South Africa and the global game: Introduction

Alegi, Peter; Bolsmann, Chris

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“…Then, South Africa was awarded the honour of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first held on the continent of Africa. The political, economic, and symbolic significance of the 2010 World Cup caused much debate in the country rife with social and economic problems (Alegi & Bolsmann, 2010 ). Nonetheless, soccer remains a central domain for the expression of masculinity, particularly among black South Africans.…”

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The pull of soccer and the push of Xhosa boys in an HIV and drug abuse intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa

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SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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There is growing interest in engaging men and boys in health and development programmes targeting the intersection of HIV risk, substance abuse, and violence. Understanding the conceptualisations of masculinities or masculine identities that shape both behaviours and opportunities for intervention is central to advancing the global agenda to engage men in health and development interventions. This paper examines an intervention using soccer and job training to engage and deliver activities for HIV prevention, substance abuse, and gender-based violence in a South African township. A literature review provides theoretical, historical and social context for the intersection of gender, masculinity, soccer, violence, and sexual relationships. Qualitative data from in-depth interviews and focus groups is analysed using theoretical and contextual frames to elucidate the negotiation of shifting, contradictory, and conflicting masculine roles. Results highlight how changing risky, normative behaviours among young men is a negotiated process entailing men's relationships with women and with other men.

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The pull of soccer and the push of Xhosa boys in an HIV and drug abuse intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa

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“…De Aragão (2015) argues that hosting mega events have traditionally been a privilege of developed nations, but since 2008 developing countries have successfully obtained the right to host those international competitions. In essence, hosting of this competition was loaded with political, economic and symbolic significance for a democratic and globalizing South Africa (Alegi & Bolsmann 2010). By hosting this tournament, South Africa accrued infrastructure, economic, tourism and social benefits associated with holding a mega-event of this magnitude.…”

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Alternation Book Series #5: From High-Risk Sports ti Sports as High Risk

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2020

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Alternation research groups have made decisive and far-sighted knowledge production contributions in the interdisciplinary Arts and Humanities arena for more than twenty-five years. From 2020, it adds the Alternation African Scholarship Book Series (AASBS) to its research outputs system. Via its incisive thematically-focused inter-, multi-, and transdisciplinary, as well as digitally-informed, research approaches, the AASBS not only advances the frontiers of knowledge in Africa's institutions of Higher Learning in designated focus areas, but also critically generates scholarship of, by and with the people(s) of our continent. Historically the research draws on the rich traditions of interactive African intellectualisations, from its earliest civilisations, through struggles for liberation and freedom, to independence and growth. It opens up future epistemic opportunities through intellectual initiative and resourcefulness, while critically contributing to the international advancement of knowledge on all relevant levels. Contributing to research-led constructive, transformative and substantial discourse development in our programmes and disciplines, it also aims at impacting the wellbeing of our people foundationally and all-inclusively in the present. All forms of scientific and social challenge which Africa's societies and communities face, need to be problematised and researched in the Arts and Humanities, in the interest of cooperative and conscientious responsible knowledge generation and foundational conceptual and methodological research impacts. We serve the hopes and aspirations of the people of Africa. AASBS is committed to the highest levels of inclusive, factually correct and critical, sociallyresponsive and socially-accountable evidence-based research analyses and outputs. Each chapter is reviewed by at least two independent peer reviewers. Through its editing and peerreview system, each volume also builds research leadership, research expertise, and interactive research acumen, capacity and capabilities.

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“…Au début des années 1950, la South African Soccer Federation (SASF), qui représente la majorité des clubs de la population noire commence à concurrencer la Football Association of Southern Africa (nom adopté en 1957 par l'association, FASA), qui se veut unitaire mais qui dans les faits est réservée exclusivement aux Blancs (Alegi & Bolsmann, 2010). La FASA étant membre de la FIFA, la situation s'avère problématique lorsque la SASF demande son affiliation (Bolsmann, 2010, p. 36).…”

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Ohene Djan. Un militant panafricaniste à la conquête de la FIFA ?

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2019

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South Africa and the global game: Introduction

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

The pull of soccer and the push of Xhosa boys in an HIV and drug abuse intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa

The pull of soccer and the push of Xhosa boys in an HIV and drug abuse intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa

Alternation Book Series #5: From High-Risk Sports ti Sports as High Risk

Ohene Djan. Un militant panafricaniste à la conquête de la FIFA ?

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