Football and the boundaries of history : critical studies in soccer

4e de couv.: The essays in this volume use football to create a dialogue between history and other disciplines, including art criticism, philosophy, and political science. The study of football provides fertile ground for interdisciplinary initiatives and this volume explores the disciplinary boundaries that are shifting "beneath our feet." Traditional disciplines in the humanities and social sciences have come to embrace diverse research methodologies and the increased scholarly attention to football over the past decade reflects both the startling popularity of the sport and the trends in historical scholarship that have been termed the "cultural," "interpretive," or "linguistic" turns. This volume includes work on gender, sexuality, and ethnicity, which have challenged disciplinary fault-lines Preface 5 The Ball Is Round 5 Notes 8 Acknowledgements 9 Contents 11 List of Contributors 14 List of Figures 18 Chapter 1: Introduction: Marking the Field 20 Notes 28 Part I: Art Criticism 30 Chapter 2: Drawing the Foul: Diving and Visuality in Contemporary English Football 31 Notes 46 Works Cited 48 Chapter 3: From Galáctico to Head Butt: Globalization, Immigration and the Politics of Identity in Artistic Reproductions of Zidane 49 The Legend of “Zizou” 50 Picturing Zidane: The Fetishized Footballer 53 Zidane in Action: Globalization and the Telecracy 57 Black–Blanc–Beur: Zidane and Immigration 60 Le Nif: Zidane as a Postcolonial Hero 63 Conclusion 67 Notes 67 Works Cited 70 Part II: Collective Psychology and Group Identity 72 Chapter 4: Soccer in the Shadow of Death: Propaganda and Survival in the Nazi Ghetto-Camp of Terezín 73 Background on Terezín: Life in a Ghetto-Camp 74 The Propaganda Films 77 Liga Terezín 79 Legacy of Liga Terezín 84 Notes 86 Works Cited 87 Chapter 5: In the Shadow of the State: The National Team and the Politics of National Identity in Spain 89 La Furia and the Lions of Antwerp 1920 92 The Ghost of Zarra and Brazil 1950 94 Madrid 1964; Football and Franco’s New Spain. 96 La Selección Spain 1982—Unity and Division 99 La Roja and La Selección—Football’s National Consensus 102 Notes 107 Works Cited 112 Part III: Political Science and International Relations 114 Chapter 6: Beyond the Unfulfilled Promise of Soviet International Football, 1945–1991 115 Soviet International Football: A Brief Narrative 117 Soviet Football on Tour 119 Tangled Identities 123 Conclusion 128 Notes 128 Works Cited 131 Chapter 7: Post-colonial Outcomes: FIFA, Overseas Territory and National Identity 133 Nederlands-koloniale Rijk 134 France: départements et territoires d’outre-mer 136 The British Empire 141 Post-post-colonial Leftovers 146 Conclusion 146 Notes 148 Works Cited 150 Chapter 8: The Hermit Kingdom versus the World: North Korea in the 2010 World Cup 151 Past Glory 153 Qualification 156 The Finals 159 Notes 165 Work Cited 169 Part IV: Race and Ethnic Studies 172 Chapter 9: Fausto dos Santos: The Wonders and Challenges of Blackness in Brazil’s “Mulatto Football” 173 Fausto and “Brown Professionalism” 174 Stardom and Roguery 178 Conclusion: “Head Held High on the Field and in Life”48 181 Notes 182 Work Cited 187 Periodicals 187 Articles, Books, and Theses 187 Chapter 10: Who Counts as a Real American? Dual Citizenship, Hybridity, and the U.S. Men’s National Team 190 Dual Citizenship, Multiculturalism, and Transnational Identities 191 Immigration, Dual Nationals, and FIFA 193 Soccer in the United States and the Ghost of David Regis 195 The 2014 World Cup Team 198 Why Do I Play for the United States? 