For my research project I focused on the early football helmets and how they created a new style of football and reinforced United States ideologies of masculinity, and class structure while also creating new
For this weeks reading topic we covered sports and state terrorism and how those two relate to each other. The reading that I read under this category was Defenders of National Honor: Club Atlético
For my book review I read The Rise of Gridiron University which covers the connection between college football and the universities. The goal of the book is to show that neither of these two
This week I was lucky enough to read “Privilege at Play: Class, Race, Gender, and Golf in Mexico.” In this article it is talking about women’s involvement in golf in Mexico. The reading focuses
After reading the introduction and first two chapters of The Rise of Gridiron University, what stood out to me was how much detail the author gives about college sports before football so that we
This week, I read “John ‘Army’ Howard, Canada’s First Black Olympian: A Nation-Building Paradox.” In this article, the author gives in-depth details explaining the relationship between race in Canada during the early 1900’s. She uses
This week, we will cover baseball’s history in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the US. I read an article about Cuba and how baseball started and developed in that country over the years. The
Recently, I got to read an article about Billy Gonsalves, who is considered to be the best soccer player to come from the United States. While learning about his life, I learned something new
Something I learned about this article that I never knew was about the Muscular Christian movement. The Muscular Christian movement focused on showing patriotism and manliness through sports. Since we have been Christians our
Throughout the history of soccer, South America has been a place full of icons. Each Icon has its own story and life experiences that affect how it lived. One of these South American icons
