“Because Hongkongers Should Support Hong Kong”: Entanglement of National Identity, Political Ideology, and Football Fandom in Hong Kong

IF 2.5 3区 教育学 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Sanho Chung
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Abstract

In this article, I argue that there can be an intersection between the rise and development of sports fandom, national identity, as well as political ideology. I contend that the rise of nationalist sports fandom can be driven by the emergence of the nationalist democratic movement. With an ongoing nationalist democratic movement against a cultural dominant “other” as the context, sports fandom becomes a container for nationalism and a reactive form of resistance against the dominant “other” who endangers them. Fans who have a stronger sense of “self” national identity and more political experience in the movement would see sports fandom as a subtle means of catharsis to counter the threat. I showcase the idea using the rise of collective fandom in the Hong Kong men's national football team in recent years as an example. I will trace how the development of the democratic movement and nationalism in Hong Kong paralleled the blossoms of the Hong Kong (men's) national football team (HKNFT) fandom over the last few years, and how the HKNFT fandom was transformed gradually into a reactive form of resistance against threats to political autonomy of Hong Kong and attempts of cultural assimilation from China. Multiple sources of data, including an onsite survey, focus group interviews, individual interviews, and secondary historical works will be utilized to support my arguments.
“因为香港人应该支持香港”:国家认同、政治意识形态与香港足球迷的纠缠
在本文中,我认为体育迷的兴起和发展,民族认同以及政治意识形态之间可能存在交集。我认为民族主义体育迷的兴起可以由民族主义民主运动的出现推动。在反对文化上占主导地位的“他者”的民族主义民主运动的背景下,体育迷圈成为民族主义的容器,也是反对危及他们的占主导地位的“他者”的反应性抵抗形式。那些“自我”民族认同感更强、在运动中有更多政治经验的球迷,会把体育迷视为对抗威胁的一种微妙的宣泄手段。我以近年来香港国家男子足球队集体球迷的兴起为例来展示这一观点。我将追溯过去几年香港民主运动和民族主义的发展如何与香港(男子)国家足球队(HKNFT)球迷的蓬勃发展并行,以及香港(男子)国家足球队球迷如何逐渐转变为一种抵抗香港政治自治威胁和中国文化同化企图的反应形式。多种数据来源,包括现场调查、焦点小组访谈、个人访谈和二手历史作品,将被用来支持我的论点。
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4.30%
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期刊介绍: Journal of Sport & Social Issues is an indispensable resource that brings together the latest research, discussion, and analysis on contemporary sport issues such as race, media, gender, economics, drugs, recruiting, injuries, and youth sports. Using an international, interdisciplinary perspective, Journal of Sport & Social Issues examines today"s most pressing and far-reaching questions about sport, including: World Cup soccer, gay experience and sport, social issues in sport management, youth sports, sports subcultures. Always provocative, Journal of Sports and Social Issues presents a lively public discussion of the impact of sport on social issues from many perspectives.
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