Communities of Cornhuskers: The Generation of Place Through Sports Fans' Rituals

Aden, Roger C.; Borchers, Timothy A.; Buxbaum, Amy Grim; Cronn-Mills, Kirstin; Davis, Shannon; Dollar, Natalie J.; Mitchell, Innes; Ruggerio, Alena Amato

doi:10.1080/17459430902839017

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“…Displaced fans also utilized Instagram to take part in the experience by posting food and drink photos from home. These findings further indicate that food is also part of the football gameday experience for fans away from campus (Aden et al, 2009;Kraszewski, 2008). For example, Aden et al (2009) showcased the ritual performances of University of Nebraska football fans at watch parties across the country.…”

Section: Outcomes Of Sharing Football Tailgating Images On Social Medmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…These findings further indicate that food is also part of the football gameday experience for fans away from campus (Aden et al, 2009;Kraszewski, 2008). For example, Aden et al (2009) showcased the ritual performances of University of Nebraska football fans at watch parties across the country. Such rituals included fans wearing red, the playing of the school's fight song, and also importing Nebraska food to simulate the on-site experience.…”

Section: Outcomes Of Sharing Football Tailgating Images On Social Medmentioning

confidence: 73%

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“We Smoked a Gator!”: An Exploration of College Football Fans’ Instagramming of Food

Slavich

O'Hallarn

Morehead

2018

Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

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Section: Outcomes Of Sharing Football Tailgating Images On Social Medmentioning

confidence: 73%

Section: Outcomes Of Sharing Football Tailgating Images On Social Medmentioning

confidence: 73%

“We Smoked a Gator!”: An Exploration of College Football Fans’ Instagramming of Food

Slavich

O'Hallarn

Morehead

2018

Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

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“…However, liminoid liminality is not limited to the live event experience as fans attending a 'watch party', for example, construct 'intermediate places', which connects 'place, rituals and community' -beyond the sport stadium (Aden et al, 2009). In these 'intermediate places' fans continue to observe (and replicate) rituals central to their sporting culture and identity such as decorating public spaces with team colours or logos, attire, and collective enactments (e.g.…”

Section: The Nature Of Liminality and Sport Eventsmentioning

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Liminality and Event Design: Liminal Space Design for Sport Events

Garlick

Ali

2020

Liminality and Critical Event Studies

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It has been argued that ritual has been sacrificed to give way to modern event management techniques that prioritise economic viability and stakeholder satisfaction over the ritual purpose of the event (Brown and James, 2004). In this chapter, the authors reject this argument, and instead propose that ritual is undergoing a new resurgence in terms of its impact on event design for sport events. The work contributes to existing research on the symbolic relationship between ritual and liminality in such liminoid happenings as sport events. The authors interpret the relationship between liminality and related terms associated with rituals: celebration, communitas, anti-structure and symbols. These are further discussed in view of design strategies that promote drama (i.e. dramaturgy), arousal of senses (i.e. atmospherics) and interactivity (i.e. servicescapes). It is asserted that, while ritual and liminality is far from extinct, there is an increasing importance for professional (sport) event organisers to show a greater understanding of how it should inform their creative process. This would enable them to execute high quality events that provide memorable experiences. The chapter demonstrates that liminality can inform event design and is a fundamental concept that must be considered for an event to be successful.

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“…The NFL’s self-produced coverage and public media relations have presented professional football players as altruistic heroes playing purely for the love of the game, instead of for their astronomical salaries (Vogan, 2013). Watching sports with others develops and perpetuates a sense of community (Aden et al, 2009). Football fandom transcends the stadium and living room television.…”

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ESPN’s Coverage of Intimate Partner Violence in the National Football League

Spencer

Limperos

2018

Communication & Sport

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On September 8, 2014, a graphic video showing Ray Rice punch and render his fiancée unconscious was released to the public. This event was a catalyst for discussion into how the media cover intimate partner violence (IPV) committed by National Football League (NFL) players. Media frames can shape the way audiences make sense of an issue. As the “Worldwide Leader in Sports,” Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) has a journalistic responsibility to frame and address sociocultural issues related to sports, especially those involving crime, health, and safety. IPV is a pervasive sociocultural issue affecting millions of people in the United States, and media frames can shape the way audiences understand the subject matter and the themes surrounding IPV. This research used qualitative textual analysis to examine ESPN’s website coverage of IPV incidents committed by NFL players 2 years prior to and after the Ray Rice incident. Our findings show that instances of IPV were more episodically than thematically framed before the Ray Rice incident. Framing of IPV was revealed in four themes: focus on the individual player, problem for the team, the NFL’s problem, and missing the point. Further analysis and theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Communities of Cornhuskers: The Generation of Place Through Sports Fans' Rituals

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

“We Smoked a Gator!”: An Exploration of College Football Fans’ Instagramming of Food

“We Smoked a Gator!”: An Exploration of College Football Fans’ Instagramming of Food

Liminality and Event Design: Liminal Space Design for Sport Events

ESPN’s Coverage of Intimate Partner Violence in the National Football League

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