Carrie Dunn

Football and the Women's World Cup

Organisation, Media and Fandom

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Produktbeschreibung

Women's football is the fastest growing participation sport in the UK and across the world and the 2015 Women's World Cup was the biggest tournament it had ever seen. This book looks at fans' experiences of following their teams in Canada and how they became fans in the first place.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-56732-1
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 95
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 144mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 224g
• ISBN-13: 9781137567321
• ISBN-10: 1137567325
• Artikelnr.: 44147175

Autorenporträt

Carrie Dunn is a journalist and academic who has been combining research, teaching and professional practice since 2005. Her research interests include fandom, sport, feminism and the consumption of popular culture. Her recent books include Female Football Fans (Palgrave Pivot, 2014) and Football and the FA Women's Super League (Palgrave Pivot, 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction - the Women's World Cup
2. The history of women's football
3. Women's World Cup 2015 - researching the experience of fans
4. The experience of England fans in Canada and in domestic competition
5. Gender, identity and football
6. Women's World Cup 2015 - the media's reaction
7. Conclusions - going forward