1,054
Views
22
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Flying the flag for the En-ger-land: The Sun's (re)construction of English identity during the 2010 World Cup

&
Pages 187-209 | Published online: 30 Nov 2011

References

  • Alesina , A. and Spolaore , E. 2003 . The Size of Nations , Cambridge, MA : MIT Press .
  • Anderson , B. 1983 . Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and the Spread of Nationalism , London : Verso .
  • Aughey , A. 2007 . The Politics of Englishness , Manchester : Manchester University Press .
  • Billig , M. 1995 . Banal Nationalism , London : Sage .
  • Boorstin , D. 1961 . The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-events in America , New York : Random House .
  • Bourdieu , P. 1986 . “ The forms of capital ” . In Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education , Edited by: Richardson , J. 241 – 258 . New York : Greenwood .
  • Boyle , R. 2006 . Sports Journalism: Context and Issues , London : Sage .
  • Bragg , B. 2004 . George on your mind . The Guardian , : 7 April 24
  • Brookes , R. 1999 . Newspapers and national identity: The BSE/CJD crisis and the British press . Media, Culture & Society , 21 ( 2 ) : 247 – 263 .
  • Carrington , B. 1999 . “ Too many St George crosses to bear ” . In The Ingerland Factor: Home Truths from Football , Edited by: Perryman , M. 71 – 86 . London : Mainstream .
  • Chalip , L. , Green , B. and Hill , B. 2003 . Effects of sport event media on destination image and intention to visit . Journal of Sport Management , 17 ( 3 ) : 214 – 234 .
  • Chalip , L. and McGuirty , J. 2004 . Bundling sport events with the host destination . Journal of Sport Tourism , 9 ( 3 ) : 267 – 282 .
  • Colls , R. 2005 . Review of ‘The making of English identity’ . The Sociological Review , 53 ( 3 ) : 581 – 583 .
  • Crabbe , T. 2004 . Englandfans – a new club for a new England? Social inclusion, authenticity and the performance of Englishness at ‘home’ and ‘away’ . Leisure Studies , 23 ( 1 ) : 63 – 78 .
  • Crabbe , T. 2008 . Postmodern community and future directions. Fishing for community: England fans at the 2006 FIFA World Cup . Soccer & Society , 9 ( 3 ) : 428 – 438 .
  • Creswell , J. W. 2003 . Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches , 2 , Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage .
  • Crolley , L. and Hand , D. 2006 . Football and European Identity: Historical Narratives through the Press , Routledge : London .
  • Edmunds, J. & Turner, B. S. (2001). The re-invention of England? Women and “cosmopolitan” Englishness, Ethnicicties, 1(1), pp. 83–108.
  • Florek , M. , Breitbarth , T. and Conejo , F. 2008 . Mega event = mega impact? Travelling fans’ experience and perceptions of the 2006 FIFA World Cup host nation . Journal of Sport & Tourism , 13 ( 3 ) : 199 – 219 .
  • Fourie , J. and Spronk , K. 2011 . South African mega-sport events and their impact on tourism . Journal of Sport & Tourism , 16 ( 1 ) : 75 – 97 .
  • Frew , M. and McGillivray , D. 2008 . Exploring hyper-experiences: Performing the fan at Germany 2006 . Journal of Sport & Tourism , 13 ( 3 ) : 181 – 198 .
  • Garland , J. 2004 . The same old story? Englishness, the tabloid press and the 2002 football world cup . Leisure Studies , 23 ( 1 ) : 79 – 92 .
  • Garland , J. and Rowe , M. 1999 . War minus the shooting? Jingoism, the English press, and Euro 96 . Journal of Sport and Social Issues , 23 ( 1 ) : 80 – 95 .
  • Gervais , D. 2001 . Englands of the mind . The Cambridge Quarterly , 30 ( 2 ) : 151 – 168 .
  • Goldblatt , D. 2006 . The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer , New York : Riverhead Books .
  • Guibernau , M. 2007 . The Identity of Nations , Cambridge : Polity .
  • Hall , S. 1991 . “ Old and new identities, old and new ethnicities ” . In Culture, Globalization and the World-system , Edited by: King , A. 19 – 40 . London : Macmillan .
  • Hill , L. 2010 . Football as code: The social diffusion of ‘soccer’ in South Africa . Soccer & Society , 11 ( 1–2 ) : 12 – 28 .
  • Hobsbawm , E. J. 1983 . “ Introduction: Inventing traditions’ and mass producing traditions: Europe 1870–1914 ” . In The Invention of Tradition , Edited by: Hobsbawm , E. J. and Ranger , T. O. 1 – 14 . Cambridge : Cambridge: Cambridge University Press . 263–307
  • Hobsbawm , E. J. 1996 . Nations and Nationalism Since 1780 , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • Horne , J. and Manzenreiter , W. 2006 . Sports, Mega-events, Social Scientific Analysis of a Global Phenomenon , Oxford : Blackwell publishing .
  • Ingelbien , R. 2002 . Misreading England: Poetry and Nationhood Since the Second World War , Amsterdam : Rodopi .
  • Jacques , M. 2004 . Our problem abroad . The Guardian , : 11 August 23
  • Jones , K. W. 2008 . Female fandom: Identity, sexism, and men's professional football in England . Sociology of Sport Journal , 25 ( 4 ) : 516 – 537 .
