Luke Healey
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- May 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781800856899
- eISBN:
- 9781800853317
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781800856899.003.0011
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sport and Leisure
Luke Healey writes that within the globalized image economy that circulates around soccer in the 21st century, a number of individuals are singularly visible; one of these is the former French ...
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Luke Healey writes that within the globalized image economy that circulates around soccer in the 21st century, a number of individuals are singularly visible; one of these is the former French national captain Zidane. As a highly prominent and successful working-class French Maghrebian from the banlieue of Marseille, Zidane occupies a delicate position within French cultural discourse, and his importance with regard to France’s sporting, colonial and cultural history has occasioned appearances in numerous artistic depictions. This essay focuses in particular on Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno’s film, Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle; Jean-Philippe Toussaint’s short literary essay, La Mélancolie de Zidane; and Anne Delbée’s novella, La 107e Minute. In addition, it considers Adel Abdessemed’s monumental bronze sculpture Coup de Tête. Each of these projects, Healey argues, attempts to negotiate the skeins of discourse that accompany ‘Zizou’ wherever he goes, in order to offer a perspective of their subject that differs substantially from the on-dit. In presenting this argument, Healey engages with Pierre Bourdieu’s conception of the aesthetic regime of high culture advanced in La Distinction, thus illustrating the diverse ways in which these four works enact this rejection in terms of cultural politics.Less
Luke Healey writes that within the globalized image economy that circulates around soccer in the 21st century, a number of individuals are singularly visible; one of these is the former French national captain Zidane. As a highly prominent and successful working-class French Maghrebian from the banlieue of Marseille, Zidane occupies a delicate position within French cultural discourse, and his importance with regard to France’s sporting, colonial and cultural history has occasioned appearances in numerous artistic depictions. This essay focuses in particular on Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno’s film, Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle; Jean-Philippe Toussaint’s short literary essay, La Mélancolie de Zidane; and Anne Delbée’s novella, La 107e Minute. In addition, it considers Adel Abdessemed’s monumental bronze sculpture Coup de Tête. Each of these projects, Healey argues, attempts to negotiate the skeins of discourse that accompany ‘Zizou’ wherever he goes, in order to offer a perspective of their subject that differs substantially from the on-dit. In presenting this argument, Healey engages with Pierre Bourdieu’s conception of the aesthetic regime of high culture advanced in La Distinction, thus illustrating the diverse ways in which these four works enact this rejection in terms of cultural politics.
Grant Farred
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816650231
- eISBN:
- 9781452946115
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816650231.003.0004
- Subject:
- Philosophy, American Philosophy
In the waning moments of the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin, between France and Italy, Zindine Zidane, the French captain, headbutted – the famed coup de boule – an Italian player who had insulted ...
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In the waning moments of the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin, between France and Italy, Zindine Zidane, the French captain, headbutted – the famed coup de boule – an Italian player who had insulted him. To this day, Zidane has never revealed what it is the Italian, Marco Materazzi, said to him, producing the most enduring secret in football history. This chapter explores xenophobia, the anti-Islamic politics that have obtained, especially since 9//, in Europe, the politics of immigrant, the myth of equality (especially for immigrants) in republican France, and the special status of Zidane as a voyou.Less
In the waning moments of the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin, between France and Italy, Zindine Zidane, the French captain, headbutted – the famed coup de boule – an Italian player who had insulted him. To this day, Zidane has never revealed what it is the Italian, Marco Materazzi, said to him, producing the most enduring secret in football history. This chapter explores xenophobia, the anti-Islamic politics that have obtained, especially since 9//, in Europe, the politics of immigrant, the myth of equality (especially for immigrants) in republican France, and the special status of Zidane as a voyou.
Roxanna Curto and Rebecca Wines (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- May 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781800856899
- eISBN:
- 9781800853317
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781800856899.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sport and Leisure
This edited volume gathers together studies examining various aspects of physical culture in literature written in French from Europe and around the Francophone world. We define “physical culture” as ...
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This edited volume gathers together studies examining various aspects of physical culture in literature written in French from Europe and around the Francophone world. We define “physical culture” as the systematic care for and development of the physique, and interpret it to include not only sport in the modern sense, but also all the athletic activities that preceded it or relate to it, such as bodily forms of exercise, leisure, and artistic creation. Our essays pursue diverse interpretive approaches and focus on texts from a wide variety of periods (medieval to the present) and genres (short stories, novels, essays, poetry) in order to consider the fundamental—yet highly neglected—place of physical activities in literature and culture from the French-speaking world. Some of the questions the essays explore include: Does the genre “sports literature” exist in French, and if so, what are its characteristics? How do governments or other political entities mobilize sports literature? What role do narratives about sports—especially the creation of teams—play in the construction of national, regional and/or local identities? How is physical culture used in literary works for pedagogical or ideological purposes? To what extent do sports performances provide a metaphorical and figurative discourse for discussing literature and culture?Less
This edited volume gathers together studies examining various aspects of physical culture in literature written in French from Europe and around the Francophone world. We define “physical culture” as the systematic care for and development of the physique, and interpret it to include not only sport in the modern sense, but also all the athletic activities that preceded it or relate to it, such as bodily forms of exercise, leisure, and artistic creation. Our essays pursue diverse interpretive approaches and focus on texts from a wide variety of periods (medieval to the present) and genres (short stories, novels, essays, poetry) in order to consider the fundamental—yet highly neglected—place of physical activities in literature and culture from the French-speaking world. Some of the questions the essays explore include: Does the genre “sports literature” exist in French, and if so, what are its characteristics? How do governments or other political entities mobilize sports literature? What role do narratives about sports—especially the creation of teams—play in the construction of national, regional and/or local identities? How is physical culture used in literary works for pedagogical or ideological purposes? To what extent do sports performances provide a metaphorical and figurative discourse for discussing literature and culture?
