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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 121-131 |
| Journal | Soccer and Society |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Dec 2014 |
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Modern English Football Fandom and Hyperreal 'Safe' All-Seater Stadia: Examining the contemporary football stage. / Turner, Mark.
In: Soccer and Society, Vol. 18, No. 1, 08.12.2014, p. 121-131.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Modern English Football Fandom and Hyperreal 'Safe' All-Seater Stadia: Examining the contemporary football stage
AU - Turner, Mark
PY - 2014/12/8
Y1 - 2014/12/8
N2 - Through a critique of various social, cultural, political and technological changes in English football as a result of the Taylor report into the safety of football stadia post-Hillsborough in 1989, this paper explores the way in which the modern ‘safe’ all-seater stadium is often experienced by fans in a hyperreal and relatively passive fashion. The paper then considers some of the challenges posed by these developments and the potential for fans to renegotiate and adapt in the face of a middle classing of football discourse. Finally, the paper examines the social control agenda inherent within the neoliberal development of all-seater stadia, whilst highlighting the response of the English Football Supporters Federation and their ‘Safe Standing Campaign’. The paper will conclude by offering a tentative critique of an innovative response by Manchester City F.C. supporters and their participatory ‘Poznan’ celebration in all-seating areas based on auto-ethnographic interpretation.
AB - Through a critique of various social, cultural, political and technological changes in English football as a result of the Taylor report into the safety of football stadia post-Hillsborough in 1989, this paper explores the way in which the modern ‘safe’ all-seater stadium is often experienced by fans in a hyperreal and relatively passive fashion. The paper then considers some of the challenges posed by these developments and the potential for fans to renegotiate and adapt in the face of a middle classing of football discourse. Finally, the paper examines the social control agenda inherent within the neoliberal development of all-seater stadia, whilst highlighting the response of the English Football Supporters Federation and their ‘Safe Standing Campaign’. The paper will conclude by offering a tentative critique of an innovative response by Manchester City F.C. supporters and their participatory ‘Poznan’ celebration in all-seating areas based on auto-ethnographic interpretation.
U2 - 10.1080/14660970.2014.980732
DO - 10.1080/14660970.2014.980732
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 121
EP - 131
JO - Soccer and Society
JF - Soccer and Society
SN - 1466-0970
IS - 1
ER -