Argentina versus England at the France '98 World Cup

Narratives of nation and the mythologizing of the popular

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11268510
AutoresPablo Alejandro Alabarces (0000-0001-9308-1732, Universidad de Buenos Aires, autor correspondente), Pablo Alabarces (Universidad de Buenos Aires), Alan Tomlinson (0000-0001-8059-9778, University of Brighton), Christopher Young (0000-0001-9350-9911, University of Cambridge)
Ano2001
Volume23
Fascículo5
Páginas547-566
Data de publicação2001-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/016344301023005001
OpenAlexW2145438399
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas34
Referências citadas8

The football (soccer) game between Argentina and England during the France '98 World Cup is analysed as a form of media event in which the sports encounter is the source of and high-profile focus for the media's mobilization of narratives of the nation, and reaffirmation of popular mythologies of the national. The legacy of previous Argentina-England encounters is discussed in the light of the persistence of foundation myths concerning the style and impact of the respective national versions of soccer, and the contemporary media's coverage of those myths. The media responses, primarily in press and television, to the 1998 encounter are reviewed and compared in both the Argentinian and the English settings. This comparative analysis is situated, in conclusion, within analytical debates concerning the geo-political nature of persisting sporting stereotypes, and methodological issues concerning the relationship between contextual historical analysis and textual interpretation

Art · Football · Interpretation (philosophy · Literature · Media studies · Mythology · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Situated · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Gender Studies · History · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society