Podcast: Reflections on Africa’s First World Cup

By Peter Alegi | July 22nd, 2010 2 Comments

Chris Bolsmann and his mum at Soccer City, July 11, 2010 (Photo courtesy of Chris Bolsmann)

Chris Bolsmann (Sociology, Aston University) is the special guest in our latest episode of the Africa Past and Present podcast reflecting on the 2010 World Cup. Topics covered include experiences at stadiums and fan parks in South Africa; FIFA‘s Disney-fied World Cup; Pan-Africanism and the performance of African teams; and the political and economic impact of the tournament.

Click here to listen to the podcast. (mp3)

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2 Comments

Ndukwana

July 24th, 2010 | 1:31 am

‘Soccer Explains Nothing’ by Simon Kuper: http://bit.ly/9YDH6y

Famous football writer touches on similar themes as Chris in the podcast.

Peter

July 24th, 2010 | 1:36 am

Here’s the roundtable Kuper refers to in the FT.com article cited above:

Did South Africa win the World Cup?
By Richard Lapper and Simon Kuper (FinancialTimes.com)
http://bit.ly/aWGthw