Playing across the Andes

Sports Media and Populism in Argentina and Chile

Bibliographic Data

ID3343990
AuthorsPedro Acuña (0000-0001-9069-3813, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume51
Issue4
Pages855-882
Publication date2019-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x19000907
OpenAlexW2958841516
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

This article examines the central role of sports media in the discussions about national sports programmes at the peak of Latin American populism, particularly during the governments of Juan Perón in Argentina (1946-55) and Carlos Ibáñez in Chile (1952-8). By exploring sports publications such as the Argentine magazinesMundo DeportivoandEl Gráficoand the Chilean weeklyEstadio, I argue that sports media staged stories and images that were both inspired by, and critical of, the larger populist projects in Argentina and Chile. Photographers and cartoonists, often in collaboration with sportswriters, produced and crafted populist ideas about class collaboration, the inclusion of children in the state project and women's participation in politics

Art · Humanities · Inclusion (mineral) · Latin Americans · Media coverage · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · State (computer science) · Argentine historical studies · Brazilian cultural history and politics · Gender Studies · Law · Music History and Culture

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