Detailed Information on Publication Record
2023
‘Bigger than football’ : Racist talk on and off the soccer pitch
CHOVANEC, JanBasic information
Original name
‘Bigger than football’ : Racist talk on and off the soccer pitch
Authors
CHOVANEC, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Soccer and Society, Taylor and Francis, 2023, 1466-0970
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
60203 Linguistics
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.400 in 2022
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14210/23:00129954
Organization unit
Faculty of Arts
UT WoS
001071528200001
Keywords (in Czech)
fotbal; sportovní diskurz; pragmatika; sociolingvistika; rasismus; online journalism; online comments
Keywords in English
football; sports discourse; pragmatics; sociolinguistics; racism; online žurnalistika; online komentáře
Tags
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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 8/7/2024 13:53, Mgr. Michal Petr
Abstract
V originále
Racism is a major social and cultural problem that has, in various forms, plagued football for a long time. Despite the attempts of official bodies to root it out, racist talk and behaviour are still rife among players as well as in fan communities. The present paper provides a case study of online users’ comments on the media coverage of a series of controversial incidents during a recent UEFA Europa League matchinvolving an alleged verbal act of racial abuse between two players. Adopting a discourse analytical perspective, the paper contrasts how the match controversies were reflected in the users’ public online discourses in two different cultural communities, namely the UK and the Czech Republic, and identifies some of the similarities and differences between the two. The analysis shows how the users reframe the underlying racist issue, trivialize it through humour and relativize its seriousness. The data indicate that such discourses surrounding football are important for understanding how fans construct various group identities and how specific socio-cultural contexts influence the perception of race-related controversies.
Links
MUNI/A/1053/2022, interní kód MU |
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