11 - Disability and Sports 

 

Week 12 - Public history and sport history 

 

Week 13 - Intersex and Trans* Sports 

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit connect.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

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IT Help

For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/. 

When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Unit information based on version 2024.02 of the Handbook