201 The Post-2014 World Cup Future 203 Notes 205 Work Cited 210 Part V: Sexuality and Gender 214 Chapter 11: Social Climbing, Cultural Experimentation and Trailblazing Metrosexual: Franz Beckenbauer in the 1960s and 1970s 215 Social Climbing 217 Cultural Experimentation 222 Trailblazer for Metrosexual Footballers 226 Notes 231 Chapter 12: Standing on Honeyball’s Shoulders: A History of Independent Women’s Football Clubs in England 236 The Lost Generations of British Women’s Football 1921–71 236 The Girls of the Period Playing Ball: Women’s Football Pioneers 1869–1921 238 The Donny Belles and British Independent Women’s Football Teams 1969–2014 240 Conclusion: The Ambiguous Future of Women in Football 245 Notes 248 Work Cited 251 Part VI: The State and Civil Society 255 Chapter 13: Politics, Power and Soccer in Postwar Italy: The Case of Naples 256 Achille Lauro, the King of Naples5 258 Soccer Politics, Neapolitan Style 261 Hands Over the City 267 Conclusion: Lauro and “Modernity” 269 Notes 270 Work Cited 272 Chapter 14: The Politics of Football in Post-colonial Sierra Leone 274 The Birth of a Pastime: Football in Colonial Sierra Leone 277 The Paradoxes of Sierra Leone’s Postcolonial Football Misadventure 282 Sierra Leone’s Football Underdevelopment and Ghana’s Football Development 287 Conclusion 292 Notes 293 Work Cited 298 Chapter 15: The Competitive Party: The Formation and Crisis of Organized Fan Groups in Brazil, 1950–1980 301 A Character 301 Juvenile Schisms 306 In the Dock 311 Conclusion: Farewell, Samba Plot? 315 Notes 316 Work Cited 317 Part VII: Philosophy and Critical Theory 318 Chapter 16: “Another World (Cup) Is Possible!”: Twenty Theses About Modern Football 319 The Relationship Between Football and Capital Has Changed 320 This Changed Relationship Has Generated More Negative Than Positive Effects 321 Most People Who Are Interested in Football Believe the Effects of Capital Are Corrosive 322 In Myriad Ways, Modern Football Is a Symptom of Modern Capitalism, and Should Be Treated as Such 322 Modern Football Is Useful, and Maybe Even Necessary, to Modern Capitalism 323 Public Feeling About the Political Economy of Football Has Changed 324 FIFA and The(ir) World Cups Have Made This Inevitable 324 2013–2022: An Opportunity for Us to Get Back to Basics: What Is Football for? 325 FIFA Have Built the Stage for Occupy Football 326 It’s Critical That We Make the Most of This Opportunity (For a Change) 327 Occupy Football Must Be “Infinitely Demanding” 327 We Should Refocus Our Analysis/Critique to Emphasize Economic Institutions and Systems. Or: It’s the Economy, Stupid! 327 Democracy Cannot Save the World (of Football) from Capital 330 (Football) Capitalism Isn’t Broken: It’s Working 331 Forget Utopia: Capitalism Cannot Save Us or Football from the Excesses Caused by Capitalism 332 The Future (of Football) Should Be Communist 333 Pulling the Plug on Modern Football? 334 Football “For the World”? 334 Football as a Weapon of the Revolution (Again!) 336 These Are the Best of Times; These Are the Worst of Times... 337 Notes 337 Work Cited and Consulted 339 Chapter 17: On Virtue, Irony, and Glory: The Pitch and the People 342 Examples of Soccer’s Representative Power 343 Virtue 346 The Stage, the Canvas, the Pitch 347 A Short Praise of Fan Irony 350 Glory 352 The Creative Fan 356 Notes 358 Work Cited 360 Index 363 "Preface"--"The Ball Is Round" -- "Notes" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Contents" -- "List of Contributors" -- "List of Figures " -- "Chapter 1: Introduction: Marking the Field" -- "Notes" -- "Part I: Art Criticism" -- "Chapter 2: Drawing the Foul: Diving and Visuality in Contemporary English Football" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" -- "Chapter 3: From Galáctico to Head Butt: Globalization, Immigration and the Politics of Identity in Artistic Reproductions of Zidane" -- "The Legend of â#x80;#x9C;Zizouâ#x80;#x9D;" -- "Picturing Zidane: The Fetishized Footballer" -- "Zidane in Action: Globalization and the Telecracy" -- "Blackâ#x80;#x93;Blancâ#x80;#x93;Beur: Zidane and Immigration" -- "Le Nif: Zidane as a Postcolonial Hero" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" -- "Part II: Collective Psychology and Group Identity" -- "Chapter 4: Soccer in the Shadow of Death: