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Three lions on a shirt: sport and English identity

Three lions on a shirt: sport and English identity
Three lions on a shirt: sport and English identity
This paper explores the many dimensions to the apparently simple relationship between sport and English identity. Using historical and contemporary examples, it examines the absence of a straightforward English sporting identity, and the ways in which class, age, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality have influenced the kind of 'England' that any given sporting event involves.
sport, history, England, identity
Polley, Martin
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Polley, Martin
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Polley, Martin (2008) Three lions on a shirt: sport and English identity. Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN), London, UK. 19 Nov 2008.

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Abstract

This paper explores the many dimensions to the apparently simple relationship between sport and English identity. Using historical and contemporary examples, it examines the absence of a straightforward English sporting identity, and the ways in which class, age, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality have influenced the kind of 'England' that any given sporting event involves.

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Published date: 19 November 2008
Venue - Dates: Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN), London, UK, 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19
Keywords: sport, history, England, identity

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Local EPrints ID: 66742
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/66742
PURE UUID: 5d8a2a81-d8af-4014-b383-45ad446b44a7

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Date deposited: 15 Jul 2009
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 17:01

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Author: Martin Polley

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