Sports Mania: Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century - Softcover

Lawrence W. Hugenberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078643726X ISBN 13: 9780786437269

Verlag: New Publisher, 2021

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Páginas: 294 Géneros: 12:WS:Sports & outdoor recreation Sinopsis: Leading scholars in sports communication tackle a wide range of subjects in these essays, including the ways in which people root for their teams, the consumption of sports information, and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach through the fields of communication, psychology and telecommunications, this collection explores modern fans, their motives and culture, and their identification with sports and individual teams. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here._,

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"an impressive collection...likely the widest array of content available on sports and fandom...impressive...a much-needed look"--Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

"Sports Mania is perhaps the first monograph dedicated to showcasing research on the relationship between sports fans and the media...will be particularly useful to scholars interested in the changing face of sports media and the role of fans in that evolution"--Journal of Sport History

"a valuable reference volume for any committed scholar of sport or media"--Nordic Sport Science Forum

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Leading scholars in sports communication tackle a wide range of subjects in these essays, including the ways in which people root for their teams, the consumption of sports information, and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach through the fields of communication, psychology and telecommunications, this collection explores modern fans, their motives and culture, and their identification with sports and individual teams. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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• Verlag: New Publisher
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• ISBN 10: 078643726X
• ISBN 13: 9780786437269
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 100