FYS452
Football, FĂștbol, Soccer: The Local Politics of a Global Game
Politics
BC
Subject code
FYS
Course Number
452
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
J. Baughman
Course Long Title
Football, FĂștbol, Soccer: The Local Politics of a Global Game
Description
Football, fĂștbol, FuÎČball, calcio-soccer in the United States-is a global game, with more nations participating in the World Cup than belong to the United Nations. The sport attracts the wealthiest as club owners and is played by even the poorest with nothing more than a round ball and a flat space. It has been blamed for precipitating ugly violence and credited for ethnic reconciliation. This course explores the politics of soccer, with an emphasis on how multiple identities--nationality, ethnicity, religion, class, gender--are expressed through soccer in the United States and around the world.
Modes of Inquiry
Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
W1
Class Restriction
Exclude Sophomores, Exclude Juniors, Exclude Seniors