Propaganda and Survival in the Nazi Ghetto-Camp of TerezÃƯn" -- "Background on TerezÃƯn: Life in a Ghetto-Camp" -- "The Propaganda Films" -- "Liga TerezÃƯn" -- "Legacy of Liga TerezÃƯn" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" -- "Chapter 5: In the Shadow of the State: The National Team and the Politics of National Identity in Spain" -- "La Furia and the Lions of Antwerp 1920" -- "The Ghost of Zarra and Brazil 1950" -- "Madrid 1964 -- Football and Francoâ#x80;#x99;s New Spain." -- "La SelecciÃ3n Spain 1982â#x80;#x94;Unity and Division" -- "La Roja and La SelecciÃ3nâ#x80;#x94;Footballâ#x80;#x99;s National Consensus" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" -- "Part III: Political Science and International Relations " -- "Chapter 6: Beyond the Unfulfilled Promise of Soviet International Football, 1945â#x80;#x93;1991" -- "Soviet International Football: A Brief Narrative" -- "Soviet Football on Tour" -- "Tangled Identities" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited." Front Matter....Pages i-xx Introduction: Marking the Field....Pages 1-10 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Drawing the Foul: Diving and Visuality in Contemporary English Football....Pages 13-30 From Galáctico to Head Butt: Globalization, Immigration and the Politics of Identity in Artistic Reproductions of Zidane....Pages 31-53 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Soccer in the Shadow of Death: Propaganda and Survival in the Nazi Ghetto-Camp of Terezín....Pages 57-72 In the Shadow of the State: The National Team and the Politics of National Identity in Spain....Pages 73-97 Front Matter....Pages 99-99 Beyond the Unfulfilled Promise of Soviet International Football, 1945–1991....Pages 101-118 Post-colonial Outcomes: FIFA, Overseas Territory and National Identity....Pages 119-136 The Hermit Kingdom versus the World: North Korea in the 2010 World Cup....Pages 137-157 Front Matter....Pages 159-159 Fausto dos Santos: The Wonders and Challenges of Blackness in Brazil’s “Mulatto Football”....Pages 161-177 Who Counts as a Real American? Dual Citizenship, Hybridity, and the U.S. Men’s National Team....Pages 179-202 Front Matter....Pages 203-203 Social Climbing, Cultural Experimentation and Trailblazing Metrosexual: Franz Beckenbauer in the 1960s and 1970s....Pages 205-225 Standing on Honeyball’s Shoulders: A History of Independent Women’s Football Clubs in England....Pages 227-245 Front Matter....Pages 247-247 Politics, Power and Soccer in Postwar Italy: The Case of Naples....Pages 249-266 The Politics of Football in Post-colonial Sierra Leone....Pages 267-293 The Competitive Party: The Formation and Crisis of Organized Fan Groups in Brazil, 1950–1980....Pages 295-311 Front Matter....Pages 313-313 “Another World (Cup) Is Possible!”: Twenty Theses About Modern Football....Pages 315-337 On Virtue, Irony, and Glory: The Pitch and the People....Pages 339-359 Back Matter....Pages 361-384 The essays in this volume use football to create a dialogue between history and other disciplines, including art criticism, philosophy, and political science. The study of football provides fertile ground for interdisciplinary initiatives and this volume explores the disciplinary boundaries that are shifting beneath our feet. Traditional disciplines in the humanities and social sciences have come to embrace diverse research methodologies and the increased scholarly attention to football over the past decade reflects both the startling popularity of the sport and the trends in historical scholarship that have been termed the cultural, interpretive, or linguistic turns. This volume includes work on gender, sexuality, and ethnicity, which have challenged disciplinary fault-lines. -- Amazon.com The essays in this volume use football to create a dialogue between history and other disciplines, including art criticism, philosophy, and political science. 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