  • Kumar , K. 2003 . The Making of English National Identity , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • Maguire , J. and Poulton , E. K. 1999 . European identity politics in Euro 96: Invented traditions and national habitus codes . International Review for the Sociology of Sport , 34 ( 1 ) : 17 – 29 .
  • Maguire , J. , Poulton , E. and Possamai , C. 1999 . Weltkrieg III? Media coverage of England versus Germany in Euro 96 . Journal of Sport & Social Issues , 23 ( 4 ) : 439 – 454 .
  • Markovits , A. S. and Hellerman , S. L. 2001 . Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism , Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press .
  • McKee , A. 2003 . A beginner's guide to textual analysis . Metro (Film, Television, Radio,Multimedia) , 127 ( 8 ) : 138 – 149 .
  • Melwani , D. 2009 . Soccer World Cup to be massive for South African tourism . Available at www.ettravelblackboard.us (accessed 12 December 2010)
  • Nairn , T. 1977 . Faces of Nationalism: Janus Revisisted , London : Verso .
  • Neuman , W. L. 2003 . The Meanings of Methodology: Social Research Methods , 5 , Boston, MA : Allyn & Bacon .
  • Newspaper Marketing Agency (2010) The Sun – facts and figures. Available at http://www.nmauk.co.uk/nma/do/live/factsAndFigures?newspaperID=17 (accessed 12 December 2010).
  • Parekh , B. 1994 . Discourses on national identity . Political Studies , 42 ( 3 ) : 492 – 504 .
  • Paxman , J. 1999 . The English: A Portrait of a People , London : Michael Joseph .
  • Pocock , J. G. A. 2000 . Gaberlunize's return . New Left Review , : 41 – 52 . (second series), 5
  • Poulton , E. 2004 . Mediated patriot games: The construction and representation of national identities in the British television production of Euro ’96 . International Review for the Sociology of Sport , 39 ( 4 ) : 437 – 455 .
  • Reichl , S. 2004 . Flying the flag: The intricate semiotics of national identity . European Journal of English Studies , 8 ( 2 ) : 205 – 217 .
  • Robinson , J. S. R. 2008 . Tackling the anxieties of the English: Searching for the nation through football . Soccer & Society , 9 ( 2 ) : 215 – 230 .
  • Rowe , D. , McKay , J. and Miller , T. 1998 . “ Come together: Sport, nationalism, and the media image ” . In MediaSport , Edited by: Wenner , L. A. 119 – 133 . London : Routledge .
  • Runneymede Trust . 2000 . The Future of Multi-ethnic Britain: The Parekh Report , London : Profile .
  • Schopflin , G. 2000 . Nations, Identity, Power: The Politics of Europe , London : Hurst .
  • Scott , P. 1990 . Knowledge and Nation , Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press .
  • Scruton , R. 2002 . The Need for Nations , London : Civitas .
  • Starkey , D. 2004 . What history should we be teaching in Britain in the 21st century? . Available at www.history.ac.uk/education/conference/starkey.html (accessed 29 May 2009)
  • Strauss , A. and Corbin , J. 1999 . Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Technique , 2 , Newbury Park, CA : Sage .
  • Szymanski , S. 2002 . The economic impact of the World Cup . World Economics , 3 ( 1 ) : 169 – 177 .
  • Tomlinson , R. 2009 . “ Anticipating 2011 ” . In Development and Dreams: The Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup , Edited by: Pillay , U. , Tomlinson , R. and Bass , O. 96 – 113 . Pretoria : Human Sciences Research Council Press .
  • Van der Merwe , J. 2009 . “ The road to Africa: South Africa's hosting of the ‘African’ World Cup ” . In Development and Dreams , Edited by: Pillay , U. , Tomlinson , R. and Bass , O. 18 – 32 . Pretoria : Human Science Research Council Press .
  • Vincent , J. , Kian , E. M. , Pedersen , P. M. , Kuntz , A. and Hill , J. S. 2010 . England expects: English newspapers’ narratives about the English football team in the 2006 World Cup . International Review for the Sociology of Sport , 45 ( 2 ) : 199 – 223 .
  • Waitt , G. 2004 . “ A critical examination of Sydney's 2000 Olympic Games ” . In Festival and Events Management , Edited by: Yeoman , I. , Robertson , M. , Ali-Knight , J. , Drummond , S. and McMahon-Beattie , U. 391 – 408 . London : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann .
  • Weed , M. 2007 . The pub as a virtual football fandom venue: An alternative to ‘being there’? . Soccer & Society , 8 ( 2–3 ) : 399 – 414 .
  • Weed , M. 2010 . Sport fans and travel – is ‘being there’ always important . Journal of Sport & Tourism , 15 ( 2 ) : 103 – 109 .
  • Weight , R. 1999 . Raise the St George's standard high . New Statesman and Society , : 25 – 27 . January 8
  • Weight , R. 2002 . Patriots. National Identity in Britain 1940–2000 , Basingstoke : Macmillan .
  • Wellings , B. 2002 . Empire-nation: National and imperial discourses in England . Nations & Nationalism , 8 ( 1 ) : 95 – 109 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.