Spanish Civil War – The Hour of History

Franco after the War

by StevenPodcast December 14, 2021No Comments

We are looking at the Spanish Civil War in my 20th Century History Class and it still seems remarkable to me that Franco remained in power and pivoted to an internationally respected (or at least tolerated) status. Here is a conversation I had with an expert on Spain on the Hour of History Podcast:

Soccer is History

by StevenBlog Posts, General Notes, Teaching Resources December 6, 2021December 6, 2021No Comments

When I was at Temple University I taught a class called the Global History of Soccer. It was mostly a class on globalization, a world history class, that focused on how one can see history through soccer. Students liked the course and it was a great primer for the 2018 World Cup. I still use …