The aesthetics of sport and the arts: competing and complementary

Mumford, Stephen

doi:10.1080/17430437.2018.1430478

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“…Sports has a unique esthetic that derives from its internal logic (Mumford, 2019). The main purpose of sport is obviously the competition, but at the same time it creates an esthetic value.…”

Section: Discussion-the Esthetics Of Color In Sportmentioning

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Sport, the arts, and fans’ loyalty: the role of color for sport fans

Schleifer,

Tamir

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Sport fandom has attracted far-ranging research attention. Fans’ commitment, loyalty, and sense of affinity are abundantly expressed in a long list of life practices. Precisely in this context, the color that identifies each sports team has also become an important element of the game but also a crucial component of fans’ identities. The present article focuses on the esthetics of team uniform colors and identifies the artistic roles they fill. Among other things, the article addresses the important role of color, for example in identifying and distinguishing figures on the pitch from the background by creating clear borders between the elements on the pitch that compete for fans’ attention; in the extension of fans’ emotions through the connection between team and color; in creating the opportunity for spectators to participate fully in creating the esthetic experience on the field through the intensive use of team colors; and in enhancing a team’s halo effect through the association of the team with its colors. On a deeper level, the article states that in an era of commercialized sports, the team color remains the clear and consistent symbol of the team that preserves the identity of the fans.

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Section: Discussion-the Esthetics Of Color In Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sport, the arts, and fans’ loyalty: the role of color for sport fans

Schleifer,

Tamir

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Sport and culture practices are considered fundamentally competitive, though sometimes complementary ontologies are highlighted (Mumford 2018). Sport is characterised by competition, whereas culture and the arts are underpinned by aesthetics.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Mobilising non-participant youth: using sport and culture in local government policy to target social exclusion

Ekholm

Sol

2019

International Journal of Cultural Policy

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The role of sport and cultural practices in policy initiatives tends to be assessed in both cases in terms of their assumed social benefits. However, the areas of sport and culture are often understood separately in research. Through an analysis of interviews with key local policymakers and civil servants in two Swedish municipalities, the aim of this article is to explore how sport and culture are formed as means to promote social policy objectives regarding young people. In addition, we reflect on the political significance of this in relation to the development of local policy. The analysis demonstrates how a discourse of urban segregation and unequal opportunities underpins actions to mobilise non-participant and at-risk youth. This is achieved by establishing centres for sport and culture, and by enabling an educational approach which focuses on participation, empowerment and good citizenship. Reasons for mobilising practices involving culture and sport overlap, though each area of policy appears to be differently underpinned by discourses of enlightenment and conformity. Differences in emphasis between the discourses on sport and culture are discussed in relation to scientific discourse on the social utility of each policy area.

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This is not Soccer!!!: Blue Lock ’s poststructuralist approach to soccer

De Guzman

2024

Soccer & Society

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The aesthetics of sport and the arts: competing and complementary

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Sport, the arts, and fans’ loyalty: the role of color for sport fans

Sport, the arts, and fans’ loyalty: the role of color for sport fans

Mobilising non-participant youth: using sport and culture in local government policy to target social exclusion

This is not Soccer!!!: Blue Lock ’s poststructuralist approach to soccer

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