Mega-events and regional identities
The 2010 Asian Games language controversy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6326700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhonghua Gu (Guangzhou University, People’s Republic of China), Bart Wissink (0000-0001-7307-8528, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Yuan Hu (0000-0002-8951-5881, Guangzhou University, People’s Republic of China) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 619-636 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557320x15857302634993 |
| OpenAlex | W3019713393 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
This article argues that mega-events can become important sites for the contestation of a variety of justice claims, including recognition for regional identities. The existing literature explores the potential of mega-events to achieve redistribution but their impact on identity claims is under-researched. Our analysis of the Cantonese language controversy in the run-up to the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games fills this gap by employing a discourse-historical approach. It demonstrates that a range of discursive strategies relating to the Cantonese language played a crucial role in the articulation of a Cantonese regional identity and were, in turn, countered through discursive strategies employed by local government, which argued that Cantonese and Chinese identities are not mutually exclusive. We conclude that scholars need to pay more attention to mega-events that are staged in non-Western countries outside core cities, as well as to the role that they can play in attempts to promote the recognition of regional identities
Aesthetics · Articulation (sociology · Discourse analysis · Economic Justice · Government (linguistics · Identity (music · Linguistics · Mega · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Redistribution (election · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Gender Studies · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |