Abstract

This article critically details how the work of Slavoj Žižek theoretically elaborates on the links between nationalism and sport. Notably, it highlights how key terms, drawn from Žižek’s work on fantasy, ideology and the Real (itself grounded in the work of Jacques Lacan), can be used to explore the relationship between sport, nationalism and enjoyment (jouissance). In outlining this approach, specific attention is given to Žižek’s account of the ‘national Thing’. Accordingly, by considering the various ways in which sport organizes, materializes and structures our enjoyment, the emotive significance of sport during national sporting occasions is both introduced and applied. Moreover, it is argued that such an approach offers a unique and valuable insight into the relationship between sport and nationalism, as well as an array of social and political antagonisms.

摘要

这篇文章批判性地详细介绍了 Slavoj Žižek 的工作如何从理论上阐述民族主义与体育之间的联系。值得注意的是，它强调了如何关键术语，从齐泽克的幻想，意识形态与现实（本身在拉康的工作接地）绘制工作，可用于探索体育，民族主义和享受之间的关系（享乐）。在概述这种方法时，特别关注 Žižek 对“国家事物”的描述。因此，通过考虑体育组织、具体化和构建我们的各种方式享受，体育在民族体育场合的情感意义被介绍和应用。此外，有人认为，这种方法为体育与民族主义之间的关系以及一系列社会和政治对抗提供了独特而有价值的见解。