Christa Jones
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- May 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781800856899
- eISBN:
- 9781800853317
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781800856899.003.0010
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sport and Leisure
Christa Jones analyses the ideological relationship between soccer, national identity and Islamism in post-riot 1988 Algeria by examining representations of soccer culture and fandom in Francophone ...
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Christa Jones analyses the ideological relationship between soccer, national identity and Islamism in post-riot 1988 Algeria by examining representations of soccer culture and fandom in Francophone literature from North Africa, where sports and politics continue to be intricately linked. After Algeria obtained independence from France, sport clubs were institutionalized and athletic activities (including soccer but also basketball, boxing, handball, track and field, gymnastics, swimming, ping pong and weightlifting) were closely monitored by the F.L.N. (Front de Libération Nationale) until 1989, in accordance with Chadli Bendjedid’s democratization efforts (Fatès 2009). This essay considers representations of soccer, commonly referred to as Kourat el Kadem (ball at foot), in short stories by Yahia Belaskri (‘Blanc et noir’), Anouar Benmalek (‘Le penalty’), and novels by Aziz Chouaki (L’étoile d’Alger) and Rachid Boudjedra (La vie à l’endroit). In these texts, which illustrate how soccer galvanizes crowds, soccer players such as Zidane embody a strong masculinity and essentially positive values such as strength, wealth, success, and a relentless determination to win. In particular, the works analysed by Jones stress soccer’s strong oneiric potential, as an activity that captivates idle or disillusioned youth who are often limited by socio-political conditions that impede their personal and professional development.Less
Christa Jones analyses the ideological relationship between soccer, national identity and Islamism in post-riot 1988 Algeria by examining representations of soccer culture and fandom in Francophone literature from North Africa, where sports and politics continue to be intricately linked. After Algeria obtained independence from France, sport clubs were institutionalized and athletic activities (including soccer but also basketball, boxing, handball, track and field, gymnastics, swimming, ping pong and weightlifting) were closely monitored by the F.L.N. (Front de Libération Nationale) until 1989, in accordance with Chadli Bendjedid’s democratization efforts (Fatès 2009). This essay considers representations of soccer, commonly referred to as Kourat el Kadem (ball at foot), in short stories by Yahia Belaskri (‘Blanc et noir’), Anouar Benmalek (‘Le penalty’), and novels by Aziz Chouaki (L’étoile d’Alger) and Rachid Boudjedra (La vie à l’endroit). In these texts, which illustrate how soccer galvanizes crowds, soccer players such as Zidane embody a strong masculinity and essentially positive values such as strength, wealth, success, and a relentless determination to win. In particular, the works analysed by Jones stress soccer’s strong oneiric potential, as an activity that captivates idle or disillusioned youth who are often limited by socio-political conditions that impede their personal and professional development.
Grant Farred
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816650231
- eISBN:
- 9781452946115
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816650231.003.0003
- Subject:
- Philosophy, American Philosophy
In January, 1995, Eric Cantona, after enduring a torrid time on the pitch in an English Premier League game, takes exception to the taunts of a xenophobic fan. After being sent off, Cantona launches ...
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In January, 1995, Eric Cantona, after enduring a torrid time on the pitch in an English Premier League game, takes exception to the taunts of a xenophobic fan. After being sent off, Cantona launches himself at the fan, executing the most famous kung-fu kick in football lore. The Cantona event is read through Gilles Deleuze’s work on the cinema.Less
In January, 1995, Eric Cantona, after enduring a torrid time on the pitch in an English Premier League game, takes exception to the taunts of a xenophobic fan. After being sent off, Cantona launches himself at the fan, executing the most famous kung-fu kick in football lore. The Cantona event is read through Gilles Deleuze’s work on the cinema.
Grant Farred
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816650231
- eISBN:
- 9781452946115
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816650231.003.0002
- Subject:
- Philosophy, American Philosophy
Ron Artest commits a flagrant foul in an NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons; after this incident, Artest chooses to lie supine on the scorer’s table, “provoking” (mainly ...
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Ron Artest commits a flagrant foul in an NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons; after this incident, Artest chooses to lie supine on the scorer’s table, “provoking” (mainly white) fans to hurl invectives and beer cups in his direction; in response to this, Artest and some of his teammates go into the stands to attack the offending fans. Artest is suspended for a record number of games and fined a record amount by the NBA. Using Alain Badiou’s work on the event, this chapter demonstrates the ways in which the event of Artest extends beyond him, drawing in other figures, most notably, Rosa Parkes, Jackie Robinson and Emmett Till.Less
Ron Artest commits a flagrant foul in an NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons; after this incident, Artest chooses to lie supine on the scorer’s table, “provoking” (mainly white) fans to hurl invectives and beer cups in his direction; in response to this, Artest and some of his teammates go into the stands to attack the offending fans. Artest is suspended for a record number of games and fined a record amount by the NBA. Using Alain Badiou’s work on the event, this chapter demonstrates the ways in which the event of Artest extends beyond him, drawing in other figures, most notably, Rosa Parkes, Jackie Robinson and Emmett Till.