Johnson, P.L. (2016) “Obra de arte yo too”: Eduardo Mendicutti on Soccer, Glamour and the “Beckham Effect”. Romance Quarterly, 63 (2). pp. 73-82. ISSN 0883-1157
Abstract
La Susi en el vestuario blanco (2003) is a fictional chronicle of life in the Real Madrid locker room, a privileged insight into the sanctum sanctorum of the world’s richest soccer team. The hiring of Susi as glamour coach ostensibly aims to boost the competitive advantage of the galácticos in foreign as well as local markets (reflecting the reality of the club at the time). In Mendicutti’s homoeroticizing gaze, it also serves to uncover the homophobic substrate reportedly still common in male team sports, and teases at the anxieties of the players. This article explores the peculiar function of Susi as she sets the comic tone of the work and engages with the varied virilities before her. It examines the notions of “glamour” and “identification” both as tongue-in-cheek team objectives, and as phenomena with wider relevance for the way spectators relate to sport, and players to the world around them.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Romance Quarterly. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Eduardo Mendicutti; Susi; soccer; Real Madrid; humor; homophobia |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of Languages and Cultures (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2016 16:01 |
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2017 16:24 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08831157.2016.1146018 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/08831157.2016.1146018 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95776 |