HIS482H1: Soccer: The History of the World's Game

Hours

24S

Previous Course Number

HIS199H1

This seminar proposes to explore the history of the world's most popular sport, soccer, in broader political, social, and economic context. We will consider critical approaches to the history of sport; modern soccer's emergence in industrializing Britain; its globalization; its mobilization as a vehicle for political expression, as well as social, cultural, and gendered identities; supporter and soccer as an industry.

Prerequisite
Completion of 9.0 credits
Exclusion
Distribution Requirements
Humanities
Breadth Requirements
Society and its Institutions (3)
Mode of Delivery
In Class