Introduces the concept of the sporting hero-celebrity, and differentiates it from the traditional notion of the sport hero.  Emphasises the importance of the local (national) context to the making

Draws a distinction between population and labour migration.  Illustrates the diversity, in terms of motivations and experiences, of sport-related labour migration.

Examines the place of sport within the everyday lives of migrants.  Focuses on the manner in which migrants both adopt the sporting practices of the cultures to which they migrate, and continue the

Examines the American influence on the global sport landscape, specifically with regard to the diffusion of the corporate sport model.  Highlights the Americanization of Australian sport culture

Focuses on the third and fourth stages of globalization, specifically the contrasting routes (imperial and commercial) through which sports were diffused from Britain to the rest of the world.

Illustrates the relative rapid transformation of what were highly localized and diverse sport practices into today’s globally standardized sport system.  Introduces the related process of

Highlights the need to think about the consequences and effects of globalization, particularly in regard to processes of cultural homogenization, heterogenization, and hybridization.  Stresses the

Provides a brief introduction to the course, and highlights the importance of complex inter-connectivity and time/space compression to understandings of globalization.