Identity Discourses and Communities in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles (eBook)

Brian Bridges, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Mark Doidge, University of Brighton, UK Ho Glos, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Adam Jones, University of Brighton, UK Lu Zhouxiang, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland Jayne Luscombe, University of Brighton, UK Beth Mudford, University of Sussex, UK Gwang Ok, Chungbuk National University, South Korea Patrícia Soley-Beltran, Independent Scholar, Spain Andrea L. Stanton, University of Denver, USA Angela Wichmann, University of Brighton, UK Michael Williams, University of Brighton, UK

Cover 1
Half-Title 2
Series 3
Title 4
Copyright 5
Dedication 6
Contents 8
Acknowledgements 10
Notes on Contributors 11
Part I: Introduction 15
1 Making Sense of Identity Discourses in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles 16
Part II: The Contestation of Local and Regional Identity Discourses and Communities 47
2 Il Calcio as a Source of Local and Social Identity in Italy 48
3 The Contestation of Identities and Communities in German Football 65
Part III: Identity Discourses of Cities and National Communities 84
4 Contemporary Images and Identities in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 85
5 London 2012: Urban Imagery and City Branding 106
6 Royal Celebrations in the Twenty-First Century: ‘Cool Britannia’ versus ‘Britannia Ruled the Waves’ 126
7 Identity Discourses and Narratives in North Korean Events, Festivals and Celebrations 145
8 China and the World Fairs (1915–2010): Blending Nationalism and Internationalism 163
Part IV: Supra-national Events, Communities and Identity Discourses 181
9 Promoting ‘European’ Identities at and through Pan-European Events 182
10 Celebrating Muhammad’s Birthday in the Middle East: Supporting or Complicating Muslim Identity Projects? 201
11 Pride and Glamour on the Catwalk: Fashion Models as National and Ethnic Icons 216
12 Participating in the World ‘Gymnastics For All’ Festival, the Gymnaestrada: A Celebration of a Dialogical, Episodic-Perpetual Identity 236
13 ‘One But Not the Same’: U2 Concerts, Community and Cultural Identity 251
Index 269