Routledge Handbook of Sport Fans and Fandom - 9780367358310

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of Sport Fans and FandomAuthor(s): Danielle Sarver Coombs, Anne C. Osborne\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367358310, 978-0367358310\nSynopsis\nThis is the first book to explore the full significance of sport fans and fandom from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, across different sports, communities and levels of engagement. It gives a comprehensive overview of the undeniable economic and cultural influence of sport industries for which fans are the driving force. \n\nThe book examines different theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of fans, including typologies of fandom, and presents cutting-edge discussion across broad thematic areas such as performance and identity, the business of fandom, and fandom and media. It considers the experiences of diverse and marginalized fan groups, with an emphasis on intersectional analysis, and shines new light on key cont.