Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America by Elsey, Brenda

Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America

Latin American athletes have achieved iconic status in global popular culture, but what do we know about...
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Author: Brenda Elsey
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Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America by Elsey, Brenda

Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America

$107.40

Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America

$107.40
Author: Brenda Elsey
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Latin American athletes have achieved iconic status in global popular culture, but what do we know about the communities of women in sport? Futbolera is the first monograph on women's sports in Latin America. Because sports evoke such passion, they are fertile ground for understanding the formation of social classes, national and racial identities, sexuality, and gender roles. Futbolera tells the stories of women athletes and fans as they navigated the pressures and possibilities within organized sports.

Futbolera charts the rise of physical education programs for girls, often driven by ideas of eugenics and proper motherhood, that laid the groundwork for women's sports clubs, which began to thrive beyond the confines of school systems. Futbolera examines how women challenged both their exclusion from national pastimes and their lack of access to leisure, bodily integrity, and public space. This vibrant history also examines women's sports through comparative case studies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and others. Special attention is given to women's sports during military dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s as well as the feminist and democratic movements that followed. The book culminates by exploring recent shifts in mindset toward women's football and dynamic social movements of players across Latin America.



Author: Brenda Elsey, Joshua Nadel
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 07/15/2020
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781477322345

About the Author
Elsey, Brenda: - Brenda Elsey is associate professor of history at Hofstra University and the author of Citizens and Sportsmen: Fútbol and Politics in Twentieth Century Chile. In addition to numerous scholarly articles on politics and popular culture in Latin America, her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the New Republic, and Sports Illustrated. She is co-host of the weekly feminism and sports podcast, Burn It All Down.Nadel, Joshua: - Joshua Nadel is associate professor of Latin American and Caribbean history at North Carolina Central University. He is the author of Fútbol!: Why Soccer Matters in Latin America as well as numerous scholarly book chapters. He has published essays in Foreign Policy, the Washington Post's newsletter Monkey Cage, Zócalo Public Square, and the Telegraph (London).

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