Kevin Roşianu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4182398 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin Roşianu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin |
| FAMILY NAME | Roşianu |
| SIGNATURE | ROȘIANU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lausanne |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8504-1837 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Coping within the interstices of the neoliberal sports market: Using de Certeau to analyse the migration of African mixed martial arts fighters in South Africa
This paper focuses on African migrant mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters enrolled in the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), a leading MMA organization established in 2009 in South Africa. It highlights their precarious work and living conditions, which are counterbalanced by the promise of real but rare career possibilities. Drawing from Michel de Certeau's conceptual framework - notably his concepts of strategies, tactics and lieu propre (prope…
Commodifying Race: The Portrayal of Bernardo Mikixi, an Angolan Mixed Martial Artist, in the Extreme Fighting Championship’s Advertising Materials in South Africa, 2009–2015
Entre vulnérabilité et résilience: La reconfiguration des masculinités des combattants congolais de mixed martial arts en Afrique du Sud
L'étude explore les négociations des masculinités dans le contexte des migrations sportives intra-africaines. Des observations participantes dans 5 salles de mixed martial arts (MMA) à Johannesburg et à Pretoria, ainsi que 39 entretiens avec 23 combattants professionnels originaires de la République Démocratique du Congo et engagés avec l'Extreme Fighting Championship - l'organisation responsable des combats professionnels de MMA sur le continent…
Le genre à l'épreuve du sport
Coping within the interstices of the neoliberal sports market: Using de Certeau to analyse the migration of African mixed martial arts fighters in South Africa
This paper focuses on African migrant mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters enrolled in the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), a leading MMA organization established in 2009 in South Africa. It highlights their precarious work and living conditions, which are counterbalanced by the promise of real but rare career possibilities. Drawing from Michel de Certeau's conceptual framework - notably his concepts of strategies, tactics and lieu propre (prope…
Commodifying Race: The Portrayal of Bernardo Mikixi, an Angolan Mixed Martial Artist, in the Extreme Fighting Championship’s Advertising Materials in South Africa, 2009–2015
Commodifying Race: The Portrayal of Bernardo Mikixi, an Angolan Mixed Martial Artist, in the Extreme Fighting Championship’s Advertising Materials in South Africa, 2009–2015
Entre vulnérabilité et résilience: La reconfiguration des masculinités des combattants congolais de mixed martial arts en Afrique du Sud
L'étude explore les négociations des masculinités dans le contexte des migrations sportives intra-africaines. Des observations participantes dans 5 salles de mixed martial arts (MMA) à Johannesburg et à Pretoria, ainsi que 39 entretiens avec 23 combattants professionnels originaires de la République Démocratique du Congo et engagés avec l'Extreme Fighting Championship - l'organisation responsable des combats professionnels de MMA sur le continent…
Le genre à l'épreuve du sport
Coping within the interstices of the neoliberal sports market: Using de Certeau to analyse the migration of African mixed martial arts fighters in South Africa
This paper focuses on African migrant mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters enrolled in the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), a leading MMA organization established in 2009 in South Africa. It highlights their precarious work and living conditions, which are counterbalanced by the promise of real but rare career possibilities. Drawing from Michel de Certeau's conceptual framework - notably his concepts of strategies, tactics and lieu propre (prope…
Art (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Martial arts (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Advertising (1 works)