The Transnational Game: Soccer, Social Justice and National Identity

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Examines soccer in its relationship to democracy, dictatorships, race, gender and social inequities simultaneously played out not only on the pitch but also in the stands. In Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, soccer is inextricably connected to national identity, and thus to politics and the economy. Using short stories, essays, poems, film, soccer chants, music, social media and other cultural artifacts, students understand how this transnational sport informs nationalism.