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Rwany Sibaja

Department of History
Appalachian State University
220 Anne Belk Hall
PO Box 32072
Boone, NC 28608
sibajaro@appstate.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Modern Latin American history, twentieth-century Argentina, popular culture, sports history, digital tools and new media in the teaching and learning of history

EDUCATION

Ph.D., History, George Mason University (2013)

  • Dissertation: ¡Animales! Civility, Modernity, and Construction of Identity in Argentine Soccer, 1955-70 (Advisor: Matthew Karush, Professor of History)

M.A., History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2005)

B.A., History, Elon University (1998)

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Director of History/Social Studies Education, Asst. Professor of History, Appalachian State University (2015-present)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow and Instructor, Office of the Provost and Department of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2013-2015)
  • Instructor, Department of Education, George Maso (2015-)n University (2010-2011)

PUBLICATIONS

BOOK MANUSCRIPT

  • Civilization and Barbarism in Argentine Fútbol – manuscript in progress

JOURNAL ARTICLES

  • “Digital Approaches to Research and Pedagogy in Latin American Studies,” co-written with Lily Balloffet, submitted to The Latin Americanist.
  • “Omeka to ¡Animales!: Building a Digital Repository of Research on Argentine Soccer” Journal of Sport History (2017) – upcoming special edition, 2017.
  • “Fútbol Discourse and Middle-Class Anxieties in Argentina During the 1950s” (Invited to resubmit, The Americas)
  • “Pibes, Cracks, and Caudillos: Argentina, the World Cup, and Identity Politics (co-authored with Charles Parrish), Soccer & Society 15, no. 5 (September 2014), 655-670. DOI:10.1080/14660970.2014.912017 [This article also appeared as a chapter in Legacies of Great Men in World Soccer, Kausik Bandyopadhyay, ed. (London: Routledge, 2016): Chapter 3.]

BOOK CHAPTERS

  • “Luis Gabelo Conejo,” “Association Football: Paraguay,” “Association Football: Uruguay,” and “Association Football: Bolivia,” in Nauright, John and Charles Parrish, eds. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice, 4 Vols. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio, 2012.

ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

  • “Social Studies Education ‘Down South’,” Teachinghistory.org, (February 8, 2012)
  • “Comic Books in the History Classroom,” Teachinghistory.org, (July 9, 2011)
  • “Teaching and Learning History in the Digital Age (AHA 2011),” Teachinghistory.org (March 11, 2011)
  • Authored over two dozens reviews for “Tech for Teachers,” Teachinghistory.org.

TEACHING

  • Introduction to Secondary History Education, Appalachian State University (Fall 2017)
  • Sports & the Making of the Americas, Appalachian State University (Spring 2017, Spring 2016)
  • Teaching History in the Digital Age, Appalachian State University (Fall 2017, Fall 2016)
  • Issues in Teaching World History, Appalachian State University (Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015)
  • Issues in Teaching U.S. History, Appalachian State University (Fall 2016, Fall 2015)
  • Introduction to Digital History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Fall 2014)
  • The History of Sports in Latin America, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Spring 2014)
  • Latin American History for Teachers, George Mason University (Oct 2010—Feb 2011)
  • Teaching Assistant, Hidden in Plain Sight (online course), George Mason University – Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (Spring 2011 and Spring 2012)
  • Teaching Assistant, American History Digitized, George Mason University in partnership with the Alaska Network for Understanding American History (2010-2011)
  • Teaching Assistant, History of Western Civilization, George Mason University (2009-2010)

PRESENTATIONS

  • “Sports and the Making of the Americas: Immigration, Athletes, and the Construction of Identities,” NC State University Summer Teacher Institute: The Long History of Immigration in the United States, Raleigh, NC (June 22-23, 2017).
  • “De ‘criollo argentino durante la ascendencia del futebol brasileiroMacaquitos’ a ‘La Maravilla Negra’: Reevaluando el fútbol argentino durante la época de Pelé,” Historia Global y Circulación de Saberes, Métodos, Teorías, Temas – Siglos XVI-XXI, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, CR (June 6-7, 2017).
  • “Digital Tools and Latin American Studies,” Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS), Chapel Hill, NC (March 23-26, 2017).
  • “Historical Inquiry & Digital Literacy,” UNC World View K-12 Global Education Symposium 2016: Innovation and Technology to Drive Global Learning, Chapel Hill, NC (Oct 19-20, 2016).
  • “Understanding by Digital Design: Digital Storytelling and Other Forms of Multimedia Narrativity in the Sports History Classroom,” North American Society for Sports History Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA (May 28-29, 2016)
  • “Omeka and ¡Animales!: Appropriating a Web-Publishing Platform for Personal Research on Argentine Soccer,” Doing Sport History in the Digital Present, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA (May 25-26, 2016)
  • Co-Presenter, “Creating Historians-Linking Literacy Resources with Strategies in the Classroom,” North Carolina Council for the Social Studies, Greensboro; NC (Feb 25-26, 2016)
  • “Reimagining Argentine Fútbol in the Age of Pelé” to be presented to the American Historical Association, Atlanta, GA (Jan 7-10, 2016)
  • “El gobierno no tolerá nuevos excesos”: Intervención estatal en el fútbol argentino, 1966-1974,” Latin American Studies Association Conference, San Juan, PR (May 26-29, 2015)
  • “Dual Passions: A History of Fútbol Films in Argentina, 1933-1963,” American Historical Association, New York City, NY (Jan 2-5, 2015)
  • “Female Athletics in the Construction of Perón’s “New Argentina,” Latin American Studies Association Conference, Chicago, IL (May 22-25, 2014)
  • “Chantocracia: Dante Panzeri, Adolfo Mogilevsky, and the Reshaping of Argentine Fútbol in the 1960s,” ‘Soccer as the Beautiful Game’ International Soccer Conference, Hofstra University, NY (April 9-12, 2014)
  • “Breaking the Mold: Contesting Identities & Stereotypes in Argentine Soccer,” UMBC History Department Lecture Series (March 5, 2014)
  • “The ‘Disaster’ of Sweden: A Turning Point for Argentine Soccer,” Rethinking Sports in the Americas, Emory University, GA (October 3-4, 2013)
  • “Sweden, 1958: The Beginning of an Identity Crisis in Argentine Football,” Latin American Studies Association Conference, Washington D.C. (May 29-June 1, 2013)
  • “Measuring ‘Success’ and Defining a ‘Crisis’ in Argentine and Brazilian Football,” Panel Chair, Latin American Studies Association Conference, Washington D.C., May 29-June 1, 2013
  • “The Limits of Intervention: Soccer, Politics, and Identity in Perón’s Argentina,” Sport and the Global South Conference II, Fairfax, VA (November 12-14, 2012)
  • “Digital Tools for the Teaching and Learning of American History,” presented to American Historical Association, Chicago, IL (Jan 5-8, 2012)
  • “Digital Humanities: A Hands-On Workshop, Digital Storytelling,” presented to American Historical Association, Chicago, IL (Jan 5-8, 2012)
  • “A Crisis of Identity in Argentinean Fútbol: A View from the Press (1955-1970),” Sport and the Global South Conference, Fairfax, VA (November 15-16, 2011)
  • “Working with Digital Tools,” Teaching with Primary Sources: Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute, Washington D.C. (July 2011)
  • “Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning American History,” presented to American Historical Association, Boston, MA (Jan 6-9, 2011)
  • “U.S.-Latin American Relations Through the Prism of Costa Rican Democracy,” presented to World View Conference: “Latin America and North Carolina,” and the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC (Mar 25-26, 2008)

