1st Edition
Football Fandom in Italy and Beyond Community through Media and Performance
By Matthew Guschwan
Copyright 2017
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
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Football fans are passionate and devoted followers. They are also creators and dissenters, performers and producers. This volume analyses football fandom through the media that fans use to construct fandom itself. Media is the lifeblood of modern life; it is the canvas on which ideas are spread, communities are formed and identities are expressed. Today’s fan has an unprecedented variety of tools... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Fandom face to face 3. Performance in the stands 4. Print media: circulating fandom 5. Broadcast media: live and in-person 6. New media: online fandom 7. The football brand dilemma 8. Fan politics: dissent and control at the stadium 9. Conclusion
Biography
Matthew Guschwan has written extensively about Italian football fans. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana where he occasionally lectures about fandom and media culture.
