Benjamin Eastman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6556565 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Eastman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Eastman |
| SIGNATURE | EASTMAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prologue
In a current moment marked by globalization, postcoloniality, neo-liberal reforms and diasporas, a world where many would prefer to believe we are unfettered by the cultural, political and economic
Baseball in the breach
This article explores the popular ambivalence permeating contemporary Cuban socialism as Cuban citizens struggle to reconcile a deep sense of pride and accomplishment in the revolution with the need for political, economic and social reform. I focus on the everyday lives of Cuban baseball fans attempting to make sense of the deprivations and distortions of an economy and cultural order in crisis that is made all the more real for them in the emer…
Rejected America
This article explores the nexus of sports, nationalism and spectacle by looking at the events surrounding the homecoming of Cuban pitching great, Adolfo Luque to Havana in 1923. I focus on the achievements of Luque and the subsequent appropriations of these triumphs in an official parade and a popular theatrical tribute in order to demonstrate how baseball figures prominently in processes of fashioning an authoritative yet familiar Cuban national…
Rejected America
This article explores the nexus of sports, nationalism and spectacle by looking at the events surrounding the homecoming of Cuban pitching great, Adolfo Luque to Havana in 1923. I focus on the achievements of Luque and the subsequent appropriations of these triumphs in an official parade and a popular theatrical tribute in order to demonstrate how baseball figures prominently in processes of fashioning an authoritative yet familiar Cuban national…
Baseball in the breach
This article explores the popular ambivalence permeating contemporary Cuban socialism as Cuban citizens struggle to reconcile a deep sense of pride and accomplishment in the revolution with the need for political, economic and social reform. I focus on the everyday lives of Cuban baseball fans attempting to make sense of the deprivations and distortions of an economy and cultural order in crisis that is made all the more real for them in the emer…
Rejected America
This article explores the nexus of sports, nationalism and spectacle by looking at the events surrounding the homecoming of Cuban pitching great, Adolfo Luque to Havana in 1923. I focus on the achievements of Luque and the subsequent appropriations of these triumphs in an official parade and a popular theatrical tribute in order to demonstrate how baseball figures prominently in processes of fashioning an authoritative yet familiar Cuban national…
Prologue
In a current moment marked by globalization, postcoloniality, neo-liberal reforms and diasporas, a world where many would prefer to believe we are unfettered by the cultural, political and economic
Baseball in the breach
This article explores the popular ambivalence permeating contemporary Cuban socialism as Cuban citizens struggle to reconcile a deep sense of pride and accomplishment in the revolution with the need for political, economic and social reform. I focus on the everyday lives of Cuban baseball fans attempting to make sense of the deprivations and distortions of an economy and cultural order in crisis that is made all the more real for them in the emer…
History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · American Sports and Literature (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works)