Olympics

Cuban baseball fans waiting to see what the game will show them in 2009. Photo courtesy Benjamin Eastman

Golden Legacies, Uncertain Futures

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Benjamin Eastman


Athletics, Ambivalence, and Transformation in Post-Soviet Cuba During the summer of 2004, thirteen years into the economic austerity of the…More










































































































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Colonial Woes and Conflicts of Latin American and Spanish Soccer Fans during the 2010 World Cup on YouTube

Currently, skepticism in the scientific community over social media and their ability to accurately reflect the trends and opinions of…More










































































































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Boundaries of a Veiled Female Body

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Sertaç Sehlikoglu-Karakas


Islamic Reflections on Women’s Sporting Bodies in Relation to Sexuality, Modesty and Privacy As 2012 London Olympics approached, heated debates…More










































































































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Trainers evaluating boxers. Photo courtesy Gabriel A Torres

Olympic Trials and Cultural Configurations

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Gabriel A Torres


Notes from a Midwest Boxing Gym Over the past two years, I have carried out fieldwork in a Midwest boxing…More










































































































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Photo courtesy Kevin Carrico

Celebration and Security

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Kevin Carrico


The Olympics as a National-Affective Movement I had never been particularly interested in the Olympics. Perhaps I could never grasp…More










































































































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Soccer ball on lawn. Photo courtesy Ke Yu via iStockphoto

Translating Race and Culture

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Daniel Renfrew


Critical Perspectives on the Suarez-Evra English Football Race Row European soccer (or football) leagues can be viewed as mirrors reflecting…More










































































































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The Olympics and Its Discontents

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Jules Boykoff
Thomas F Carter


The Olympics bring together top athletes from around the world to compete on a global stage under the warm glow…More










































































































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The London Olympic Stadium. Photo courtesy Ben Sutherland via Wikimedia Commons

While spectators of the Olympic Games marvel at the feats of (pre)adolescent elite athletes, the symbol of their participation is…More










































































































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Scholars from a great number of disciplines have pointed to the centrality of the concept of the spectacle when discussing…More










































































































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On Becoming a Colombian Paralympian

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Emily Cohen


Colombia, a country at war for over 50 years, has one of the highest rates of landmine injuries in the…More










































































































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