Football in Latin America 4219-SD0030-OG

The classes will cover the following topics:

I The origins and history of football in Latin America
II Football and Politics in Latin America
III Social dimension of Football in Latin America
IV Legends of Latin American football
V Football in selected countries of Latin America (Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia)

Type of course

general courses
foreign languages

Mode

Remote learning

Course coordinators

Alicja Fijałkowska-Myszyńska

Learning outcomes

KNOWLEDGE
After completing the course the students:
1. Have knowledge of the history and the present of Latin American football.
2. Have knowledge of the importance of football in different Latin American countries.

SKILLS
After completing the course the students:
1. Understand the social phenomenon of football in Latin America, and its political dimension.
2. Can search, analyze, evaluate, select and operate information about football.
3. Have the ability of substantive argumentation in discussions on football.

SOCIAL COMPETENCES
After completing the course the students:
1. Understand the need for lifelong learning.
2. Are able to interact and work in a group, taking different roles.
3. Can adequately define the priorities for specified tasks.

Assessment criteria

The final evaluation will be based on the results of a team project and the students' active participation during the classes with the following weight:
50% - project
50% - active participation

Each student can be absent twice.

Bibliography

Core reading:
1.Clemente A. Lisi, A history of the World Cup, Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
2. Tony Mason, Passion of the People?: Football in Latin America, Verso, 1995.
3. Joshua H. Nadel, Fútbol!: Why Soccer Matters in Latin America, University Press of Florida, 2014.
4. Jon Spurling, Death or Glory: The dark histories of the World Cup, Vision Sports Publishing, 2010.
5. Dave Zirin, Brazil's Dance with the Devil, Haymarket Books, 2016.

Further reading:
1. Eduardo P. Archetti, Masculinidades: fútbol, tango y polo en la Argentina, Buenos Aires, Editorial Antropofagia, 2003.
2.Pierre Arnaud, James Riordan (ed.), Sport and International Politics, London - New York, Routledge, 2003.
3. Pascal Boniface, Football as a factor (and a reflection) of international politics, Paris, IRIS, 2002.
4.Paul Darby, Martin Johnes & Gavin Mellor, Soccer and Disaster, London - New York, Routledge, 2005.
5.Franklin Foer, How soccer explains the world. An Unlikely Theory of Globalization, London-New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 2008.
6.Eileen Kennedy & Laura Hills, Sport, Media and Society, Oxford-New York, Berg, 2009.
7. David G. McComb, Sports in World History, New York-London, Routledge, 2004.
8. Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young, National Identity and Global Sports Events, State University of New York Press, 2006.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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