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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 222-240 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Soccer and Society |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Keywords
- national identity
- football
- Euro 2012
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'They think it’s all Dover!' Popular newspaper images and narratives of the English football team and (re)presentations of national identity during Euro 2012. / Vincent, John; Harris, John.
In: Soccer and Society, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2014, p. 222-240.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - 'They think it’s all Dover!' Popular newspaper images and narratives of the English football team and (re)presentations of national identity during Euro 2012
AU - Vincent, John
AU - Harris, John
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (‘Euro 2012’) – Europe’s quadrennial football bonanza was held in Poland and the Ukraine between June 8th and July 1st. Occurring between Elizabeth II’s Diamond jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic Games, the eyes of the media were fixated on the pride and joy of English football, its men’s national team. With national consciousness at an all-time high, articles in England’s tabloid, ‘red-top,’ daily national newspapers The Sun and Daily Mirror were tracked for three weeks as they lavished their attentions on the national pastime. Their coverage of the English team reflected a heightened consciousness of English national identity. Drawing on Guibernau’s strategies for creating and uniting citizens around a collective national identity, this study examined how England’s popular media presented and represented England’s national identity to reflect the real and imagined versions of Englishness during this major sporting event.1
AB - The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (‘Euro 2012’) – Europe’s quadrennial football bonanza was held in Poland and the Ukraine between June 8th and July 1st. Occurring between Elizabeth II’s Diamond jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic Games, the eyes of the media were fixated on the pride and joy of English football, its men’s national team. With national consciousness at an all-time high, articles in England’s tabloid, ‘red-top,’ daily national newspapers The Sun and Daily Mirror were tracked for three weeks as they lavished their attentions on the national pastime. Their coverage of the English team reflected a heightened consciousness of English national identity. Drawing on Guibernau’s strategies for creating and uniting citizens around a collective national identity, this study examined how England’s popular media presented and represented England’s national identity to reflect the real and imagined versions of Englishness during this major sporting event.1
KW - national identity
KW - football
KW - Euro 2012
U2 - 10.1080/14660970.2013.849188
DO - 10.1080/14660970.2013.849188
M3 - Article
VL - 15
SP - 222
EP - 240
JO - Soccer and Society
JF - Soccer and Society
SN - 1466-0970
IS - 2
ER -