The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Melissa Kendzierski, Arts & Culture Coordinator for the City of Mission and UFV alumni. She joins us today to speak about the 2026 public art partnership between UFV students and the City of Mission's Arts & Culture division, her changemaking journey, and the importance of the arts in these times.

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Transcript available at https://blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/2026/06/16/chasicast-23/

The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Dr. Geoffrey Spurling, professor emeritus in the history department at the University of the Fraser Valley. Join guest host Chelsea Klassen and Dr. Spurling as they discuss his experience teaching Latin American history through soccer and song, FIFA’s political history, and the 2026 World Cup.

Please note, this episode was recorded on June 29th and further noteworthy developments we would have otherwise addressed have occurred since the time of recording.

Resources

• Feitlowitz, Marguerite. A Lexicon of Terror: Argentina and the Legacies of Torture. Revised and Updated ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
• Foer, Franklin. How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
• Galeano, Eduardo. Soccer in Sun and Shadow. Translated by Mark Fried. Revised and Updated ed. New York: Nation Books, 2013.
• Goldblatt, David. Futebol Nation: A Footballing History of Brazil. London: Penguin Books, 2014.
• Nadel, Joshua H. Fútbol! Why Soccer Matters in Latin America. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2014.

The CHASIcast is also available to stream on your favourite podcast services – including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, and more.

Transcript available at: blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-22

The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Dr. Craig Jennex, an associate professor of English at the Toronto Metropolitan University. Join host Dr. Martha Dow and Dr. Jennex as they discuss the widespread impact of collective social dance in queer history and how dance can inspire hope in the present day.

• Dykes, Dancing, & Politics by Joyce Rock, the 1976 article referenced in the podcast
• Dr. Jennex's recent open access book, Liberation on the Dance Floor: Popular Music and the Promise of Plurality

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Transcript available at: blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-21