CU on the Weekend: A Study of Inequity in Sport

In the late 1970s, scholars from North America began to incorporate gender in their critique of contemporary sports. Soon thereafter, European sports scholars also embraced gender as a transformative concept. Initially, scholars focused on women athletes as subjects, but in the 1980s they expanded their perspectives. Rather than considering gender a distinct category, scholars redefined it as a dynamic relational process. The focus shifted from women athletes to a cultural critique of sport using intersectionality and cultural studies perspectives. Scholars purported that gender in sport intersects with other dimensions of human experience and identity such as age, ethnicity, race and social class.

This CU on the Weekend talk with Professor Nicholas Villanueva will examine the intersectionality of gender and sport through these many dimensions, explore existing inequities and share how Critical Sports Studies scholars are working to make sport more inclusive.

Ways to Attend:
This Spring CU on the Weekend will be in a hybrid format. You can choose to attend in person or virtually. Both formats will include audience Q & A.

Attend in person:
Registration to attend in person is not required, but seats will be strictly limited to 200.

Location: CU Boulder, CASE Auditorium, 1725 Euclid Avenue, Boulder

Parking: Euclid Parking Garage (Campus Lot 205)
Open 24/7, Euclid Parking Garage (EPG) is located between Broadway and 18th Street (east of the University Memorial Center) and is a covered "Pay by Plate '' paystation lot. You will need to have your license plate number to pay at any of the pay stations located at each pedestrian exit. There are ADA spots. The entrance/exit of the garage is Level 1 of the CASE Building. Immediately to the right of the entrance/exit is a well-labeled entrance to CASE. Enter and take the elevators to Level 4, CASE West. Turn right upon exiting the elevator and then left to enter the Chancellor’s Hall and Auditorium. 

Attend virtually:
A live-stream of the in-person lecture will be hosted in a Zoom Webinar format. Registration to attend virtually is required for each lecture. Registration is not available over the phone. The Zoom Room will open shortly before each lecture. 

Cost: Free

Questions:  weekend@colorado.edu   

CU on the Weekend is produced by the Office for Outreach and Engagement with support from CU Boulder’s Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost and the Division of Continuing Education.