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Theorising the Contemporary Sports Supporter (Paperback)
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Theorising the Contemporary Sports Supporter (Paperback)
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This book provides insights into the contemporary nature of sport
fan culture, as well as process of cultural globalisation and
commodification. Through a detailed ethnographic analysis of the
supporters of the British ice hockey team, The Manchester Storm,
this research reflects upon the meaning and changing nature of
sport, and associated fan practices and cultures. Still relatively
little research has been conducted on the ordinary and everyday
practices of sports supporters and, particularly in the UK, very
little is known about the followers of sports other than
association football. The Manchester Storm, a team which attracted,
for a short period of time in the mid to late 1990s, a phenomenal
level support, provides a significant case for considering how
sports are being commodified and sold, as well as the meanings and
cultures of sport fandom in contemporary society. This research
draws on several years of participant observation, as well as
questionnaire and interview data drawn from the fans, as well as
those involved in the organisation and management of this club and
sport.
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