An Ethnography of Football and Masculinities in Jamaica

Letting the Football Talk
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-350-05654-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 452 g

What can football among young men in Jamaica tell us about class, wealth, age, and concepts of masculinity? William Tantam presents an ethnographic study of the impact of football on men's lives in contemporary Jamaica. He illuminates how the football field relates to social and economic inequalities, and whether playing football in a mixed group has the effect of levelling the playing field between the more and less economically wealthy.Tantam presents insights into the life histories and football biographies of individuals, the relationship between wealth, education, and class, and explores how socioeconomic inequalities are embodied and enacted. With rich ethnographic detail, he analyses how the experience of watching international football matches and the English Premier League locates groups of spectators in relation to wider movements of capital. The book features case studies of individuals who play football in Jamaica, and penetrates an under-examined area in academic discussion of sport and masculinity. This will be a valuable addition to students of anthropology, sociology, football studies, cultural studies and gender studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tantam, William

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kultursoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Player Profile: Cavin 1. The Jamaican Football Context: From the Plantation to Schoolboy Football Player Profile: Freddy 2. Shifting Boundaries: The Rules of the FieldPlayer Profile: Mr Bennett 3. The Pass: Older Players and Embodying Middle Class Etiquette Player Profile: Peter 4. The Salad: Younger Players and the Trick as a Tactic of ResistancePlayer Profile: Doc 5. Watching Football: Locating Jamaica within the World of Football Player Profile: Terry Conclusion Bibliography Notes Index

Über Autor(innen)

William Tantam is Postdoctoral Fellow in Caribbean Studies at the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of London, UK.