Tag: Mike McGuinness
Well-concieved collection on the complexities of globalization for sport and identity
The edited collection Sport, Globalisation and Identity: New Perspectives on Regions and Nations by Jim O’Brien, Russell Holden & Xavier Ginesta (Routledge) explores the complex interrelationships between nations, regions and states in the landscape of contemporary international sport, with a particular focus on identity. Christer Ericsson, a self-confessed anthology skeptic, had some reservations while reading but concluded that this anthology had done its job, presenting interesting new studies in a way as to create a coherent whole.
Call for Participation | Sport, Globalisation and Identity – Recent reflections on our publication | Webinar, November 24, 2020, 18:00 CET
Sport can be a vehicle for the expression of identity, and also a factor in the shaping of identity. In Sport, Globalisation and Identity: New Perspectives on Regions and Nations, edited by Jim O'Brien, Russell Holden, Xavier Ginesta, the complex interrelationships between nations, regions and states in the landscape of contemporary international sport, with a particular focus on identity, is explored.
Some Reflections on Representations of the English Football Team through Ephemera from the 1966 World Cup to the Present
When England won the World Cup 1966, the stands at Wembley Stadium were a sea of Union Jacks. By following the tracks from then until today, in the form of pamphlets, buttons, stickers, and other ephemeral materials, Mike McGuinness can clearly demonstrate the gradual shift towards an English identity, not least when it comes to banners. Nowadays the flag hanging from cars and houses is the Cross of St. George.
