Wrestling with Uncertainty in Dakar’s Banlieue
Dakar’s aspiring wrestlers forge entrepreneurial career paths in an uncertain local economy. Children playing at wrestling at an écurie (wrestling school) in the Dakar suburb of Yeumbeul. Young…
Tag: Sport
Beyond “Embodiment” in Sport
How weightlifting involves relations between tools and bodies. Gym in Gldani, Georgia before a youth competition in April 2012. Photograph courtesy Perry Sherouse Anthropological writing on spo…
Soccer, Kinship and Migration Dreams in Cameroon
For young men in Cameroon, international soccer dreams and family relations are closely connected. International men’s football (soccer) match: Germany vs. Cameroon. Photo courtesy Wikime…
Sporting Change in Spain
The Morisco Games celebrate Spain’s Islamic past through sporting competition in the present. The King of Granada conquered Purchena, where the victory was marked with lavish games. There…
“Don’t Think About the Crisis, Work!”
Rage, Crisis, and the Informal Economy in Brazil The foundation of Brazilian modernity has emerged from an unresolved contradiction. The informal economy has embraced millions of low-income…
Running Across America
It’s Not All About the Running Wake up, measure body weight, pack gear, run marathon, measure body weight, set up camp, go to sleep. Wake up, collect urine…
The Olympic Future of Mixed Martial Arts
MMA offers a brutal competitive antidote to the cult of the passive spectator, writes D. S. Farrer The Olympics should embrace Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), the world’s fastest…
Sport Mega-Events and Global Political Economy
Olympic Games have become the largest international diplomatic and corporate gatherings, write Susan Brownell and Niko Besnier. In May 2015, American and Swiss authorities swooped into the annual…
Running, Spending and Saving in Japan
Migrant Kenyan athletes must meet the demands of family and prepare for their own futures. All Kenyan medalists in Olympic men’s marathons from 1988 to 2008 have lived…
“Turn Down for What?”
A Brazilian Remix One of the first things I noticed about Kendrick Lamar’s recent performance at the 2016 Grammys was the noise. Fans and critics have written about…
Soccer as Ethnography
Some student soccer players challenge a team of Kurdish asylum seekers to a game. How can cultural identities be studied ethnographically through playing soccer? In the summer of 2014…
Race and Cricket Narratives in the West Indies
Adnan Hossain asks who the best fast bowlers are, and why race matters in West Indies cricket. In the Caribbean, cricket is not only a sport but…
The Straight Dope on Regulating Fair Play in Sport
Why do so many athletes seem to be cheating? Kathryn Henne delves into the rules surrounding doping and gender in sport. Maria Sharapova, pictured here at the…
Nächtliches Joggen: Mehr als ein Sport
Man sieht sie in Wohngebieten, auf den Straßen, im Park und in Geschäftsvierteln: junge Leute, die joggen. Da sie tagsüber keine Zeit haben, joggen sie häufig abends, im…
I like to move it? Von Fitness-Apps und dem freiwilligen Zwang zur Bewegung
„PLANE ES. TU ES. ZEICHNE ALLES AUF. TEILE ES“[1], dazu fordert die Trainings-App miCoach des Sportartikelherstellers adidas auf. Die App dokumentiert zurückgelegte Distanzen in Kilometern und zählt v…
(Re)Konstruktion von gender im Exotensport Jugger
Wie soziale Prozesse Geschlechterkategorien reproduzieren – soziale (Re)Konstruktion von gender im Exotensport Jugger 1 Einleitung „Drei, zwei, eins – Jugg!“ so beginnt ein jeder Spielzug, der von rhy…
AN Call for Proposals
Anthropology News invites contributions for two series that explore anthropological research and perspectives related to key topical events in 2016. The short calls below are intended to spark…