Final
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For week 5 I chose to write about the journal article, “Games of Character: team sports, games, and character development in Victorian public schools, 1850–1900”. The article takes a very critical look at the
For the week 8 blog post group b read “Cuban Babe (Ruth): The Story of Seven Cubana Women in Professional Baseball.” this article discusses the careers of seven female Cuban baseball players playing during
For my week 9 blog post I chose to write on “Flying, Flirting, and Flexing: Charmion’s Trapeze Act, Sexuality, and Physical Culture at the Turn of the Twentieth Century” an article detailing the career
For my week 12 blog post I chose to write on the article “Sparring in the White House: Theodore Roosevelt, Race, and Boxing” by Roberto José Andrade Franco. The article details the hypocrisy of
For the week 4 readings, I read “A Dream Re-Routed: Deported Maryland Brothers Seek Options, Play on After Being Banished” an article about two Salvoderian brothers deported for coming to the United States Illegally
For my final project, I decided to focus on American Football in Mexico as a whole. From my research I was able to find out why American football is a newer phenomenon in Mexico
For one of my bonus readings, I chose to read “Boca Juniors, River Plate, and the Allure of Violence in Sports.” This article was written by Brian Phillips who has written for many publications
Link to presentation: https://www.sutori.com/en/story/sportswashing-what-is-it-and-is-it-effective–WQH6B8uQjmqXDDNpzsb7WHza In this project, I wanted to dive into the history of sportswashing, as well as examine how the recent 2022 World Cup was covered in media using videos, images, and
https://www.historypin.org/en/hockey-as-a-national-identity/geo/41.929769,-94.519076,3/bounds/-28.349226,-139.519076,76.463854,-49.519076/paging/1 For my final project, I choose to focus on how Canada and the US have adopted hockey as part of the country’s cultural identities. My main argument is that, despite hockey being known