Sports & nationalism

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# Sports & nationalism
### GEOG 30793
### May 15, 2019

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## Today's agenda

* Nationalism, nations, and states

* Politics and political economy

* Political economy and sport in the 20th century

* Case study: FC Barcelona and Catalonia

* Case study: Celtic, Rangers, and the "Old Firm" rivalry

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## Nations, states, and identity

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## The "nation"

.footnote[Source: [InteriorDecorating.com](https://www.interiordecorating.com/429236-1156-Oregon-State-Beaver-Nation-Starter-Rug-20x30)]

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## The "state"

* World atlas example: http://walkerke.github.io/atlas/

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## The nation-state

<span class="footnote">Source: [Eurominority](http://www.eurominority.eu/version/maps/map-nations.asp)</span>

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## _Imagined communities_

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## Discussion: how does sport relate to national identity?

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## National identity and sport

.footnote[Source: [Houston Chronicle](https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/U-S-women-s-soccer-team-caps-two-game-sweep-of-12816531.php)]

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## Migration, diaspora, and identity

* Example: Giannis Antetokounmpo in [Toronto](http://www.pappaspost.com/video-torontos-big-fat-greek-welcome-giannis-antetokounmpo/) and [New York City](http://www.nba.com/bucks/video/teams/bucks/2018/02/07/1910910/1517991537992-gagreekmeetnyc-1910910)

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## Sport and colonialism

.footnote[Source: [The Sports Mirror](http://www.thesportsmirror.com/2015/02/cricket-world-cup-2015-group-preview-india-and-south-africa-should-be-the-top-two-in-group-b/)]

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## Political economy

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## Ideology and political economy

Major traditions in the 20th century:

* Ideology: __liberalism__, __socialism__, __nationalism__

* Political-economic frameworks: __capitalism__, __communism__, __fascism__

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## Sport and fascism in Nazi Germany

.footnote[Source: [ABC.net.au](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-21/from-hitler-to-superpower-boycotts-threats-to-the-olympics/7649004)]

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## Sport and the Cold War

.footnote[Source: [Boston University](http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/russia-and-its-empires/ian-blau/)]

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## Sport and the Cold War

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## Case study: Catalonia and FC Barcelona

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## Catalonia

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## Economics of Spain

.footnote[Source: [AIS Group](https://www.ais-int.com/las-familias-vascas-las-que-mas-dinero-ingresan-en-espana/)]

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## FC Barcelona

.footnote[Source: [barcelonas.com](https://www.barcelonas.com/fc-barcelona-logo.html)]

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## General Franco and Real Madrid

.footnote[Source: [panenka.org](http://www.panenka.org/miradas/cuatro-decadas-de-futbol-sin-franco/)]

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## Barcelona: _mes que un club_

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## Discussion: FC Barcelona and Catalan independence

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## Case study: The Old Firm

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## Glasgow

.footnote[Source: [Evening Times](http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15701821.Families_wanted_to_breathe_new_life_into_Glasgow_city_centre_expansion_plans/)]

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## Religion in Northern Ireland

<span class="footnote">Source: [New Maps of Ulster](http://newmapsofulster.blogspot.com/2013_02_01_archive.html)</span>

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## The "Troubles"

.footnote[Source: [Commentary Magazine](https://www.commentarymagazine.com/foreign-policy/europe/northern-ireland-troubles-revisited/)]

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## Nationalism and the Old Firm

<span class="footnote">Source: [BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13438080)</span>

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## Glasgow and the Old Firm

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## Discussion: religion, politics, networks, & sport

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## Next up: Sports and race

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