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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Uperesa, Lisa (1976-....)
Titre(s) : Gridiron capital [Texte imprimé] : how American football became a Samoan game / Lisa Uperesa
Publication : Durham (N.C.) : Duke University Press, 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xviii-218 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Since the 1970s, a "Polynesian pipeline" has brought football players from American
Samoa to Hawaii and the mainland United States to play at the collegiate and professional
levels. In Gridiron Capital Lisa Uperesa charts the cultural and social dynamics that
have made football so central to Samoan communities. For Samoan athletes, football
is not just an opportunity for upward mobility; it is a way to contribute to, support,
and represent their family, village, and nation. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork,
archival research, and media analysis, Uperesa shows how the Samoan ascendancy in
football is underpinned by the legacies of US empire and a set of imperial formations
that mark indigenous Pacific peoples as racialized subjects of US economic aid and
development. Samoan players succeed by becoming entrepreneurs: building and commodifying
their bodies and brands to enhance their football stock and market value. Throughout,
Uperesa offers insights into the social and physical costs of pursuing a football
career, the structures that compel Pacific Islander youth toward athletic labor, and
the possibilities for safeguarding their health and wellbeing in the future. Duke
University Press Scholars of Color First Book Award recipient."
Sujet(s) : Joueurs de football -- Samoa américaines
Football -- Société -- Samoa américaines
Football -- Aspect économique -- Samoa américaines
Indice(s) Dewey :
796.330 99613 (23e éd.) = Jeux de ballon poussé avec le pied - Samoa américaines
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781478015468
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb470473494
Notice n° :
FRBNF47047349
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Fabled Futures and Football Dreams ; . Malaga: Forging New Pathways in Sport and
Beyond ; Football, Tautua, and Faʹasāmoa ; Producing the Gridiron Warrior ; Gridiron
Capital ; "Faʹamālosi!": Strength, Injury, and Sacrifice ; Niu Futures
