PESS 203: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN PHYSICAL CULTURES

This course examines African cultures and the long traditions of physical activities and sporting practices which pre-date colonialism and imperialism. Topics to be discussed include African sporting traditions; the impact of colonialism on African physical cultures; the impact of globalisation and economic development on the resurrection and expansion of such practices; the internationalisation of indigenous games; Western views of African physical cultures and the different forms of Ghanaian play and physical activities.