Christopher Kleypas

On One Goal: A Coach, A Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together

Our discussion following the reading of Amy Bass’s One Goal: A Coach, A Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together revolved around the issue of cultural identity and American soccer. This discussion, to me, perfectly captured the essence of the course as a whole, and felt like a perfect closure to the… Read More »

Dutch Football and a Cultural Rebellion

This week’s reading left me fascinated at the intersection of sports and politics. David Winner brilliantly captures the zeitgeist of 1960s Amsterdam — a turbulent postwar cultural revolution that enveloped all aspects of life in Holland, especially soccer. Perhaps most interestingly, Winner’s interpretation of Amsterdam’s radiant transformation suggests that the game of soccer and the… Read More »