Abstract
In recent studies of football supporters, a specifically Marxist understanding of commodification has been left out of the equation, producing analysis that tends to superimpose commodification and ignore the wider relations of production out of which the dialectical contradictions of commodification arise. This paper aims to demonstrate the practical import of a Marxist political economy of football support through a case study of Everton supporters as they contest Everton Football Club’s proposed ground move.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-198 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Capital and Class |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2010 |
Keywords
- commodification
- social relations
- football
- community
- culture