Grant Farred examines the careers of international soccer stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, along with his own experience playing for an amateur township team in... Læs mere
Grant Farred takes up the event as a philosophical problem from a novel perspective, examining infamous events in sport and arguing that theorizing the... Læs mere
This book attempts to address crucial political and cultural issues in contemporary South Africa: the experience of being coloured, the occupation of the racial interstices, and the condition of hybridity in a society marked by a penchant for polarity.
"This book probes the cultural forces and legacies at play in three events in sports history, exploring how racial, national, sporting, and... Læs mere
Features a scholar and a soccer fan telling us what the game meant for him.
Grant Farred examines the careers of international soccer stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, along with his own experience playing for an amateur township team... Læs mere
"This book probes the cultural forces and legacies at play in three events in sports history, exploring how racial, national, sporting, and... Læs mere
After a playoff loss, Houston head coach, Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls. This book... Læs mere
In Midfielders Moment, Grant Farred explores the ways in which political fissures are being articulated in the new South Africa