Commodifying Global Activism and Racial Unity During the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2013; Oxford University Press; Volume: 6; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/cccr.12014
ISSN1753-9129
AutoresSpring-Serenity Duvall, Matthew Guschwan,
Tópico(s)Media, Gender, and Advertising
ResumoThe NIKE(RED) Lace Up, Save Lives campaign debuted during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and invoked multiple discourses of nationalism, global citizenship, and sport to promote conscious consumerism. By co-opting symbolism of Africa's first World Cup, NIKE(RED) sold activist identities through myths of postracial harmony. The global appeal of NIKE(RED) relied upon support from soccer superstars who endorsed consumerism as cool. We argue that NIKE(RED) and the subsequent INSPI(RED) partnership exemplify commodity activism and reproduce colonial stereotypes of powerful Western consumers acting as saviors in the Third World. We critically examine news, Web sites, grassroots soccer organizations, and advertisements from the United States, UK, and Italy to address the multimedia global nature of NIKE(RED) and grassroots soccer activism.
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