SPN 129: Soccer as Popular Culture in the Global Hispanophone

2026-27

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour

Catalog page 421

Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor

Description: Explores soccer?s cultural, political, and economic roles in society with an emphasis on gender, race, class, national identity, and global and local dynamics, through different cultural theories. Examines literature, film, videogames and other media from Spanish-speaking regions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas.