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CAHSS Faculty Presents at 36th Annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference
Stephen Andon, Ph.D.
Stephen Andon, Ph.D., faculty in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) gave a presentation at the 36th Annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference held in Santa Fe, NM.
The theme of the conference was “Sports at/on the Borderlands: Translations, Transitions, and Transgressions.” Andon was part of a panel titled, “Red, White, Blue, and Green: Perspectives on the US-Mexico Soccer Rivalry,” His presentation was, “Place, Memory, and Myth in Dos-A-Cero.” It focused on how sports, but specifically soccer, become mythologized through memory, nostalgia, and its various materializations. His research presentation will become part of an edited book on the US-Mexico soccer rivalry due to be published next summer.
Andon’s teaching and research interests include the nostalgic influences of media sport, sport and social media, the development of sports fan cultures, and communication traditions. He is a faculty member in the Department of Writing and Communication.