Fútbol, etnicidad y otredad: el Club Atlético Atlanta de Buenos Aires
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https://doi.org/10.18441/ibam.13.2013.50.65-78Keywords:
Fútbol, Etnicidad, Diáspora, Judíos, Argentina, Siglos XX-XXI, Football, Ethnicity, Diaspora, Jews, 20th-21st CenturyAbstract
Aunque la mayoría de los historiadores estaría de acuerdo respecto de la centralidad del fútbol en las sociedades latinoamericanas, es muy poco lo que se ha escrito sobre etnicidad y deportes en sociedades de inmigrantes como Argentina y Brasil. Este artículo se concentra en el Club Atlético Atlanta, anclado en el barrio de Vila Crespo. Aunque poblado por numerosos grupos étnicos, Villa Crespo ha sido considerado como un barrio judío. Durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX hubo una nutrida presencia judía en la hinchada de Atlanta, sus directivos y presidentes, al punto de que los seguidores de equipos rivales vocean frecuentemente lemas antisemitas durante los partidos. Para la primera generación de inmigrantes, la pertenencia al club era una forma de convertirse en argentinos. Para la segunda, se trató también de una forma de mantener una identidad étnica judía, mientras que para la tercera ya se convirtió mayormente en una tradición familiar.
Abstract
While most historians would agree as to the centrality of soccer in Latin American societies, very little has been written on ethnicity and sports in such immigrant societies as Argentina and Brazil. This article focuses on the Club Atlético Atlanta, located in the neighborhood of Villa Crespo. Although populated by various ethnic groups, Villa Crespo has long been considered a Jewish neighborhood. During the second half of the 20th century, there has been a conspicuous Jewish presence among the fans, administrators and presidents of the Atlanta soccer club, to the extent that fans of rival teams often chant anti-Semitic slogans during matches. For the first immigrant generation, belonging to this club was a way of becoming Argentines. For the next generation, it was a way of maintaining ethnic Jewish identity, while for the third it has become a family tradition.
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