Citation

King A. Br. J. Sociol. 1997; 48(4): 576-593.

Affiliation

University of Liverpool.

Comment In:

Br J Sociol 2000;51(3):443-60.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, London School of Economics and Political Science, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9421956

Abstract

By using a 'cultural' definition of 'postmodernism' (derived from Jameson and Martin) in which postmodernism is regarded as the transgression of modern boundaries, this article traces the emergence of postmodern aspects to violent male fandom at football (soccer) games since the 1960s. It is argued that at games, male fans have created imaginary masculine and national boundaries by which they have affirmed their identities but that in fighting they have sought to breach these boundaries in postmodern fashion.

Language: en