FOOTBALL, RACISM AND PUBLIC POLICY
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A QUESTION OF SPORT? JPR to hold seminar for sports writers with (LONDON,
1 November 2001) In an effort to examine the issues concerning prejudice and
violence that are often associated with football fans and consequently sully the game,
JPR/ Institute for Jewish Policy Research will hold an in-depth seminar for academics and
sports writers on Thursday, 8 November 2.30 to 4.30 pm at 79 Wimpole Street, London
W1.
Featured speaker will be Jon Garland, Research Fellow at the Scarman Centre, University of
Leicester and co-author of Racism and Anti-Racism in Football, published in September. Garland
will look at the press coverage of ‘Euro 96’ and ‘France 98’, focusing on issues of xenophobia and
tribalism among England fans, as well as the recent press coverage of England’s World Cup
qualifying game against Germany. He will be joined by Les Back, reader in Sociology at
Goldsmiths’ College, University of London and co-author (with Tim Crabbe and John Solomos) of
The Changing Face of Football, to be published this month.
Held under the auspices of JPR’s Civil Society Programme, the discussion will examine key
questions:
How are local and national identities constructed around the game? What role do the media play in fuelling nationalism and xenophobia in their coverage
of international football? What responsibilities do the media have in reporting fan behavior? What responsibility does the game itself have in addressing issues of prejudice and
xenophobia? What are the implications of cultures of racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia for those
football clubs with a tradition of support among minority communities such as Spurs? What are the public policy implications of tackling the prejudice and violence
associated with football at the international and club levels? PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the seminar, ‘A Question of Sport? Football,
Tribalism and the Media’ is by invitation only. To make a reservation, please
contact JPR by calling 0207 935 8266 or by e-mail: winston@jpr.org.uk
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