SPA 255: SPORTS IN THE HISPANIC WORLD

Program
Level
Undergraduate
Instructor
Staff
Credits 3

Understanding sport culture through literature, film and essays is one of the finest ways to gain insights into the Spanish-speaking world. Sports, like family, are considered “safe” topics with which to initiate conversation and contact in diverse settings. This course looks not only at soccer, but also at numerous other sports -- such as cliff diving, baseball, polo, wrestling, cycling, swimming, jai alai, tennis, and bullfighting. It explores sports which are unique to specific countries and those which are popular across the Spanish-speaking world.

Foundations Program

This course fulfills a Foundations Program requirement.

Prerequisites