Careless Whispers
The Doubleness of Spanish Love
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2408276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grant Farred |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 453-476 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-7086 • E-ISSN: 1552-356X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532708608321572 |
| OpenAlex | W2102313359 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This essay explores the 'national' division of Spain, and Spanish football in particular, from the perspective of a long-distance Liverpool Football Club fan. The route to and through Spain, through its turbulent and bloody political history, is mediated by the persona of the Basque midfield maestro, Xabi Alonso. Marveling at Alonso's sublime skills, 'Careless Whispers' reflects on the complicated and multiply divided nature of (international) football fandom. The path from Liverpool, England, to San Sebastian, Bizkaia, is riddled with many histories, but it is precisely because of the 'diversions' and contradictions that map this journey that Xabi Alonso is able to stand as the figure of footballing explication
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Club · Explication · Fandom · Football · Humanities · Linguistics · Literature · Persona · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sublime · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports and Physical Education Studies · Sports, Gender, and Society · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |