The Precarity of Masculinity : : Football, Pentecostalism, and Transnational Aspirations in Cameroon / / Uroš Kovač.
Since the 1990s, an increasing number of young men in Cameroon have aspired to play football as a career and a strategy to migrate abroad. Migration through the sport promises fulfillment of masculine dreams of sports stardom, as well as opportunities to earn a living that have been hollowed out by...
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Kovač, Uroš, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Precarity of Masculinity : Football, Pentecostalism, and Transnational Aspirations in Cameroon / Uroš Kovač. New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2022] ©2022 1 online resource (220 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Precarity, Spirituality, and Masculinities -- Chapter 1. Dreams of Mobility: Football between Politics, Economy, Spirituality, and Transnational Markets -- Chapter 2. “This Is a Business, Not a Charity”: Political and Moral Economy of Football and the Production of the Suffering Subject -- Chapter 3. Becoming Useful and Humble: Moral Masculinities in Uncertain Times -- Chapter 4. “Tapping the Power”: Ruptures and Continuities in the Spiritual World of Football -- Chapter 5. Anxious Athletes, Spiritual Wives: Football, Pentecostalism, and the Body -- Conclusion. Masculinities, Faith, and the Production of Aspiration -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Since the 1990s, an increasing number of young men in Cameroon have aspired to play football as a career and a strategy to migrate abroad. Migration through the sport promises fulfillment of masculine dreams of sports stardom, as well as opportunities to earn a living that have been hollowed out by the country’s long economic stalemate. The aspiring footballers are increasingly turning to Pentecostal Christianity, which allows them to challenge common tropes of young men as stubborn and promiscuous, while also offering a moral and bodily regime that promises success despite the odds. Yet the transnational sports market is tough and unpredictable: it demands disciplined young bodies and introduces new forms of uncertainty. This book unpacks young Cameroonians' football dreams, Pentecostal faith, obligations to provide, and desires to migrate to highlight the precarity of masculinity in structurally adjusted Africa and neoliberal capitalism. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 04. Okt 2022) Masculinity in sports Cameroon. Pentecostalism Cameroon. Soccer players Selection and appointment Cameroon. Soccer Religious aspects Christianity. Soccer Cameroon. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2021 9783110997675 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781789209280 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781789209280 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781789209280/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Precarity, Spirituality, and Masculinities -- Chapter 1. Dreams of Mobility: Football between Politics, Economy, Spirituality, and Transnational Markets -- Chapter 2. “This Is a Business, Not a Charity”: Political and Moral Economy of Football and the Production of the Suffering Subject -- Chapter 3. Becoming Useful and Humble: Moral Masculinities in Uncertain Times -- Chapter 4. “Tapping the Power”: Ruptures and Continuities in the Spiritual World of Football -- Chapter 5. Anxious Athletes, Spiritual Wives: Football, Pentecostalism, and the Body -- Conclusion. Masculinities, Faith, and the Production of Aspiration -- References -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Precarity, Spirituality, and Masculinities -- Chapter 1. Dreams of Mobility: Football between Politics, Economy, Spirituality, and Transnational Markets -- Chapter 2. “This Is a Business, Not a Charity”: Political and Moral Economy of Football and the Production of the Suffering Subject -- Chapter 3. Becoming Useful and Humble: Moral Masculinities in Uncertain Times -- Chapter 4. “Tapping the Power”: Ruptures and Continuities in the Spiritual World of Football -- Chapter 5. Anxious Athletes, Spiritual Wives: Football, Pentecostalism, and the Body -- Conclusion. Masculinities, Faith, and the Production of Aspiration -- References -- Index |
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