Sports and South America: Colonial and Indigenous Perspectives

Time: Thursday 9th May 1pm

Location: In person Furness LT2 

Refreshments provided.

By Professor Matthew Brown (University of Bristol)

Free. Registration not required.

Matthew will share how football, cycling, boxing, cockfighting, bullfighting, cricket, baseball, horse-racing, were marked by South American societies’ indigenous and colonial pasts. Drawing on original archival research, he debunks legends, highlights the stories of forgotten sportswomen and indigenous sports, and unpacks the social and cultural connections within South America and with the rest of the world. More details here. No registration required, just turn up!