The Jewish Labour Bund was once one of the most powerful forces in Jewish life. Founded in 1897, the Bund championed a radical vision: Jewish liberation through solidarity, not statehood. They believed in do’ikayt – "hereness” – fighting for freedom exactly where they stood. Though largely destroyed by Nazi Germany and suppressed by the Soviet Union, the Bund's absence from contemporary consciousness has another cause: their principled opposition to Zionism. This course recovers that lost history.

Spread over three countries (though the US will dominate) and featuring a record 48 teams, this will surely be the most extravagant Men’s Football World Cup in history – for better or for worse. President Trump has his fingers all over it. One moment he wants to withhold games from Democrat-controlled cities; the next he is threatening to invade co-hosts Mexico. In this course, we will use the World Cup as a case study to explore how football is increasingly being shaped by geopolitics.