I don’t think my man Vijay Prashad would mind me reposting his first in a series of World Cup posts put on Facebook: “… Herein starts my backgrounder, on football, third worldism and history. This first one is on the historic FLN football team, which was formed by Algerian militants who were some of the best soccer […]
God was Afrikaans
March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Satirist Evita Bezuidenhout breaking down the declining significance of the famous war between the Zulus and the Boers in mid-19th century “as God was looking the other way.” The Boer victory became part of the founding myths of Apartheid and of Afrikaner identity. Apparently now it was only propaganda; it never existed. Via Zoopy TV]
Graphic Art / Superheroes in History
January 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The latest issue of Wired features the art of Aran Harahap, a photographer and illustrator, who inserts superheroes into actual historical events. Like the photographer where Batman watches Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro addressing US media in a black-and-white 1959 photograph.
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH FOOTBALL
September 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I contributed a chapter to a new book, “South Africa and the Global Game: Football, Apartheid and Beyond” edited by football historians Peter Alegi and Chris Bolsmann. (It will also come out as an issue of the academic journal, “Soccer and Society”) Here’s an excerpt from my contribution: ‘ “It Wasn’t that I did not […]
