Feminization of Sports Fandom

Women fans have entered the traditionally male domain of the sports stadium in growing numbers in recent years. Watching professional sport is important for women for so many reasons, but their...

Fans largely regard sports as an escapist pursuit-something that provides distraction from the cares and concerns of "real life." This book pushes back against a fully escapist account of sports...

This 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...

This book explores the transformation of cultural and national identity of global sports fans in South Korea, which has undergone extensive cultural and economic globalization since the 1990s...