Narration of Lives and Nations. National Stereotypes in the Coverage of World Cup Football in the Norwegian Channel TV2
Abstract
Iran was one of the participants in the 2006 football World Cup (WC) in Germany. A special
WC programme on TV2, one of two primary Norwegian TV channels, entitled
World Cup
Studio (Norwegian: VM-studio),
offered various reports for a Norwegian audience and was
sent before and after each match along with a short segment of reportage from the countries
involved. The present article focuses on one of the
World Cup Studio
programmes broadcast
during the WC games between Iran and Mexico. The purpose of the article is to investigate
how Iran and Mexico, as two national and cultural entities, are presented in relation to a
Norwegian socio-cultural context. Additionally, the particular geopolitical condition at the
time before the World Cup, as represented in these programmes, is identified and classified.
Publisher
Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom
Citation
Nordicom Review, 32 (1) p. 75-91
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Date
2011-06Author
Alghasi, Sharam
Editor
Carlsson, Ulla
Keywords
Iran
Mexico
football
TV
intertextuality
narratives
representation
Publication type
article, peer reviewed scientific
ISBN
978-91-86523-20-6
ISSN
1403-1108
Language
eng