MEST 3232
No Foul- No Game: Sports, Nationality, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Course Description
Discipline(s):
Cultures & Societies of the World
This course reviews key milestones of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict throughout the lends of competitive sports in the MENA regions and in Israel in particular. The course examines sports¿ role in reflecting socio-political divisions of religion, gender, class and representation struggles, while serving political interests as part of culture and identity building, as well as its utilization as a platform for ethno-nationalist violence.
