Historica Lecture 2009
Football North of 49: Canada and the Global Game
Audio Files (MP3) of the event are available below. A video is also available.
Welcome
- Professor Marcel Martel, Avie Bennett Historica Chair, Department of History, York University
- Dr. Martin Singer, Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & and Professional Studies
- Professor Jonathan Edmondson, Chair, Department of History, York University
Introduction
- Professor Kathryn McPherson, Department of History, York University
History of soccer in Canada
- Jason Zorbas, Department of History, University of Saskatchewan
Soccer as a cultural commodity
- Assistant Professor Jay Scherer, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta
Soccer as a spectacle
- Professor Pablo Idahosa, Coordinator African Studies, GPD International Development Studies, York University
Soccer now and in the future: positives and negatives
- Paul James, Head Coach Soccer, York University
*** The Avie Bennett Historica Chair was established at York University in 2004 by the Historica Foundation of Canada, endowed by York Chancellor Emeritus Avie Bennett. Its purpose is to promote the study of Canada’s heritage and to ensure the academic vitality of the discipline.
