This is the first book in English to closely examine the life of Diego Maradona from socio-cultural perspectives, exploring how his status as an icon, a popular sporting hero and a political figurehead have been culturally constructed, reproduced, and manipulated.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: The Cultural Significance of Maradona, Part I: Global Maradona, 1. Maradona and Argentina: Four Takes, 2. Maradona and Spain: Mythologies of the Hero Narrative, 3. Maradona and Italy: The Rise and Fall of the Man on His Own, 4. Maradona and Mexico: The Ecstasy and the Agony, 5. Maradona and Britain: An Unforgettable Affair, Part II: Representing Maradona, 6. Maradona and Literature: God Is Only Human, 7. Maradona and Cinema: Biopic, Documentary, Art Film, 8. Maradona and Music: Soundscapes and Echoes of the Maradonian Song, Part III: Reading and Writing Maradona, 9. Spectres of Maradona: Chronicle/Fiction/Autobiography/Film, 10. The Maradona Story: Tropes in Biography and Autobiography, 11. Argentinian Feminisms in the Light (and Shadow) of Maradona, 12. Deifying Diego: The Church of Maradona and Beyond, 13. Writing Maradona, One and All, God, the Era, and the Epic, Language and Tears, Saint Diego Maradona?, M and M, to See or Not to See, Number Ten in Ten, Children of Maradona
