Who owns the name? Fandom, social inequalities and the contested renaming of a football club in Timişoara, Romania

Creţan, Remus

doi:10.1080/02723638.2018.1472444

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“…These ranged from having stable nominal landmarks that facilitates efficient navigation to the administrative costs implied by the change of identity cards. Also in Timis , oara, Remus Cret , an's analysis has shown how the selling of the football club's name by the municipality to private investors triggered a fierce opposition from the local community of supporters [37]. Besides the fact that it was heavily contested, this commodification of the club's naming rights divided the supporters and pitted them against the municipality and the federal football league authorities (on this topic, see also [38]).…”

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Memorial Ambivalences in Postcommunist Romania: Generational Attitudes towards the Symbolic Legacy of Communism

Rusu

Croitoru

2021

Societies

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After the demise of state socialism, public space became an issue of contention that occupied an important place within societies’ efforts to come to terms with the recent past. Extant scholarship documented extensively how postcommunist societies in Central and Eastern Europe have reconfigured the public space by removing the symbolic presence of the former regime (e.g., monuments and statues, but also place- and street names). However, there is a scarcity of research done on exploring the reception of these broad changes brought to the public statuary and urban nomenclature. In this study, we aim to contribute to this nascent strand of literature by investigating the generational differences in social attitudes towards the symbolic transformation of public space in postcommunist Romania. Data collected through a national web-survey conducted in February 2021 (n = 1156) revealed significant intergenerational differences regarding the removal of monuments and the renaming of streets. In particular, higher approval of such memory work was found among the generations born during communism in comparison to the postcommunist generation. Taking stock of these generational differences, as well as the factors underpinning them, contributes to a better understanding of how ordinary people relate to the politics of memory enacted in transforming societies.

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Memorial Ambivalences in Postcommunist Romania: Generational Attitudes towards the Symbolic Legacy of Communism

Rusu

Croitoru

2021

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“…To explore the geographical significance of the island's name [66] (passim), this paper delves into the widespread ancient records of the dangers faced by ships traveling through the surrounding including and surrounding Pedra Branca, described since the 15th century as perilous and requiring extreme precision to navigate safely. In 2015, shipwrecked remains of ancient 14th-century Chinese ships were discovered around the waters of Pedra Branca, providing rare archaeological evidence of these ancient, documented wrecks.…”

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Pedra Branca off Singapore: A Historical Cartographic Analysis of a Post-Colonial Territorially Disputed Island

Ong

Cacciafoco

2022

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At the eastern entrance of the Singapore Strait lies Pedra Branca, an island of granite rock situated in hazardous waters. Its unexceptional presence belies a rich cartographical history and infamous reputation for leading ships to grief since antiquity. Pedra Branca was first pushed into the spotlight when the British constructed the Horsburgh Lighthouse in 1851. It later caught international attention when a heated territorial dispute for the island between Singapore and Malaysia arose, lasting from 1979–2018, with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) eventually granting rights to Singapore. The ensuing legal battle led to renewed interest in the geography and post-19th century history of the island. The most recent breakthrough, however, provides a glimpse into an even earlier history of Pedra Branca—and by extension, Singapore—as shipwrecked remains dating from the 14th century were uncovered in the surrounding waters. Historical research on the ancient history of Pedra Branca has been mostly neglected by scholars over the years; thus, this paper aims to shed some light on this enigmatic history of the island and at the same time establish its history and significance by utilizing pre-British-colonization historical cartographical data from as early as the 15th century.

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“…Toponymy is also shaped by political factors; due to the regime changes and/or shifts in political power, the new leaders thus use place naming and renaming as a means to assert their political authority and mold the landscape according to their socio-political and cultural image. This is observed particularly in post-Communist and neo-liberal contexts [27][28][29] and even extends to anthropic facilities such as sport stadiums and football clubs [30]. Some scholars have also found that the economic power held by large corporations shaped the landscape in terms of re-naming prominent landmarks bearing the company name of values associated with the organization [31].…”

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Discovering Unwritten Stories—A Modular Case Study in Promoting Landscape Education

Lim¹,

Cacciafoco²

2021

Education Sciences

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Landscapes have been and are an important aspect of any society, culture, economy and environment. Besides the role of landscape and Landscape Sciences in these arenas, there have been increasingly greater calls to incorporate landscape into the curriculum. Moreover, Landscape Education is beneficial in developing important foundations in students, particularly that of active citizenry. While the benefits of Landscape Education are evident, current research remains focused on Western, especially European, contexts. This article discusses how a leading Singapore public University incorporates Landscape Education within a relatively new module on Toponymy offered in the Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Programme. While the links between Linguistics and a course in Toponymy or even the links between Toponymy and Landscape may not be immediately apparent, an analysis of the content covered in the module demonstrates congruence to existing frameworks and principles in teaching Landscape Education and, at the same time, provides a case in point in interdisciplinarity, drawing from diverse disciplines such as Language, Linguistics, History, Geography, Landscape Sciences, Anthropological Linguistics, among many others. This study provides useful references for educational institutions in incorporating Landscape Education into their curriculum.

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Who owns the name? Fandom, social inequalities and the contested renaming of a football club in Timişoara, Romania

Cited by 25 publications

References 32 publications

Memorial Ambivalences in Postcommunist Romania: Generational Attitudes towards the Symbolic Legacy of Communism

Memorial Ambivalences in Postcommunist Romania: Generational Attitudes towards the Symbolic Legacy of Communism

Pedra Branca off Singapore: A Historical Cartographic Analysis of a Post-Colonial Territorially Disputed Island

Discovering Unwritten Stories—A Modular Case Study in Promoting Landscape Education

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