Lecture: Brasil 2014 The Ugly Face of the Beautiful Game

SSN friend and Brazil expert Chris Gaffney will speak tomorrow at noon on the preparations for World Cup 2014 in Brazil. If you are in the area, please consider attending. Chris is well-versed in the nuances of Brazilian football, life and politics, and the talk should be fascinating. Details for the lecture are below and a link to Dr. Gaffney's blog is located in our Blogs and Links section on the right side of the page. -Editor

A TALK BY

Christopher Gaffney

Visiting Professor

School of Architecture and Urbanism

Universidade Federal Fluminense

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22ND

NOON TO 1 P.M.

(A light lunch will be served)

HAITI LABORATORY

FRANKLIN HUMANITIES INSTITUTE

BAY 4, SMITH WAREHOUSE

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Dr. Gaffney’s work on the World Cup has recently been quoted in Al Jazeera, The New York Times, the Guardian, Reuters, the Associated Press, ESPN, and multiple Brazilian media outlets. His first book, Temples of the Earthbound Gods (University of Texas Press 2006), examined the history and culture of soccer stadiums in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. Gaffney was a lecturer in the Departments of Geography and International Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill from 2006-2008, covered the Carolina RailHawks for the Independent Weekly and frequented the Triangle’s pick up soccer games. His website, www.geostadia.com, analyzes the shifting political, economic, urban, and social dimensions of Brazil’s current mega-event cycle. He lives and works in Rio de Janeiro.

All are welcome. Parking is available next to the Smith Warehouse, along Buchanan Blvd.