Naslov
Social Memory and Football Fans in Croatia: Case Study of Torcida

Autori
Perasović, Benjamin ; Mustapić, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
New Agendas on Youth and Young Adulthood Youth Studies Conference, Universety of Glasgow, 8th-10th April 2013. Programme / - , 2013

Skup
New Agendas on Youth and Young Adulthood Youth Studies Conference, Universety of Glasgow, 8th-10th April 2013.

Mjesto i datum
Glasgow, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 08.04.2013. - 10.04.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Social Memory; Football Fans; Croatia; Homeland War; Torcida

Sažetak
The Croatian Homeland War (1991-1995) plays a significant role in the identity construction of contemporary Croatian 'ultras'. Relations to the Homeland War and its events (especially the siege and destruction of the city of Vukovar in 1991 and the military operation 'Storm' in 1995) constitute the most important part of consensus and unity among various Croatian football 'tribes'. Football fans in this case represents the continuity of a 'heroic codex' (Zupanov 1995) as they play the role of 'guardians of honour' inherited from rural and traditional communities in pre-modern Croatia. Torcida was founded in 1950. The football club Hajduk, the city of Split and Dalmatia (as a Croatian region) are crucial markers of their identity. Relations to the Homeland War present an equally important marker for new generations of Torcida. Our research is a part of the FP7 project MYPLACE. We used ethnographic methods (9 months of fieldwork, extensive diaries, and in-depth interviews with core members of Torcida). The aim of this paper is to explore the role of the Homeland War in the construction of identity among young members of Torcida. In this case, football fans are active social actors in the production of social memory across stadiums, media and wider public spaces in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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