"The Spanish Fury": A political geography of soccer in Spain. (March 2015)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- "The Spanish Fury": A political geography of soccer in Spain. (March 2015)
- Main Title:
- "The Spanish Fury": A political geography of soccer in Spain
- Authors:
- Vaczi, Mariann
- Abstract:
- Soccer in Spain functions as a powerful ideological apparatus. Historically, the under-performance of the national selection ("Spanish Fury") was attributed to a lack of patriotism on part of players from ethno-regional peripheries. The recent successes (2008, 2012 Euro Cup and 2010 World Cup) of Spanish soccer are hailed as proof of a modern country that has finally overcome its regional divisions. Or has it? This article will explore soccer as a contested ideological terrain between Spanish, Basque and Catalan nationalism. The peripheries have been instrumental in the development of Spanish soccer and the "Spanish Fury, " as I will show in this paper, while they remain at odds with the idea of a central "Spain." This paper explores soccer as a schismogenic system of integration and disintegration that affect center–periphery relationships. I will explore the historical-particular mechanisms, achievements and impasses of ethnic, racial and national identity construction in three epochs: the pre-Franco dictatorship, when soccer was established as the hegemonic sports culture; the Franco dictatorship, an era of intensive homogenization; and the current democratic era in a supra-national Europe, where the peripheries emerge with renewed separatist energies.
- Is Part Of:
- International review for the sociology of sport. Volume 50:Number 2(2015:Mar.)
- Journal:
- International review for the sociology of sport
- Issue:
- Volume 50:Number 2(2015:Mar.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 50, Issue 2 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 50
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0050-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 196
- Page End:
- 210
- Publication Date:
- 2015-03
- Subjects:
- center–periphery -- identity -- nationalism -- soccer -- Spain
Sports -- Social aspects -- Periodicals
306.48305 - Journal URLs:
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http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1012690213478940 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1012-6902
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