Aguante in a barra brava - Some notes on building its own identity
2013; National Pedagogic University; Issue: 38 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2462-8417
Autores Tópico(s)Cultural and political discourse analysis
ResumoThis paper presents the results of a research carried out between the second semester of 2010 and the first one of 2012 within a fan group of Millonarios FC, commonly known as “barra brava”. There is a literature review on theoretical issues about football fans. The paper also explains how to join and interact into a fans’ group. In addition, findings obtained by means of the description and involvement into the fans‘group, are presented through particular ethnography technique. Finally, some reflections are made about “aguante”, a concept built within the selected group and how this concept has become an element to build identity.
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