Michael Kentaro Peters
Biographic Data
| ID | 3612540 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Kentaro Peters |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael Kentaro |
| FAMILY NAME | Peters |
| SIGNATURE | PETERS M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-9072-6244 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The endurance of hope
Every Kenyan men’s medalist in the Olympic marathon from 1988 until 2008 gained running experience in Japan. Despite these remarkable successes, many young Kenyans who follow in their footsteps find it challenging to achieve their vision of what constitutes a better life through sport. Yet, they remain hopeful and determined, sharing an endurance of hope, an unwavering resolve to forge ahead. Their journeys underscore the importance of portraying…
Maendeleo and Manhood
For the most fortunate men who make it out of Kenya, success in distance running while being in Japan is not the main priority. Their primary focus as migrants is to expedite the process of matching images of manliness in Kenya that are critical to their own understanding of success. I explore here the main challenges to their actualization of themselves as "real men." I argue that the deliberate displays of maendeleo -a Swahili term meaning a se…
Maendeleo and Manhood
For the most fortunate men who make it out of Kenya, success in distance running while being in Japan is not the main priority. Their primary focus as migrants is to expedite the process of matching images of manliness in Kenya that are critical to their own understanding of success. I explore here the main challenges to their actualization of themselves as "real men." I argue that the deliberate displays of maendeleo -a Swahili term meaning a se…
The endurance of hope
Every Kenyan men’s medalist in the Olympic marathon from 1988 until 2008 gained running experience in Japan. Despite these remarkable successes, many young Kenyans who follow in their footsteps find it challenging to achieve their vision of what constitutes a better life through sport. Yet, they remain hopeful and determined, sharing an endurance of hope, an unwavering resolve to forge ahead. Their journeys underscore the importance of portraying…
Maendeleo and Manhood
For the most fortunate men who make it out of Kenya, success in distance running while being in Japan is not the main priority. Their primary focus as migrants is to expedite the process of matching images of manliness in Kenya that are critical to their own understanding of success. I explore here the main challenges to their actualization of themselves as "real men." I argue that the deliberate displays of maendeleo -a Swahili term meaning a se…
Kenya (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Gender Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · Japanese History and Culture (1 work) · Masculinity (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Odds (1 work)