Abstract

This paper examines the main contours of change in contemporary English football since the inception of the Premier League in 1992 through a wide range of empirical material. It explores these changes through the conceptual prisms of cultural intensification, globalisation and post-modernism. The Premier League became more popular during this era: attendances doubled between 1992 and 2017, despite rising ticket prices. It also became more ‘civilised’ with arrests at Premier League games falling by half between 2002 and 2018. Premier League football also became more central to everyday discourse. Television and radio coverage burgeoned and there was a growth in magazines and newspapers devoted to football. This has been complemented by the emergence of social media interest in the game and the growth of gambling penetration of top tier football as further elements in this cultural intensification. The English Premier League can be seen as a quintessential site of post-modern hyper consumption. This is probed through a range of phenomena including monopolisation, alienation, consumerism and waste. The Premier League era also witnessed a significant de-traditionalisation of time and a concomitant growth in flexible forms of employment at stadia. Overall the experience of spectators at top tier English football stadia has changed significantly since 1992. These stadia have been transformed into multi-functional sites with powerful affective elements.

摘要

本文通过广泛的实证材料研究了自 1992 年英超联赛成立以来当代英格兰足球变化的主要轮廓。它通过文化集约化、全球化和后现代主义的概念棱镜来探索这些变化。英超联赛在这个时代变得更受欢迎：尽管门票价格上涨，但上座率在 1992 年至 2017 年间翻了一番。随着 2002 年至 2018 年英超联赛的逮捕人数减少了一半，它也变得更加“文明”。英超联赛也成为日常话题的中心。电视和广播的报道迅速增加，专门报道足球的杂志和报纸也在增加。社交媒体对比赛的兴趣以及顶级足球博彩渗透率的增长作为这种文化强化的进一步元素，补充了这一点。英超联赛可以被视为后现代超级消费的典型场所。这是通过一系列现象来探讨的，包括垄断、异化、消费主义和浪费。英超联赛时代也见证了时间的显着去传统化以及随之而来的体育场馆灵活就业形式的增长。总体而言，自 1992 年以来，英格兰顶级足球场的观众体验发生了显着变化。这些体育场已转变为具有强大情感元素的多功能场所。英超联赛可以被视为后现代超级消费的典型场所。这是通过一系列现象来探讨的，包括垄断、异化、消费主义和浪费。英超联赛时代也见证了时间的显着去传统化以及随之而来的体育场馆灵活就业形式的增长。总体而言，自 1992 年以来，英格兰顶级足球场的观众体验发生了显着变化。这些体育场已转变为具有强大情感元素的多功能场所。英超联赛可以被视为后现代超级消费的典型场所。这是通过一系列现象来探讨的，包括垄断、异化、消费主义和浪费。英超联赛时代也见证了时间的显着去传统化以及随之而来的体育场馆灵活就业形式的增长。总体而言，自 1992 年以来，英格兰顶级足球场的观众体验发生了显着变化。这些体育场已转变为具有强大情感元素的多功能场所。