Wrestling with Hope in Urban Senegal

Sports, Masculinity, and Precarious Trajectories

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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In Dakar, thousands of young men train daily on beaches, football pitches and sandy courtyards in pursuit of athletic success. Aspiring football players seek contracts in the lucrative leagues of the Global North, while hopeful wrestlers aim to captivate massive crowds as members of Senegal's beloved national sport. Despite their differences – (European) football's global appeal versus wrestling's traditional roots – both sports demand immense effort and come with high social costs. Wrestling with Hope in Urban Senegal follows the journeys of these precarious athletes as they confront the realities of their aspirations, grappling with themes of masculinity, belief systems and economic survival whilst navigating the complexities of a neoliberal landscape.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-06-01
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt451 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSport Matters
Antal sidor226
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781805399988

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List of FiguresAcknowledgementsNotes on TextIntroduction: Two Sports in SenegalChapter 1. Towards the Athlete Self: Neoliberal Subjectivity in the Sporting ArenaChapter 2. Where Is the Strength? Shaping and Valuing Athletic Bodies in Urban DakarChapter 3. Your Marabout Won’t Help: Magico-Religious Practice in Senegalese SportChapter 4. Know Your Heritage: Wrestling with Ethnicity and NationalismChapter 5. The Dream Is to Leave: Imagining Migration and Mobility through SportAppendix: Pape and ModouConclusion: Impossible DreamsEpilogueGlossaryReferencesIndex