African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives

This edited volume addresses key debates around African football, identity construction, fan cultures, and both African and global media narratives. Using the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a lens, it explores how football in Africa is intimately bound up with deeper social, cultural and political currents.

Bernadine Jones, University of Cape Town, South Africa Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University, USA Christoph G. Grimmer, University of Tübingen, Germany Emma Durden, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Jeffrey W. Kassing, Arizona State University, USA Joyce. T. Mhiripiri, independent researcher, Zimbabwe Kiran Odhav, North West University, South Africa Luke Jones, University of Alberta, Canada Nathalie Hyde-Clarke, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Rosemary Chikafa, University of Zimbabwe Rune Ottosen, Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway Teke Ngomba, Aarhus University, Denmark Thomas Horky, Macromedia University for Media and Communication, Germany Toby Miller, University of California, USA Toussaint Nothias, University of Leeds, UK Wycliffe W.S. Njororai, University of Texas at Tyler, USA Kiran Odhav, North West University, South Africa.