ABSTRACT

This paper argues that ‘doing’ football – as in playing, watching, talking about – constitutes a social field that cuts across otherwise racially coded urban landscapes. Where most work on fan cultures explore social practices and rituals inside that sacred space, the stadium, the focus here is on the interweaving of ‘doing football’ with the wider socio-cultural fabric incorporating neighbourhood spaces and stadiums. Expanding on Les Back’s notion of localised cultural spaces, oral histories of black Millwall fans will be used to critically engage with the popular perception of Millwall as a ‘racist club’. It is argued that the use of racial markers at The Den is used to target the opposition, whereas black Millwall supporters are accepted as contingent insiders.

摘要

本文认为，“踢”足球——就像踢球、看球、谈论足球一样——构成了一个跨越其他种族编码城市景观的社会领域。大多数关于球迷文化的工作都在探索体育场这个神圣空间内的社会实践和仪式，而这里的重点是将“踢足球”与包含社区空间和体育场的更广泛的社会文化结构交织在一起。在 Les Back 的本地化文化空间概念的基础上，黑人米尔沃尔球迷的口述历史将被用来批判性地参与人们对米尔沃尔作为“种族主义俱乐部”的普遍看法。有人认为，在 The Den 使用种族标记是为了针对反对派，而黑人米尔沃尔的支持者被认为是偶然的内部人士。