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Sport is among the most observed, discussed, and debated features of the life we share in common with others. Sport mirrors in many ways the norms and values of the societies and cultures of which it is a part. However, sport also seems to have its own normative structures that can put established norms and values to the test, sometimes in provocative and public ways. To be able to better understand and discuss the significance of sport for the individual and society, a critical and systematic analysis of its basic norms and values is required. This is the background for an upcoming research seminar in sport ethics.
Aim:
The aim of the seminar is
- to develop a systematic and critical understanding of the characteristic normative structures of sport and of the relation between sport and society, and
- in this way stimulate the academic and public ethical discourses on sport and on the relationship between sport and society.
Framework:
The seminar will follow the established framework from the Norwegian Ethics Network (Nasjonalt etikknettverk). Lecturers will be two or
three international scholars, the seminar will have 15-30 attendants, there will be appr. 500-1000 pages of required reading, four days of intensive lecturing and discussions in English, and the possibility of submitting a seminar essay written in English to be rewieved by the lecturers. The seminar is designed to give credits in most post-graduate programs in the field.
Lecturers/topics:
Prof. Gunnar Breivik: Introductory lecture,
Prof. William Morgan: Sport and society the normative structures of sport,
Prof. Sigmund Loland: Fair Play the internal normative structure of sport, and
Prof. Mike McNamee: Sport, Emotions, and the Virtues. |
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