1st Edition
English National Identity and Football Fan Culture Who Are Ya?
By Tom Gibbons
Copyright 2014
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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In recent years, scholars have understood the increasing use of the St George’s Cross by football fans to be evidence of a rise in a specifically ’English’ identity. This has emerged as part of a wider ’national’ response to broader political processes such as devolution and European integration which have fragmented identities within the UK. Using the controversial figurational sociological... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Theoretical Approach for Understanding Contemporary English National Identity; Chapter 3 The Unintended Consequences of Global and European Forces on English Football Fan Culture; Chapter 4 Manifestations of Englishness in Pubs during World Cup 2006; Chapter 5 Fan Debates on Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics and the Almunia Case; Chapter 6 The Club versus Country Debate in English Football and the Diverse Use of the St George’s Cross; Chapter 7 Conclusion: Diminishing Contrasts, Increasing Varieties in English Football;
Biography
Dr Tom Gibbons is Senior Lecturer in Sports Studies in the School of Social Sciences and Law at Teesside University, UK.
'Whether or not you are a fan of Norbert Elias and his civilizing process theory, this book addresses crucial issues around contemporary football culture and identity. Drills down to the pub talk and online fandom which rarely get a hearing in all the policy debates.' Steve Redhead, Professor of Sports Media, Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia
