Football and shaping national identity: the case of the Croatian national team and world cup in France

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Lucin, Luka. (2018). Football and shaping national identity: the case of the Croatian national team and world cup in France. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Information Science. [mentor Babić, Darko].

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Abstract

This thesis discusses the theory behind the phenomena of nation, national identity, and national symbols through the example of the Croatian national football team at the World Cup in France in 1998 by using discourse analysis and attempts to show how political elites, through the media, use success at large sporting events in order to shape and strengthen the sense of national identity among the people of a certain nation. Because sport is a widely spread and popular social phenomenon that is an integral part of many cultures, it is a very convenient arena for the construction and reconstruction of identity, i.e. a pace where national cultural differences are fashioned on an international level, which enables sports to focus on symbols, competition, winning, and collective struggle.

Item Type:	Diploma Thesis
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Nation, national identity, national symbols, media, Croatian national football team, World Cup in France.
Subjects:	Information sciences > Museology and heritage management
Departments:	Department of Information Science
Supervisor:	Babić, Darko
Date Deposited:	25 Sep 2018 07:47
Last Modified:	26 Sep 2018 13:32
URI:	http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/10259

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