What\u2019s so important about teaching history to Transylvania students?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
History is the study of human experience\u2014it links the past to the modern world by investigating culture, politics, the economy, and much more. It gives us a clearer picture of who we are and how we got here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greg Bocketti has seen countless history students ponder those big questions and move on to become not only historians and teachers, but medical practitioners, bankers, lawyers, and insurance agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHistory asks students to think with all the parts of their personalities\u2014with all their senses as economic, political, social, and cultural actors,\u201d he says. \u201cIt asks them to understand people with experiences outside their own. The protagonists of history are actors in the past, whether in this country or others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bocketti\u2019s research interest is in Latin American history, and he teaches unique courses related to that field, including History of Brazil, Sport in Latin America, and Public Celebration in Latin America. He encourages his students to explore those subjects in a thoughtful way, and it shows in their work.<\/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.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \u201cStudents have helped me clarify my thinking about historical subjects, which has made me a better writer and better historian, asking new questions and thinking more deeply about the significance of my work. I especially enjoy reading students\u2019 work and hearing students\u2019 ideas about the subjects we study, because I always learn from them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Transylvania\u2019s small classes make it easy for students to interact personally with their professors. As they pursue their study of history, they may also find that they have more in common with their professors than they realized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As Bocketti points out, Transylvania students of history have the opportunity to \u201cwork with teachers who are active in the field and engaged with the same set of challenges students face\u2014working with sources closely, thinking about historical questions, and honing their critical writing skills.\u201d For his part, Bocketti wants to help his students develop their \u201chabits of thinking,\u201d as well as their research and communication skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And if they happen to find the answers to some of those big questions along the way, perhaps we\u2019ll all have a better understanding of the conflicts and complications that shape this human drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ph.D., Tulane University, 2004 Western Civilization II Latin American cultural history American Historical Association Bingham Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014\u201319<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The Invention of the Beautiful Game: Football and the Making of Modern Brazil, Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Arthur Friedenreich,” “Domingos da Guia,” and “Leonidas da Silva.” In Franklin W. Knight and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., eds., Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Narratives of Loyalty and Disloyalty in the Migration of Professional Footballers: Argentina, Brazil, and Italy in the 1920s and 1930s.” In Stefan Ranke and Christina Peters, eds., Global Play: Football Between Region, Nation, and the World in Latin Amer<\/p>\n\n\n\n “World Cup 2014: Brazil’s Newest Stadiums Recall the Legacy of Its First,” University of Calgary Latin American Research Centre, June 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Italian Immigrants, Brazilian Football, and the Dilemma of National Identity,” Journal of Latin American Studies, Volume 40, Number 2, May 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Playing with National Identity: Brazil in International Football, 1900\u20131925,” in Hendrik Kraay, editor, Negotiating Identities in Latin American Cultures, University of Calgary Press, 2007<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4423,"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"academic_division":[41,20,42,3],"class_list":["post-245","faculty","type-faculty","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAcademic History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
M.A., Tulane University, 1998
B.A., Hartwick College, 1996<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourses Taught at Transy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Latin American Civilization I
Latin American Civilization II
Latin American Revolutions
Dictatorship in Latin America
Sport in Latin America
Public Celebration in Latin America
History of Brazil
U.S.\u2013Latin American Relations
Global Environmental History
Migration & Latin America<\/p>\n\n\n\nAreas of Specialization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
National identity and citizenship in Latin America
Sport in Latin America
Public celebration in Latin America<\/p>\n\n\n\nMemberships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Northeast Conference on Latin American Studies
Brazilian Studies Association<\/p>\n\n\n\nAwards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Recent Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n