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The Resource Fictional Representations of English Football and Fan Cultures : Slum Sport, Slum People?, by Cyprian Piskurek

Fictional Representations of English Football and Fan Cultures : Slum Sport, Slum People?, by Cyprian Piskurek

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This book explores how recent football fiction has negotiated the decisive political developments in English football after the 1989/90 publication of the 'Taylor Report'. A direct response to the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster and growing concerns of hooliganism, the 'Taylor Report' suggested a number of measures for stricter regulation of fan crowds. In consequence, stadiums in the top divisions were turned into all-seated venues and were put under CCTV surveillance. The implementation of these measures reduced violent incidents drastically, but it also led to an unparalleled increase in ticket prices, which in turn significantly altered the demographics of the crowd. This development, which also enabled football's entry into other mainstream cultural forms, changed the game decisively. Piskurek traces patterns across prose and film to detect how these fictions have responded to the changed circumstances of post-Taylor football. Lending a cultural lens to these political changes, this book is pioneering in its analysis of football fiction as a whole, offering a fresh perspective to a range of scholars and students interested in cultural studies, sociology, leisure and politics
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (VII, 274 pages)
Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Recent History of English Football
  • 3. Football Fan Cultures and Their Structures of Feeling
  • 4. Fictionalising Football
  • 5. Players, Managers, and Chairmen
  • 6. Hooligan Fiction
  • 7. Fan Identities and Social Exclusion
  • 8. Conclusion
Isbn
9783030095765
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Label
Fictional Representations of English Football and Fan Cultures : Slum Sport, Slum People?
Title
Fictional Representations of English Football and Fan Cultures
Title remainder
Slum Sport, Slum People?
Statement of responsibility
by Cyprian Piskurek
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
This book explores how recent football fiction has negotiated the decisive political developments in English football after the 1989/90 publication of the 'Taylor Report'. A direct response to the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster and growing concerns of hooliganism, the 'Taylor Report' suggested a number of measures for stricter regulation of fan crowds. In consequence, stadiums in the top divisions were turned into all-seated venues and were put under CCTV surveillance. The implementation of these measures reduced violent incidents drastically, but it also led to an unparalleled increase in ticket prices, which in turn significantly altered the demographics of the crowd. This development, which also enabled football's entry into other mainstream cultural forms, changed the game decisively. Piskurek traces patterns across prose and film to detect how these fictions have responded to the changed circumstances of post-Taylor football. Lending a cultural lens to these political changes, this book is pioneering in its analysis of football fiction as a whole, offering a fresh perspective to a range of scholars and students interested in cultural studies, sociology, leisure and politics
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VT2
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Piskurek, Cyprian
Dewey number
306.48
Index
no index present
LC call number
GV706.5
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
Football Research in an Enlarged Europe
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Sports
  • Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Sports
Label
Fictional Representations of English Football and Fan Cultures : Slum Sport, Slum People?, by Cyprian Piskurek
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Publication
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
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rdacontent
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Recent History of English Football -- 3. Football Fan Cultures and Their Structures of Feeling -- 4. Fictionalising Football -- 5. Players, Managers, and Chairmen -- 6. Hooligan Fiction -- 7. Fan Identities and Social Exclusion -- 8. Conclusion
Control code
on1103257988
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (VII, 274 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9783030095765
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
10.1007/978-3-319-76762-8
Other physical details
online resource
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1103257988
Label
Fictional Representations of English Football and Fan Cultures : Slum Sport, Slum People?, by Cyprian Piskurek
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Recent History of English Football -- 3. Football Fan Cultures and Their Structures of Feeling -- 4. Fictionalising Football -- 5. Players, Managers, and Chairmen -- 6. Hooligan Fiction -- 7. Fan Identities and Social Exclusion -- 8. Conclusion
Control code
on1103257988
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (VII, 274 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9783030095765
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
10.1007/978-3-319-76762-8
Other physical details
online resource
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1103257988

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