Hate Crime in Football
Edited by Imran Awan and Irene Zempi
Published
Nov 13, 2023Page count
228 pagesISBN
978-1529227185Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 13, 2023Page count
228 pagesISBN
978-1529227192Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 13, 2023Page count
228 pagesISBN
978-1529227192Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Hate Crime in Football
Rates of hate crime within football have been increasing, despite the visibility of anti-racist actions such as ‘taking the knee’. With a unique collection of testimonies, this book shows that hostility is a daily occurrence for some professional football players, ranging from online threats to physical intimidation and violence at football matches.
Bringing a range of perspectives to this widespread problem, leading academics, practitioners and policy makers shed light on the best strategies to tackle racism, homophobia, transphobia and misogyny in football.
“A stellar field of scholars provide powerful analyses of the exclusionary impacts of varied forms of hatred, as well as the efforts to stem the tide. This volume is a vital read for anyone interested in understanding and challenging the ways in which the UK's national sport has also become the venue for the expression of bigotries." Barbara Perry, Ontario Tech University
Imran Awan is Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City University.
Irene Zempi is Associate Professor of Criminology at Nottingham Trent University.
Introduction - Imran Awan and Irene Zempi
Chapter 1: Englishness and Football Cultures: Belonging, Race and the Nation - John Solomos
Chapter 2: Antisemitism in Football - Emma Poulton
Chapter 3: Spot Kick on Racism: Marcus Rashford and Criminally Damaging Penalty Shoot Outs - Matt Long and Catherine Armstrong
Chapter 4: “England Till I Die”: Memoirs of a South Asian Football Fan - Amjid Khazir
Chapter 5: Racism in Football: Perspectives From Two Sides of the Atlantic - Christos Kassimeris
Chapter 6: A Critical Analysis of Past and Present Campaigns To Challenge Online Racism in English Professional Football - Daniel Kilvington, Jack Black, Mark Doidge, Thomas Fletcher, Colm Kearns, Katie Liston, Theo Lynn, Gary Sinclair, and Pierangelo Rosati
Chapter 7: Homophobia, Hate Crime and Men’s Professional Football - Connor Humphries and Rory Magrath
Chapter 8: Women Footballers in the UK: Feminism, Misogynoir and Hate Crimes - Jayne Caudwell, Jane Healy and Aarti Ratna
Chapter 9: Trans Exclusion in Football - Ben Colliver
Chapter 10: Tackling Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia in Football: What (if Anything) Works? - Liz Crolley and Jon Garland
Chapter 11: Prosecuting Hate Crime in Football - Nick Hawkins
