Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Passion and Politics in Red, White, Blue, and Green

ISBN-13: 9783319857602 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 293 str.

Jeffrey W. Kassing; Lindsey J. Mean

Spis treści

Section 1: Nation and Citizenship

1. The Border War for Young Mexican American Soccer Players: How Family and National Identity Play Out on the Field 

2. Women’s Soccer in Mexico: A Unique Spin on the Rivalry with the United States

3. Place, Nation and the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Dual Citizens, Home Stadiums, and Hosting the Gold Cup

Section 2: Media and Representation

4. A Resistance to Rivalry: The U.S.-Mexico Soccer Matchup Through the Eyes of Mexican Sports Journalists, 1934-2013

5. Gendered Nations: Media Representations of the Men’s and Women’s U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry

5. Mexico “on Top:” Queering Masculinity in Contemporary Mexican Soccer Chronicles

Section 3: Mythology and Symbols

7. Place, Memory, and Myth in Dos-A-Cero

8. An (Im)penetrable Fortress: The Mythology of Estadio Azteca in the U.S.-Mexico Men’s National Team Soccer Rivalry

9. Picturing a Rivalry: Nationhood, Soccer, and Contemporary Art

Section 4: Fans and Fandom

10. Food-ball: Tailgates that Enculturate before U.S.-Mexico Fútbol Matches

11. Global Fútbol, the Masked Fan and Flat Screen Arenas: Mexican Soccer Communities in the United States and the Genesis of the Tricolor Brand in Global Landscapes, 1970-2012

12. Bicultural Stress, Soccer and Rivalry: How Mexican-Americans Experience the Soccer Competition Between Their Two Countries

O autorze

Jeffrey W. Kassing is Professor of Communication Studies at Arizona State University, USA.

Lindsey J. Meân is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Arizona State University, USA.

Blurb

This edited volume considers the U.S.-Mexico soccer rivalry, which occurs against a complex geo-political, social, and economic backdrop. Multidisciplinary contributions explore how a long and complicated history between these countries has produced a unique rivalry—one in which loyalties split friends and family; fan turnout in many regions of the U.S. favors Mexico; and games are imbued with both national pride and politics. The themes of nationhood, geography, citizenship, acculturation, identity, globalization, narrative and mythology reverberate throughout this book, especially with regard to how they shape place, identity, and culture.