In Dakar, thousands of young men train daily on beaches, football pitches and sandy courtyards in pursuit of athletic success. Aspiring football players seek contracts in the lucrative leagues of the Global North, while hopeful wrestlers aim to captivate massive crowds as members of Senegal's beloved national sport. Despite their differences – (European) football's global appeal versus wrestling's traditional roots – both sports demand immense effort and come with high social costs. Wrestling with Hope in Urban Senegal follows the journeys of these precarious athletes as they confront the realities of their aspirations, grappling with themes of masculinity, belief systems and economic survival whilst navigating the complexities of a neoliberal landscape.
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Wrestling with Hope in Urban Senegal
Sports, Masculinity, and Precarious Trajectories
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Table of contents
- Wrestling with Hope in Urban Senegal
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Text
- Introduction: Two Sports in Senegal
- Chapter 1 — Towards the Athlete Self: Neoliberal Subjectivity in the Sporting Arena
- Chapter 2 — Where Is the Strength? Shaping and Valuing Athletic Bodies in Urban Dakar
- Chapter 3 — Your Marabout Won’t Help: Magico-Religious Practice in Senegalese Sport
- Chapter 4 — Know Your Heritage: Wrestling with Ethnicity and Nationalism
- Chapter 5 — The Dream Is to Leave: Imagining Migration and Mobility through Sport
- Conclusion: Impossible Dreams
- Glossary of Selected Wolof and French Terms
- References
- Index
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