Sébastien Darbon

Directeur de recherche émérite

CNRS

France

Biography

Sébastien Darbon is an anthropologist, researcher emeritus at the CNRS and member of the Institute of Mediterranean and Comparative Ethnology (IDEMEC) in Aix-en-Provence. A Specialist in the anthropology of sports practices, he has published various articles on cricket and baseball, as well as works on the ethnography and history of rugby.

Articles (2)

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From Public Schools to the Pampas: Elements for an Atlantic History of Rugby

Created at around the same time as football/soccer, rugby spread out from England along the pathways of British cultural imperialism. However, it met with a cooler reception than football on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Une géographie sociale et culturelle du baseball

La diffusion du baseball hors du pays qui l’a vu naître peut paraître assez déroutante: très faible dans les pays européens, elle est massive dans la zone caraïbe et une partie de l’Amérique latine.