Limerick

The University of Limerick hosted the Football Collective conference on 23rd – 24th November 2017 in association with the Popular Music and Popular Culture Research Cluster @UL. “Football, Politics and Popular Culture” brought together interdisciplinary football researchers, academics and students to share research findings, interests, stories, and methods, in order to develop better research and collaboration across the Collective. We also host guests from outside of the academy. Papers were presented on themes including:

• Migration

• Racism

• Islamophobia/anti-Muslim racism

• Ethno-national formation

• Conflict (Ethno-national, Ideological, Sectarian etc.)

• Sectarianism

• Identities

• Class politics

• Gender and Sexualities

• Fan culture

• Political songs / chants