Fantasy Sports and the Changing Sports Media Industry

Media, Players, and Society
Herausgeber: Bowman, Nicholas David; Sanderson, Jimmy; Spinda, John S W

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Produktbeschreibung

This edited collection examines how fantasy sports play has established a prominent and promising foothold in the larger sports ecology. The contributors include leading scholars and sports professionals who share historical and emerging perspectives on the importance of fantasy sports to larger issues of sport and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9781498504904
• ISBN-10: 1498504906
• Artikelnr.: 48893853

Autorenporträt

Edited by Nicholas David Bowman; John S. W. Spinda and Jimmy Sanderson - Contributions by Shaun Anderson; Andrew Baerg; Steve Bien-Aimé; Andrew Billings; Andy Boyan; Emory S. Daniel Jr.; Joris Drayer; Brendan Dwyer; Christopher Gearhart; Mark Grabowski; M

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Roots of Fantasy Sports Chapter 1: The Origin of Fantasy Sports
Shaun M. Anderson and Nicholas David Bowman Chapter 2: Simulations and
Fantasy Sports: The Forgotten Element? John S. W. Spinda Chapter 3: Fantasy
Sports across the Pond Nicholas M. Watanabe, Grace Yan, and Pamela Wicker
Section 2: Fans and Fandom Chapter 4: "I wouldn't pick them to save my
season:" The impact of rivalry on fantasy football John S. W. Spinda and
Cody Havard Chapter 5: Rooting With Your Rivals: Social Presence in Fantasy
Sports Andy Boyan, David Westerman, and Emory S. Daniel Chapter 6: Draft
Day: Risk, responsibility, and fantasy football Andrew Baerg Chapter 7: A
Cluster Criticism of Justifications of Fantasy Sports for Women Katherine
Lavelle Chapter 8: The Role of Self-Disclosure in Fantasy Sport League
Satisfaction Christopher C. Gearhart, Shaughan A. Keaton and, Brody Ruihley
Section 3: Fantasy and Sports Media Chapter 9: Legacy Media and Fantasy
Sports Steve Bien-Aimé and Marie Hardin Chapter 10: Fantasy Sports and
Mediated Fandom Brendan Dwyer, Stephen L. Shapiro, and Joris Drayer Chapter
11:"It Was All Your Fault": Identity and Fan Messaging to Athletes at the
Intersection of Fantasy Sport and Social Media James Sanderson Section 4:
The Institutional Perspective Chapter 12: Fantasy Sport and World Cup
Viewership Pamela Wicker, Nicholas M. Watanabe, and Grace Yan Chapter 13:
Fantasy Sports Law: A Primer Mark Grabowski Section 5: For the Love of the
Fantasy Game Chapter 14: Exploring the Braintrust: The Evolution and Impact
of the Fantasy Sport Trade Association Brody J. Ruihley and Andrew C.
Billings Chapter 15: Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS): The Future of Fantasy
Games Renee Miller