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Sugden, JT (2020) Sport and ethno-racial formation: imagined distance in Fiji. Sport in Society. ISSN 1743-0437
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Abstract
Significant research depicts the implications of sport’s role in racial formation located mainly in the ‘Global North’. Yet, there has been less attention afforded to the related role of sport in the ‘Global South’, particularly in divided societies, where the consequences of sports’ influence on ethno-racial relations, are also significant. This study relies on empirical evidence gathered during an in-depth exploration into the role of soccer and rugby in Fijian intergroup relations. Sport is analysed as an arena that not only plays host to ethno-racial groupings but one which is also instrumental in their maintenance and reimagining. In Fiji at least, the organisation and positioning of sport in popular culture and discourse means that it becomes an emblematic sphere, active in the reconfirmation and preservation of ethno-racial division. Through this discussion, this study contributes to sport and racial formation theory, widening the gaze to diverse and divided socio-cultural settings.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1504 Commercial Services, 1608 Sociology |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports |
| Divisions: | Business & Management (from Sep 19) |
| Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2020 09:25 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 06:41 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/17430437.2020.1725476 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13640 |
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