Abstract
Book abstract: Football fans are often portrayed as enthusiastic, loyal, critical and sometimes violent. But what is it about football that appeals to them? How do the media – newspaper, radio, TV, blogs and web forums – accommodate the needs of fans, and what connections – if any – is there between the imagined community of football fans and the broader society? These are the questions explored by 20 well-known and merited researchers from 8 countries in this anthology about the mediation of football fandom.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | We Love to Hate Each Other: Mediated Football Fan Culture |
Editors | R. Krøvel, T. Roksvold |
Place of Publication | Gothenburg |
Publisher | Nordicom |
Pages | 129-146 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789186523350 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- football supporters
- football fan culture