Identity Discourses and Communities in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles [electronic resource] /
Merkel, Udo.author.
Merkel, Udo.
This collection focuses on the multi-layered links between international events and identity discourses. With a unique line-up of international scholars, this book offers a diverse range of exciting case studies, including sports competitions, music festivals, exhibitions, fashion shows and royal celebrations.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1 Making Sense of Identity Discourses in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles; Part II: The Contestation of Local and Regional Identity Discourses and Communities; 2 Il Calcio as a Source of Local and Social Identity in Italy; 3 The Contestation of Identities and Communities in German Football; Part III: Identity Discourses of Cities and National Communities; 4 Contemporary Images and Identities in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival; 5 London 2012: Urban Imagery and City Branding
6 Royal Celebrations in the Twenty-First Century: 'Cool Britannia' versus 'Britannia Ruled the Waves'7 Identity Discourses and Narratives in North Korean Events, Festivals and Celebrations; 8 China and the World Fairs (1915-2010): Blending Nationalism and Internationalism; Part IV: Supra-national Events, Communities and Identity Discourses; 9 Promoting 'European' Identities at and through Pan-European Events; 10 Celebrating Muhammad's Birthday in the Middle East: Supporting or Complicating Muslim Identity Projects?
11 Pride and Glamour on the Catwalk: Fashion Models as National and Ethnic Icons12 Participating in the World 'Gymnastics For All' Festival, the Gymnaestrada: A Celebration of a Dialogical, Episodic-Perpetual Identity; 13 'One But Not the Same': U2 Concerts, Community and Cultural Identity; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This collection focuses on the multi-layered links between international events and identity discourses. With a unique line-up of international scholars, this book offers a diverse range of exciting case studies, including sports competitions, music festivals, exhibitions, fashion shows and royal celebrations.
Sociology.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Sports.
Popular works.
Sociology, general.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Popular Science in Sports.
Popular Science, general.