[ASU] Sports in Africa and the Global South, March 11, 2011

[Akindes, Gerard]

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Invitation


Dear Cecil,

The Institute for the African Child and the Center for Sports Administration cordially invite you to the 7th Sports in Africa symposium.

Gerard

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Program

Friday, March 11, 2010

1:00 - 1:50 p.m. - Walter Hall, Room 135
Asia
Ming Li - Sports Administration, Ohio University
Michael Pfahl - Sports Administration, Ohio University

2:00 - 2:50 p.m. - Walter Hall, Room 135
South America/Caribbean
Rafael Obregon - Communication and Development, Ohio University
David Carr - Coaching Education, Ohio University

3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Walter Hall, Room 135
Keynote Address
>From Marginalization to Global Citizenship:  Africa's First World Cup in Historical Perspective

Peter Alegi - Michigan State University
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Peter Alegi is an associate professor of history at Michigan State University and the author of Laduma! Soccer, Politics, and Society in South Africa (2004) and African Soccerscapes, How a Continent Changed the World's Game (2010) published by Ohio University Press-Swallow Press.
He is an editorial board member of theInternational Journal of African Historical Studies, book review editor of Soccer and Society, and an editorial board member of the Interdisciplinary e-journal of African Sports, Impumelelo.
Alegi was a fulbright scholar at the University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa in 2010. His blog, Football Is Coming Home<http://www.footballiscominghome.info/author/peter/>, provided daily comments and reflections on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.


4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Grover Center Atrium
Poster Session: UNHCR Toolkit Project by Sports and Development students
Reception

5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Grover Center, W115
Movie: Pelada
Presentation: Sheri Huckleberry, Coaching Education, Ohio University

Sponsors:
College of Health Sciences and Professions - African Studies Program - Multicultural Programs - Center for Sports Administration - College of Business - Ohio University Press





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