Boom and bust of euphoric narratives

Peruvian football and the neoliberal mentality

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ID12675477
AuthorsJorge L Catalá Carrasco (0000-0002-2211-2471, Newcastle University, corresponding author), Jorge Catalá (Newcastle University), Víctor Vich (0000-0003-4192-6873, Department of Literature and Linguistics, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru)
Year2021
Volume23
Issue6
Pages560-573
Publication date2021-07-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSoccer and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1466-0970 • E-ISSN: 1743-9590
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14660970.2021.1952186
OpenAlexW3179989341
LanguageEN
References cited18

In this article we propose the category of euphoric narratives both to explain the construction of the sculpture ‘Monumento a los hombres del mundial’ (Monument to the Men of the World Cup) in Lima, Peru, but more importantly, to analyse a dynamic which transcends that situation and accounts for a set of cultural changes that have arisen in strongly restructured societies for the purposes of neoliberal policies. The Peruvian national football team’s qualification for the World Cup in Russia in 2018 generated a collective sense of optimism in the national community rarely seen in recent history. The article traces the interrelation between football, a rich site for the deployment of popular narrative strategies in relation to the construction of identities, the neoliberal rationality, which feeds on and manipulates (collective) euphoria for commercial and/or political gain and the specific socio-political Peruvian context in the run-up to the World Cup in Russia

Art · Boom · Bust · Context (archaeology · Economics · Economy · Football · Literature · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Engineering · History · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports and Physical Education Studies · Sports, Gender, and Society

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