The Football Scholars Forum announces its first session of the 2017-18 season. Author and filmmaker Gwen Oxenham will join us on Wednesday, October 25, at 2pm Eastern Time (-5 GMT), to discuss her new book: Under The Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer.
“Under the Lights and in the Dark takes us inside the world of women’s football, following players across the globe, from Portland Thorns star Allie Long, who trains in an underground men’s league in New York City; to English national Fara Williams, who kept her homelessness a secret from teammates on the English youth national team. Oxenham takes us to the depths of Siberia, where players battle more than just snowy pitches in pursuing their dream of playing pro, and to a refugee camp in Denmark, where Nadia Nadim, now a Danish international star, practised after her family fled from the Taliban.”
Please send an RSVP to Alex Galarza (galarza.alex AT gmail), if you wish to be included in the session. FSF conducts its online sessions with Zoom. As always, the event will be recorded and archived on this website for those who cannot participate.
Stay tuned for an announcement about the rest of 2017-18 schedule.
