Sport and immigration. Media coverage and social impact of the France national soccer team
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Football, immigration, France, press, identity.
Abstract
Today, the social impact of football is undeniable, and the representation of a country through its team becomes a State matter; a discourse around the national team is raised, whether to reinforce the integrative virtues of sport or to query the dynamics of identity, patriotism and prejudice. The French national football team has been taken as example, characterized by a social and cultural diversity as a result of its recent history. Four events that have shaped its evolution in the social impact of French public opinion will be analyzed: the 1998 World Cup victory, the match France-Algeria in 2001, the players' strike in the 2010 World Cup, and the case of racial quotas in 2011. Through the mainstream (Le Monde) and sports (L'Équipe) press, it will be analyzed the discourse around the football team, emphasizing the role of media within the news itself.Downloads
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Published
2012-11-16
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Garcia-Arjona N. (2012). Sport and immigration. Media coverage and social impact of the France national soccer team. Historia y Comunicación Social, 17, 85-102. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_HICS.2012.v17.40600
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