Harlem Lamine is a researcher and writer investigating football through a social and cultural lens. His ongoing practice explores how the game is experienced by people, communities and places in culture and society. His work frames stories, shapes creative projects and informs strategic decisions.



Services:

Writing: articles, opinion pieces, essays, narrative development
Research: qualitative research, archive research, cultural research
Speaking: lectures, panel moderation, and expert commentary
Curation: exhibitions, public programmes, educational projects


Selected collaborations:

FIFA/FIFA Museum, the Royal Belgian FA, Nike, Air Afrique, A Magazine Curated By.


Contact:

To commission a project, invite a talk, or discuss a collaboration,
please write to contact@harlemlamine.com



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Graphic design & development : Théo Hennequin & Laurent Mbaah - Circlar - 2024

Empty Stands are not the Whole picture

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Home & Away

    Anti-black racism: The case of Belgian football as a field work

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    Cape Verde: Archipelago as Tactic

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    Thinking through buildings: the Tata Raphael stadium

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    Le maillot: One size fits all

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    African Football: Reinvesting the Legacy

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    Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025

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    "Paris African Cup" in A Magazine Curated for

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    Stadiums or hospitals? Moroccan youth denounces a disconnection from reality

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    Whose Game is remembered?

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    Archiving Football Culture is Radical and Necessary

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    Empty Stands are not the Whole picture

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    Empty Stands are not the Whole picture

    why focusing on attendance figures at the 2025 AFCON is the wrong way to measure the tournament.

    Empty Stands are not the Whole picture

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    Home & Away

    Anti-black racism: The case of Belgian football as a field work

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    Anti-black racism: The case of Belgian football as a field work

    expose anti-Black discrimination in football stadiums and the challenges of sanctioning it.

    Anti-black racism: The case of Belgian football as a field work

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    Cape Verde: Archipelago as Tactic

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    Cape Verde: Archipelago as Tactic

    tracing how Cape Verde builds nationhood beyond borders

    Cape Verde: Archipelago as Tactic

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    Thinking through buildings: the Tata Raphael stadium

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    Thinking through buildings: the Tata Raphael stadium

    read colonial and postcolonial power through the story of a football stadium.

    Thinking through buildings: the Tata Raphael stadium

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    Le maillot: One size fits all

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    African Football: Reinvesting the Legacy

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    African Football: Reinvesting the Legacy

    think heritage to shape African football’s futures.

    African Football: Reinvesting the Legacy

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    Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025

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    "Paris African Cup" in A Magazine Curated for

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    "Paris African Cup" in A Magazine Curated for

    analyze identity, belonging and collective memory through the Paris African Cup.

    "Paris African Cup" in A Magazine Curated for

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    Stadiums or hospitals? Moroccan youth denounces a disconnection from reality

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    Stadiums or hospitals? Moroccan youth denounces a disconnection from reality

    evaluate mega-events’ legacy through the Gen Z Moroccan protests.

    Stadiums or hospitals? Moroccan youth denounces a disconnection from reality

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    Whose Game is remembered?

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    Whose Game is remembered?

    reclaim African women’s stories and legacies in football history.

    Whose Game is remembered?

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    Archiving Football Culture is Radical and Necessary

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    Archiving Football Culture is Radical and Necessary

    archiving for the recognition of football’s plural histories and the redistribution of visibility.

    Archiving Football Culture is Radical and Necessary

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