Jonathan Ervine
Biographic Data
| ID | 673567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan Ervine |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Ervine |
| SIGNATURE | ERVINE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bangor University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9981-6178 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Roundtable
One hundred years after Paris last hosted, the Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in the French capital this summer. To mark this centenary, French History gathered a group of academics together to write blog posts in response to different aspects of Paris 2024. Their posts, which were originally hosted on the French History Network Blog, invited readers to delve into the historical, cultural and sporting references being evoked by the openin…
Performing a Sense of Belonging
This article will discuss questions of identity, belonging and cultural visibility in French stand-up comedy by focusing on comedians of East Asian descent. It will primarily study the Franco-Cambodian comedian and actor Frédéric Chau and the paradoxes of his career. Chau sought to distance himself from Chinese culture when growing up, yet his comedy routines often concentrated on the forms of culture and traditions that he had previously rejecte…
Obscene or Exemplary? Robert Marchand’s Cycling World Hour Record
The cycling world hour record for riders over 105 years old set in 2017 by Robert Marchand was much discussed in France in a context of neoliberal discourses about work and retirement. Within a debate about work characterized by desires to encourage “active aging,” Marchand’s sporting athletic effort was variously perceived as exemplary hard work and productive old age, or as an obscene abuse of athleticism. This article examines the reception of…
From skepticism to celebration
France’s major role in shaping the history of international football – both via the performances of its national teams and its role in organizing the sport – is mirrored by its importance within the development of videogames. However, videogames – like sport – remain an understudied aspect of French culture with French studies. This article explores significant debates about the cultural capital of videogames in France that feature contrasting re…
Nicolas Anelka and the Quenelle Gesture
Several decades on from Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s iconic Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, sociologists such as Douglas Hartmann and Ben Carrington argue that contemporary debates about sport, race, and protest are becoming ever more complicated. Within this context, the quenelle salute given by footballer Nicolas Anelka whilst playing for West Bromwich Albion in December 2013 merits analysis. The controversial and comp…
The Making of Les Bleus
Journal Article The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958–2010 Get access The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958–2010. By Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. 2013. 214 pp. £39.95. ISBN: 978 0 7391 7508 8. Jonathan Ervine Jonathan Ervine Bangor University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French History, Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 134–136, https://doi.org/10.1093…
Discours et sémiotisation de l'espace. Les représentations de la banlieue et de sa jeunesse
Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World
In Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World, Mahfoud Amara sets out to ‘offer a critical reflection on sport in the polity, society and history of the Arab world’ (1). His attempt to do so is
Les banlieues and Les Bleus
Focusing on the French national football team during the period 1998–2013, this article will trace the evolution of political and media discourses about sport and society in France. It will analyse how the team, and its relationship to France’s banlieues and French society as a whole, has been perceived by journalists, politicians, public intellectuals and sociologists after both notable successes and significant failures. Although the World Cup …
Introduction
(Re-)presenting Islam
Over the last few years, humour has provided many Muslims with a means of seeking to establish a positive sense of self-identity, as well as a means of challenging misconceptions and fears of Islam in a wide variety of countries on both sides of the Atlantic. This article brings together two interviews with performers who use comedy to engage with perceptions of Islam and (re-)present Muslims in a generally non-threatening and everyday context. I…
Cultural Globalization and Music
Nadia Kiwan & Ulrike Hanna Meinhof, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 273 pages, £55.00, 978 0230221291 Nadia Kiwan and Ulrike Hanna Meinhof provide an illuminating study of networks within wh
Kamini's rural rap
This article analyses the success of Kamini's single Marly-Gomont in 2006, and especially the role of web sites such as YouTube in his rise to fame. His rapid rise to fame occurred largely thanks to a video of him rapping about being from the only black family in rural Picardie appearing on the web. This article argues that new media technology created a new space in which Kamini challenged clichés about race, rurality and rap music. It compares …
Representations of war
This article will analyse how cinema can be used to challenge dominant representations of war by comparing two French coordinated portmanteau films, and examine the role of the film-makers as public intellectuals in France. Its starting point will be Chris Marker's Loin du Vietnam (Far From Vietnam, 1967), which was primarily about America's war in Vietnam. This film will be compared with Alain Brigand's 2002 film 11'0901 September 11 (known in F…
Nicolas Anelka and the Quenelle Gesture
Several decades on from Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s iconic Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, sociologists such as Douglas Hartmann and Ben Carrington argue that contemporary debates about sport, race, and protest are becoming ever more complicated. Within this context, the quenelle salute given by footballer Nicolas Anelka whilst playing for West Bromwich Albion in December 2013 merits analysis. The controversial and comp…
