Football and the Boundaries of History

The essays in this volume use football to create a dialogue between history and other disciplines, including art criticism, philosophy, and political science. The study of football provides fertile ground for interdisciplinary initiatives and this volume explores the disciplinary boundaries that are shifting “beneath our feet.” Traditional disciplines in the humanities and social sciences have come to embrace diverse research methodologies and the increased scholarly attention to football over the past decade reflects both the startling popularity of the sport and the trends in historical scholarship that have been termed the “cultural,” “interpretive,” or “linguistic” turns. This volume includes work on gender, sexuality, and ethnicity, which have challenged disciplinary fault-lines.

1 Introduction: Marking the Field, 1
Brenda Elsey

Part I
Art Criticism, 11

2  Drawing the Foul: Diving and Visuality in Contemporary English Football, 13
Luke Healey

3  From Galáctico to Head Butt: Globalization, Immigration and the Politics of Identity in Artistic Reproductions of Zidane, 31
Daniel Haxall

Part II
Collective Psychology and Group Identity, 55

4 Soccer in the Shadow of Death: Propaganda and Survival in the Nazi Ghetto-Camp of Terezín, 57
Kevin E. Simpson

5 In the Shadow of the State: The National Team and the Politics of National Identity in Spain, 73
Jim O’Brien

Part III
Political Science and International Relations, 99

6  Beyond the Unfulfilled Promise of Soviet International Football, 1945–1991, 101
Mauricio Borrero

7  Post-colonial Outcomes: FIFA, Overseas Territory and National Identity, 119
Steve Menary

8  The Hermit Kingdom versus the World: North Korea in the 2010 World Cup, 137
Aaron D. Horton

Part IV
Race and Ethnic Studies, 159

9  Fausto dos Santos: The Wonders and Challenges of Blackness in Brazil’s “Mulatto Football”, 161
Roger Kittleson

10  Who Counts as a Real American? Dual Citizenship, Hybridity, and the U.S. Men’s National Team, 179
Jon D. Bohland

Part V
Sexuality and Gender, 203

11 Social Climbing, Cultural Experimentation and Trailblazing Metrosexual: Franz Beckenbauer in the 1960s and 1970s, 205
Kay Schiller

12 Standing on Honeyball’s Shoulders: A History of Independent Women’s Football Clubs in England, 227
Jean Williams

Part VI
The State and Civil Society, 247

13  Politics, Power and Soccer in Postwar Italy: The Case of Naples, 249
Rosario Forlenza

14  The Politics of Football in Post-colonial Sierra Leone, 267
Tamba E. M’bayo

15  The Competitive Party: The Formation and Crisis of Organized Fan Groups in Brazil, 1950–1980, 295
Bernardo Buarque de Hollanda

Part VII
Philosophy and Critical Theory, 313

16  “Another World (Cup) Is Possible!”: Twenty Theses About Modern Football, 315
Tim Walters

17  On Virtue, Irony, and Glory: The Pitch and the People, 339
Jason Burke Murphy

Index, 361