ABSTRACT
Football is ubiquitous and a permanent fixture of modern life. More than a sport, it frequently manifests in broader popular culture. This book examines the significance of football for, and in, popular culture across a wide range of forms, including music, film, and social media.
Football and Popular Culture plots a new path in Football Studies, drawing on original research in countries including England, Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Yugoslavia. The book includes both historical and contemporary perspectives, exploring some of the most important themes in the study of sport and culture, including identity, nationalism, fandom, and protest. It presents diverse case studies ranging from sonic violence among Brazilian torcidas organizadas to fanled commemoration of the Munich air disaster, which together help us to better understand the intersection of sport, society, and popular culture.
This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, or contemporary history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
Sound and violence in football culture
chapter Chapter 1|14 pages
Kicking metaphors of the body around in the mediation of self and other
chapter Chapter 2|14 pages
‘You call this democracy?’
chapter Chapter 4|18 pages
Capital culture, political performance
part II|53 pages
Football and screen
chapter Chapter 5|16 pages
Kicking, not screaming
chapter Chapter 6|21 pages
European cinema and the football film
chapter Chapter 7|14 pages
Football, fantasy, film
part III|63 pages
Football and/as cultural identity