{"id":6303,"date":"2019-06-05T14:43:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T18:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=6303"},"modified":"2020-07-14T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T18:42:02","slug":"podcast-transylvania-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/06\/podcast-transylvania-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania professor discusses ‘The Invention of the Beautiful Game’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup beginning this week and the Copa Am\u00e9rica soccer championship starting June 14, much of the world is ready for some football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear a unique perspective on the sport<\/a> as Gregg Bocketti, a Transylvania University professor and leading authority on the history of Brazilian and Latin American soccer, talks to New Books Network about his book, \u201cThe Invention of the Beautiful Game: Football and the Making of Modern Brazil<\/a>,\u201d newly released in paperback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his book, Bocketti explores factors such as nationalism, race and class on the evolution of soccer in Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Bocketti\u2019s work will appeal to readers interested in Brazilian soccer but also more broadly to people in the fields of Brazilian and Latin American history and scholars of sports during the 19th and 20th centuries,” according to New Books Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Transylvania, Bocketti\u2019s research interests\u2014including the deep interactions of athletics and society\u2014are reflected in his classes, which include Sport in Latin America and Public Celebration in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I enjoy introducing students to complex ideas and big questions and helping them understand how these ideas and questions relate to our experiences in the modern world,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the podcast below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n