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Can they represent the nation? Nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in Chinese football

The main focus of this paper is on nationalism and national identity through a discussion of naturalized athletes in Chinese football. Thematic analysis was used to examine social media users’ comments and posts about Chinese football naturalization. It demonstrates that people’s attitudes and their...

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Main Author: Peizi Han
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Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/21408249.v1
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description The main focus of this paper is on nationalism and national identity through a discussion of naturalized athletes in Chinese football. Thematic analysis was used to examine social media users’ comments and posts about Chinese football naturalization. It demonstrates that people’s attitudes and their understanding of what it means to be Chinese are divided. Specifically, football and national identity both reflect inclusion and exclusion in relation to these naturalized athletes in the construction of their controversial identity as new Chinese nationals depending on whether this is understood in an ethnic, cultural, or civic way.
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spelling rr-article-214082492022-09-25T00:00:00Z Can they represent the nation? Nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in Chinese football Peizi Han (6178826) Chinese football Naturalization National identity Nationalism Social media <p>The main focus of this paper is on nationalism and national identity through a discussion of naturalized athletes in Chinese football. Thematic analysis was used to examine social media users’ comments and posts about Chinese football naturalization. It demonstrates that people’s attitudes and their understanding of what it means to be Chinese are divided. Specifically, football and national identity both reflect inclusion and exclusion in relation to these naturalized athletes in the construction of their controversial identity as new Chinese nationals depending on whether this is understood in an ethnic, cultural, or civic way.</p> 2022-09-25T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/21408249.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Can_they_represent_the_nation_Nationalism_national_identity_and_naturalized_athletes_in_Chinese_football/21408249 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Chinese football
Naturalization
National identity
Nationalism
Social media
Peizi Han
Can they represent the nation? Nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in Chinese football
title Can they represent the nation? Nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in Chinese football
title_full Can they represent the nation? Nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in Chinese football
title_fullStr Can they represent the nation? Nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in Chinese football
title_full_unstemmed Can they represent the nation? Nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in Chinese football
title_short Can they represent the nation? Nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in Chinese football
title_sort can they represent the nation? nationalism, national identity, and naturalized athletes in chinese football
topic Chinese football
Naturalization
National identity
Nationalism
Social media
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/21408249.v1