Sport is never just a game.
In Game Changers, we explore how sport connects to bigger topics like national identity, gender roles, and politics. Why do football matches cause so much emotion and even conflict? How do sports reflect ideas about what it means to be a man or a woman? And why do governments care so much about winning gold medals?
From Orwell’s sharp words on violence in football, to the Olympic ideals of De Coubertin, to powerful studies of women’s sport, nationalism, and masculinity, this course brings together texts that will challenge your thinking and improve your academic English.
You will read, discuss, write, and present ideas that matter—not just in the classroom, but in the real world.
This is a course for students who want to think critically, write clearly, and see sport in a completely new way.
- Teacher: Mark Biram