Playing around the edges: Regarding the experience of boys and men in a football stadium in Catingueira – PB

Authors

  • Antonio Luiz da Silva UFPB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v22i22p103-117

Keywords:

Boys, Men, Soccer, Catingueira, Anthropology of Children

Abstract

This paperdescribesthe everydayscenesof young boysandmenboth inside andarounda soccer fieldinCatingueira-PB. In it, I call attention tothe stadiumas an importantstage for thestaging oflife; thenI point thesoccer associalpolicy spaceof occupation; laterI emphasizethe passion foramateur soccer, showingitas an elementthat reproducesa national preference; below,I showthefieldas showcase forthe talentsrevelation, becausethe townspeoplesurveyedbelievein the giftbornto football; following this,before thefinal word, in whichI will presentsome of the findingsof this article, I will tella littleofthe organizationtoa smallboys'soccermatcharound the edgesof the field.

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Author Biography

  • Antonio Luiz da Silva, UFPB
    Mestrado em Antropologia - PPGA/UFPB

References

Published

2014-05-23

Issue

Section

Articles and Essays

How to Cite

Silva, A. L. da. (2014). Playing around the edges: Regarding the experience of boys and men in a football stadium in Catingueira – PB. Cadernos De Campo (São Paulo, 1991), 22(22), 103-117. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v22i22p103-117