Books+ Search Results
The ethics of sports fandom
Author
Title
The ethics of sports fandom / Adam Kadlac.
ISBN
1000512088
100051210X
1003223699
9781000512083
9781000512106
9781003223696
9781032120195
9781032122311
Publication
New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"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 the fully escapist account of sports fandom and argues that we understand the value of fandom in terms of the ability of sports to prompt fans to reflect meaningfully on the notion of the good life. Even if we are not engaged in high-level athletics ourselves, it is possible to learn a great deal from those who are: about what sacrifices are required to achieve our goals; about how to persevere through failure and disappointment; and about teamwork and the rewards of accomplishing things together. Moreover, partisan fandom, which has been criticized from various quarters, can teach us valuable lessons about love and what it means to be invested in things over which we have no control. If our reflection on the efforts of individual athletes helps us reflect on our own pursuit of the good life, our attachments to teams can help us to cultivate a certain kind of humility and openness to all that life has to offer. The Ethics of Sports Fandom is an accessible resource for researchers and students interested in the ethics and philosophy of sport that offers an analysis of several different aspects of contemporary fandom: fantasy sports, the ways that fans interact with athletes on social media, violent sports, women's sports, and the support for our countries' national teams. In all these areas, reflecting on what it means to respect athletes as individual human beings engaged in their own pursuit of the good life requires that fans consider their sports-related behavior in a new light"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Kadlac, Adam. Ethics of sports fandom New York, NY : Routledge, 2022
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : probing the ethics of fandom in a post-pandemic age
On we
Why sports are like Shakespeare
Love 'em like a brother : a defense of partisan fandom
Avoiding the pitfalls of objectification
A cautious defense of football
Egalitarian fandom
Cosmopolitan fandom
Conclusion : a few guidelines for geing a good fan.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Bookmark As
Citation
