CHASIcast 22: The Politics of Soccer with Dr. Geoffrey Spurling
The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Dr. Geoffrey Spurling, professor emeritus in the history department at the University of the Fraser Valley. Join guest host Chelsea Klassen and Dr. Spurling as they discuss his experience teaching Latin American history through soccer and song, FIFA’s political history, and the 2026 World Cup.
Please note, this episode was recorded on June 29th and further noteworthy developments we would have otherwise addressed have occurred since the time of recording.
Resources
Feitlowitz, Marguerite. A Lexicon of Terror: Argentina and the Legacies of Torture. Revised and Updated ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Foer, Franklin. How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
Galeano, Eduardo. Soccer in Sun and Shadow. Translated by Mark Fried. Revised and Updated ed. New York: Nation Books, 2013.
Goldblatt, David. Futebol Nation: A Footballing History of Brazil. London: Penguin Books, 2014.
Nadel, Joshua H. Fútbol! Why Soccer Matters in Latin America. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2014.
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16 Jun 2026
CHASIcast 21: Dance, Hope, and Pride with Dr. Craig Jennex
The CHASIcast (https://blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/2022/04/11/the-chasicast/) is pleased to welcome Dr. Craig Jennex (https://www.torontomu.ca/english/about-us/faculty-and-staff/faculty/jennex-craig/), an associate professor of English at the Toronto Metropolitan University. Join host Dr. Martha Dow and Dr. Jennex as they discuss the widespread impact of collective social dance in queer history and how dance can inspire hope in the present day.
Resources
Dykes, Dancing, & Politics (https://blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/files/2026/06/Dykes-Dancing-and-Politics-in-TBP-24-1976-1.pdf) by Joyce Rock, the 1976 article referenced in the podcast
Dr. Jennex's recent open access book, Liberation on the Dance Floor: Popular Music and the Promise of Plurality (https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/liberation-on-the-dance-floor/5084A33B043CCA81806EF905D2B630D3)
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Transcript available at: blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-21 (https://blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-21/)
6 Dec 2025
CHASIcast #20: Remembering and Advocating on December 6
Today’s CHASIcast marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On December 6th, 1989, 14 young women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal by a gunman who targeted them specifically because of their gender. We take this day every year to remember them and to stand firmly and directly against misogyny and gender-based violence of all kinds.
This episode’s guest, Dr. Megan Capp is the Associate Director of Housing and Community Justice at Archway Community Services. She joins us to speak about her work focused on intimate partner violence and the advocacy and allyship that is most needed today.
After today’s interview, Dr. Sylvie Murray reads the names of the women who were murdered in 1989 while pursuing their studies in a male-dominated space.
Transcript available at: blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-20 (http://blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-20)
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