The Postmodernity of Football Hooliganism
By using a 'cultural' definition of 'postmodernism' (derived from Jameson and Martin) in which postmodernism is regarded as the transgression of modern boundaries, this article traces the emergence of postmodern aspects to violent male fandom at football games since the 1960s. It...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The British Journal of Sociology. - Routledge Journals for the London School of Economics and Political Science, 1950. - 48(1997), 4, Seite 576-593 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1997
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The British Journal of Sociology |
| Schlagworte: | Postmodernity Football Hooliganism Masculinity Nationalism Liminality |
| Zusammenfassung: | By using a 'cultural' definition of 'postmodernism' (derived from Jameson and Martin) in which postmodernism is regarded as the transgression of modern boundaries, this article traces the emergence of postmodern aspects to violent male fandom at football games since the 1960s. It is argued that at games, male fans have created imaginary masculine and national boundaries by which they have affirmed their identities but that in fighting they have sought to breach these boundaries in postmodern fashion. |
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| ISSN: | 14684446 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/591597 |