Exploring fandom material cultures of sports and gaming

David J. Leonard and Kishonna L. Gray

Chapter 22 in Handbook on Sport and Culture, 2025, pp 330-343 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Exploring the ways that fans consume and participate in modern sports culture, this chapter reflects the shifting practices that have resulted from technological shifts. Examining material sports culture, from those material objects to more contemporary e-sports and virtual inscriptions of sports culture, this chapter reveals the many ways we consume and engage with sports culture through objects. It reflects not only on fandom and how our relationships with sports are maintained through specific objects but also on how our individual and collective identities emanate from those items.

Keywords: Material culture; Sports; Video games; E-sports; Fandom; Artifacts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035339976
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