Les banlieues and Les Bleus
Focusing on the French national football team during the period 1998–2013, this article will trace the evolution of political and media discourses about sport and society in France. It will analyse how the team, and its relationship to France’s banlieues and French society as a whole, has been perceived by journalists, politicians, public intellectuals and sociologists after both notable successes and significant failures. Although the World Cup …
Representations of war
This article will analyse how cinema can be used to challenge dominant representations of war by comparing two French coordinated portmanteau films, and examine the role of the film-makers as public intellectuals in France. Its starting point will be Chris Marker's Loin du Vietnam (Far From Vietnam, 1967), which was primarily about America's war in Vietnam. This film will be compared with Alain Brigand's 2002 film 11'0901 September 11 (known in F…
Kamini's rural rap
This article analyses the success of Kamini's single Marly-Gomont in 2006, and especially the role of web sites such as YouTube in his rise to fame. His rapid rise to fame occurred largely thanks to a video of him rapping about being from the only black family in rural Picardie appearing on the web. This article argues that new media technology created a new space in which Kamini challenged clichés about race, rurality and rap music. It compares …
(Re-)presenting Islam
Over the last few years, humour has provided many Muslims with a means of seeking to establish a positive sense of self-identity, as well as a means of challenging misconceptions and fears of Islam in a wide variety of countries on both sides of the Atlantic. This article brings together two interviews with performers who use comedy to engage with perceptions of Islam and (re-)present Muslims in a generally non-threatening and everyday context. I…
Cultural Globalization and Music
Nadia Kiwan & Ulrike Hanna Meinhof, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 273 pages, £55.00, 978 0230221291 Nadia Kiwan and Ulrike Hanna Meinhof provide an illuminating study of networks within wh
The Making of Les Bleus
Journal Article The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958–2010 Get access The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958–2010. By Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. 2013. 214 pp. £39.95. ISBN: 978 0 7391 7508 8. Jonathan Ervine Jonathan Ervine Bangor University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French History, Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 134–136, https://doi.org/10.1093…
Discours et sémiotisation de l'espace. Les représentations de la banlieue et de sa jeunesse
Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World
In Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World, Mahfoud Amara sets out to ‘offer a critical reflection on sport in the polity, society and history of the Arab world’ (1). His attempt to do so is
Les banlieues and Les Bleus
Focusing on the French national football team during the period 1998–2013, this article will trace the evolution of political and media discourses about sport and society in France. It will analyse how the team, and its relationship to France’s banlieues and French society as a whole, has been perceived by journalists, politicians, public intellectuals and sociologists after both notable successes and significant failures. Although the World Cup …
Introduction
Nicolas Anelka and the Quenelle Gesture
Several decades on from Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s iconic Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, sociologists such as Douglas Hartmann and Ben Carrington argue that contemporary debates about sport, race, and protest are becoming ever more complicated. Within this context, the quenelle salute given by footballer Nicolas Anelka whilst playing for West Bromwich Albion in December 2013 merits analysis. The controversial and comp…
From skepticism to celebration
France’s major role in shaping the history of international football – both via the performances of its national teams and its role in organizing the sport – is mirrored by its importance within the development of videogames. However, videogames – like sport – remain an understudied aspect of French culture with French studies. This article explores significant debates about the cultural capital of videogames in France that feature contrasting re…
Obscene or Exemplary? Robert Marchand’s Cycling World Hour Record
The cycling world hour record for riders over 105 years old set in 2017 by Robert Marchand was much discussed in France in a context of neoliberal discourses about work and retirement. Within a debate about work characterized by desires to encourage “active aging,” Marchand’s sporting athletic effort was variously perceived as exemplary hard work and productive old age, or as an obscene abuse of athleticism. This article examines the reception of…
Performing a Sense of Belonging
This article will discuss questions of identity, belonging and cultural visibility in French stand-up comedy by focusing on comedians of East Asian descent. It will primarily study the Franco-Cambodian comedian and actor Frédéric Chau and the paradoxes of his career. Chau sought to distance himself from Chinese culture when growing up, yet his comedy routines often concentrated on the forms of culture and traditions that he had previously rejecte…
Roundtable
One hundred years after Paris last hosted, the Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in the French capital this summer. To mark this centenary, French History gathered a group of academics together to write blog posts in response to different aspects of Paris 2024. Their posts, which were originally hosted on the French History Network Blog, invited readers to delve into the historical, cultural and sporting references being evoked by the openin…
Sociology (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Art (9 works) · Media studies (9 works) · History (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (5 works) · Education, sociology, and vocational training (4 works)