Sports Mania: Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century
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.
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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.
Sports media contentPlaying dirty : on reading media texts and studying sports fans in commercialized settings Lawrence A. Wenner Wenner, Lawrence A. 13Patriots and saints : how the NFL helped America cope with terrorists and natural disasters Steven E. Martin Martin, Steven E. Amanda Breitenfeldt Breitenfeldt, Amanda 33Two nations, two networks, one game : an analysis of the ESPN and Univision telecasts of the 2002 Mexico-United States World Cup match John P. McGuire McGuire, John P. Greg G. Armfield Armfield, Greg G. 45The sports fanExploring the roots of sports fanship Walter Gantz Gantz, Walter Brian Wilson Wilson, Brian Hyangsun Lee Lee, Hyangsun David Fingerhut Fingerhut, David 63The coping strategies of highly identified sports fans : the importance of team success on tendencies to utilize proactive pessimism Daniel L. Wann Wann, Daniel L. Frederick G. Grieve Grieve, Frederick G. 78Understanding the voice of the fan : apologia, antapologia, and the 2006 World Cup controversy Paul D. Turman Turman, Paul D. Kevin A. Stein Stein, Kevin A. Matthew H. Barton Barton, Matthew H. 86Fan identificationThe consequences of sports fan identification Beth Dietz-Uhler Dietz-Uhler, Beth Jason R. Lanter Lanter, Jason R. 103I am Yao Ming : identification and Internet fan discussion Katherine L. Lavelle Lavelle, Katherine L. 114Fan motivesAdvances in theories of sports fans' motives : fan personal motives and the emotional impacts of games and their outcomes Lloyd Reynolds Sloan Sloan, Lloyd Reynolds Debbie Van Camp Van Camp, Debbie 129Exploring fandom and motives for viewing televised sports Adam C. Earnheardt Earnheardt, Adam C.Paul M. Haridakis Haridakis, Paul M. 158NASCAR fans in their own words : motivation expressed in narratives Lawrence W. Hugenberg Hugenberg, Lawrence W. Barbara Hugenberg Hugenberg, Barbara 172Exploring the motives of fantasy sports : a uses-and-gratifications approach John S. W. Spinda Spinda, John S. W. Paul M. Haridakis Haridakis, Paul M. 187Fan-produced content "Let the domination begin" : sports fans' construction of identity in online message boards Kelly A. Berg Berg, Kelly A. Allison Harthcock Harthcock, Allison 203"It's (not) in the game" : the quest for quantitative realism and the Madden Football fan Andrew Baerg Baerg, Andrew 218Virtual sports consumption, authentic brotherhood : the reality of fantasy football Michael Serazio Serazio, Michael 229The Florida Gator Nation online Rebecca B. Watts Watts, Rebecca B. 243References 257About the contributors 279Index 285
