College of Social Science
On December 20, the Football Scholars Forum held an exciting session on teaching soccer history and culture. Drawing on 18 course syllabi submitted before the event, 23 participants discussed the state of the field, (trans)disciplinarity, learning objectives, outcomes, course content, assignments, and what actually happens… Continue Reading Football Scholars Forum on Teaching Soccer History and Culture
The Football Scholars Forum‘s 2024-25 season kicked off with Nicholas Blincoe, author of More Noble Than War: The Story of Football in Israel and Palestine. Listen to an audio recording of the discussion here. Now in its 15th year, FSF is based in the History… Continue Reading Soccer in Israel and Palestine
On March 14, MSU Professor of History Dr. Peter Alegi gave a lecture at the MSU African Studies Center titled “The Intimacy of Sound: How Scholarly Podcasting Is Changing African Studies.” Based on a book manuscript in progress, Alegi’s lecture argued that podcasting’s popularity owes… Continue Reading Professor of History Peter Alegi’s lecture on “The Intimacy of Sound”
In honor of South Africa’s Human Rights Day on March 21st, SAfm did a live interview with Prof. Peter Alegi about the connections between soccer, apartheid, and human rights. Click here to listen to the interview. (After some technical issues, the audio improves around the… Continue Reading Alegi SAfm interview on Soccer and Human Rights
The Football Scholars Forum, convened by Professor Peter Alegi, on March 3, 2022, welcomed Dr. Andrew Guest, professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Portland, for a discussion of his new book, Soccer in Mind: A Thinking Fan’s Guide to the Global Game.… Continue Reading The Social Science of Soccer