CONFERENCE ROLES

  • Moderator, “Developing National Identities: Personal, Communal, and National Progress Narratives in Sport,” North American Society for Sports History Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA (May 28-29, 2016)
  • Panel Chair, Moderator, and Commentator – “Visualizing Gender in Argentine and Mexican Sports Magazines and Ndewspapers,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Convention, Glenwood Springs, CO (May 30-June 2, 2014)
  • Moderator – “Professionalism and Fanaticism in the Development of Professional Football,” Soccer as the Beautiful Game International Soccer Conference, Hofstra University, NY (April 10-12)
  • Panel Chair and Moderator – “Measuring ‘Success’ and Defining a ‘Crisis’ in Argentine and Brazilian Football,” Latin American Studies Association Conference, Washington D.C., (May 29-June 1, 2013)

AWARDS, GRANTS, & FELLOWSHIPS

  • Dresher Center Emergency Scholarly Support Fund Grant, UMBC (2014)
  • UMBC Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity (2013-2015)
  • Dissertation Completion Award, George Mason University Office of the Provost (2012-2013)
  • Charles and Polly Webber Outstanding Graduate Student Award – History (2011-2012)
  • Rudolph and Louise Fishel Endowed Scholarship (2011)
  • McKinnon-Morton Dissertation Research Fellowship (2011)
  • George Mason University Graduate Fellowship (2009-2012)
  • North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship (1994-1998)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Member, Steering Committee, ASU Department of History (2015-present)
  • Member, Online Course Committee, ASU Department of History (2015-2016)
  • Member, Undergraduate Directors Committee, ASU Reich College of Education (2015-present)
  • Member, Teacher Education Council, ASU Reich College of Education (2015-present)
  • Member, ASU Partnership Social Studies Professional Learning Community (2015-present)
  • Member, Undergraduate Teacher Education Directors Committee, ASU College of Arts & Sciences (2015-present)
  • Member, ASU Appalachian@s (Latino/Hispanic Faculty & Staff Association, 2015-present)
  • Member, UMBC Hispanic/Latino Faculty Association (2013-2015)
  • Member, UMBC Faculty Development Center, Standards of Teaching and Learning Discussion Group (2013-2014)
  • Editor-At-Large, Journal, Digital Humanities Now (Oct 5-11, Nov 9-15, and Dec 14-20, 2013)
  • Center Affiliate Member, The Center for the Study of Sport and Leisure, School of Recreation-Health-and Tourism, George Mason University (2012-present)
  • Contributor & Member, Football Scholars Forum (2011-present)
  • Graduate Committee Elected Representative, George Mason University History Department (2010-2011)

PUBLIC SERVICE

  • “Life as an Educator,” presented to the Appalachian State University ACES program (Feb 19, 2016)
  • Invited Speaker – Latino Faculty Series, Hispanic Student Association, Appalachian State (Nov 19, 2015)
  • Guest lecture, “Reflective Planning in Social Studies Education,” Catholic University, Washington D.C., (October 1, 2014)
  • “Teaching Latin American History,” presented to educators in grades 6-12, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland (Feb 2014)
  • Reader: Advanced Placement European History, College Board (2005-2011)
  • “Teaching with Digital Tools: World History Matters and Other CHNM Projects,” presented at the AP World History Summer Institute, Fairfax, VA (July 13, 2011)
  • Website Judge: Middle Grades Category, National History Day, Fairfax, VA (2010)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Research Assistant for Education Projects, George Mason University – Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (2010-2012)
  • Program Manager for K-12 Social Studies, Department of Instructional Services, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, NC (2006-2008)
  • Instructor, History and Foreign Language (Spanish), Orange County Schools (NC) & Davidson County Schools (NC) (2008-2009) & (1998-2006)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Historical Association
  • Conference for Latin American Historians
  • Latin American Studies Association
  • North American Society for Sports History
  • North Carolina Council for the Social Studies
  • Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies