The construction of the River-Boca rivality symbols, discourses and rituals of ‘hinchismo’ in the process of popularization of football

Abstract

The article offers a backward look that highlights and analyzes two central aspects. On the one hand, the incorporation of football as a cultural asset in Argentina and its impact on socialization modes, mainly the role of the club in a national stage that fluctuated as a result of the migratory waves of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; on the other hand, the history of the Atlético River Plate Club from its founding to the present day, em­phasizing those cultural, symbolic and territorial aspects that have contributed to the identity con­struction of the institution.