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About the Course

Sports play a giant role in contemporary society worldwide. But few of us pause to think about the larger questions of money, politics, race, sex, culture, and commercialization that surround sports everywhere. This course draws on the tools of anthropology, sociology, history, and other disciplines to give you new perspectives on the games we watch and play. It's the new and improved version of Professor Orin Starn's original "Sports and Society" for Coursera, which drew more than 40,000 students. We will focus on both popular sports like soccer (or “football,” as anyone outside America calls it), basketball, and baseball, and also lesser-known ones like mountain-climbing and fishing. You will never watch or think about sports in the same way again....

Top reviews

RC

Jul 24, 2017

Orin Starn has a unique and interesting way of communicating his ideas and knowledge. The course has helped me to deepen my knowledge about the relation of sports and society.

CL

Oct 27, 2020

Informative, rich, all-embracing. I wish I could take it again! Fortunately, it left me with so many things to think about that it will stay with me for a long time.

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By Ryan V

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Nov 29, 2020

The instructor is very engaging: animated and full of energy.

By MICHAUD

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Jan 29, 2018

Ce cours était très captivant et intéressant! Merci beaucoup!

By shyam s

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Jun 10, 2016

it was wonderful....very useful couse..i like it .but it hard

By Fatima L R

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Jan 5, 2021

Muy buen curso para ver los deportes desde otra perspectiva

By Gaven S G

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Oct 9, 2021

Got new information about sports and things related to it

By Jordan E J

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May 27, 2020

Excellent course. Very interesting and thought provoking

By Jan J

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Jun 7, 2016

awesome instructor, great energy and even better insides

By yulissa a d p

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Mar 16, 2022

MUY BUEN EXPLICADO Y TIENES MUCHOS TEMAS DE LA SOCIEDAD

By Nasiba I

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Aug 3, 2016

Such a passionate lectures,very interesting and useful.

By Vivek S

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Jul 30, 2020

Wonderful and Fun Course on Sports. Great Instructor.

By Amelie H

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Apr 26, 2026

very cool instructor and interesting course material

By Nour H

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Sep 3, 2020

Very informative, I enjoyed every single part of it!

By Lezhan W

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Oct 18, 2016

I like it and this teaches me a lot, really helpful.

By Darshan A

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Mar 31, 2017

Really good and comprehensively researched course.

By Bill H

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Jul 29, 2020

Very good course, informative, east to understand

By Jose R

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Dec 9, 2016

Very interesting lectures with loads of examples

By Madeline G

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May 21, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. Thanks very much.

By sungho k

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Jun 26, 2020

Thanks Mr. Orin for the enthusiastic lecture!!

By Jaime S

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Jul 12, 2018

Excellent course, well prepared and presented!

By Le D D L

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Apr 28, 2020

Great course, I have learned many new things

By Mauro R G C

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Jul 8, 2025

Muy interesante y conocimiento a profundidad

By Erik R U H

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Apr 21, 2025

Excelente curso con temas muy interesantes.

By Neoklis M K

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Nov 6, 2024

Great course!! I feel like I learned a lot!

By Marta Z

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May 10, 2020

Very interesting and entertaining lectures.

By 山下修平

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Jul 25, 2022

Excellent and easy to understand lectures.