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CATEGORIES:Cultural
CATEGORIES:Growth
CATEGORIES:Student Organizations
CATEGORIES:Networking
CATEGORIES:Recreation
CATEGORIES:Educational
CATEGORIES:School Spirit/Affinity
CATEGORIES:Community
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Modern Languages and African & African 
 Diaspora Studies at the Steven J. Green School of International & Public 
 Affairs for a timely lecture exploring the intersections of race\, sport\
 , and national identity in Latin America.\nIn this talk\, Dr. Jean Muteba
  Rahier\, Professor of Anthropology and African & African Diaspora Studie
 s at FIU\, examines how Ecuador’s largely Black national team was represe
 nted during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Drawing on media discourse and cultu
 ral analysis\, the lecture addresses how Blackness was simultaneously cel
 ebrated and marginalized within Ecuadorian national identity\, revealing 
 broader dynamics of race\, power\, and belonging.\nDate: Wednesday\, Apri
 l 8\, 2026\nTime: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.\nLocation: SIPA II\, Room 260\n
 \nHosted by: African and African Diaspora Studies Graduate Student Associ
 ation\, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership\, Steven J. Green
  School of International & Public Affairs\n\nAdditional Information can b
 e found at: https://fiu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12252117
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LOCATION:SIPA II - room 260
SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Blackness\, Fútbol\, and National Identity in Latin America: Ecuad
 or in the 2006 World Cup
UID:https://fiu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12252117
URL:https://fiu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12252117
X-HOSTS:Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs
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