John Soares
Adjunct Assistant Professor of History
- Office
- 219 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5639 - jsoares@nd.edu
Biography
Soares' teaching and research interests include the intersection of sport and politics, particularly focused on ice hockey during the Cold War. Among his recent publications are articles on international ice hockey and détente in the _International Journal of the History of Sport_; on hockey and US-Canadian relations in _Diplomatic History_; on 1970’s “baseball diplomacy” with Cuba in the _New England Journal of History_; on hockey, deindustrialization and film in _Aethlon_; and the competitive strengths of European amateur hockey during the Cold War in the _Notre Dame Journal of Comparative and International Law_. In addition, he wrote the theory and method chapter in the _The Routledge History of American Sport_.
Courses Taught
Sport in American History
SMAC 30302 - Sport, America and the World
SMAC 30303 - port and the Cold War
Research Interests
intersection of sport & politics; Olympics; Cold War era
Education
Ph.D., history, George Washington University
M.Phil., history, George Washington University
B.A., foreign affairs, University of Virginia