Handbook on sport and culture / edited by Vassil Girginov (Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Brunel University of London, UK) and Katerina Girginova (Co-Founder/Director of the Annenberg Extended Reality Lab, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Girginov, Vassil, editor.

Girginova, Katerina, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Social aspects.

Sports.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This Handbook adopts an intercultural perspective to present the first systematic analysis of the relationship between culture and sport. The Handbook is structured around an innovative analytical framework comprising the seven key dimensions of the culture-sport nexus, integrating the meanings and structures of sport with the interpretation of culture. With expert perspectives from authors specialising in cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, marketing, management and psychology, this Handbook utilises case studies and practical examples to explore the dynamic relationships between sport and culture. Chapters expand on the cultural production and consumption of traditional and new sports, the singularisation and homogenisation of sport cultures and political recognition of cultural issues and multiculturalism in sport. This Handbook integrates the meanings and structures of sport with the interpretation of culture as an organizing force which enables meaningful interactions between individuals, groups and communities. The Handbook on Sport and Culture is an essential reference for academics and students of sport, sociology and cultural studies, as well as business, management and policy. Policy makers and actors within sporting and cultural institutions will also find the insights presented here invaluable"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Sport and culture: An Introduction / Vassil Girginov and Katerina Girginova

Part I: Sport and culture as learned systems

Introduction to Part I:

2. Numbers, quantification, and the culture of sport / Andrew Baerg

3. Sport governance codes as social and cultural norms / Mathew Dowling

Part II: Sport cultures as innovative systems

Introduction to Part II:

4. Making new sport cultures / Trygve B. Broch and Marianna Melenteva

5. The impact of culture on sport innovations / Daniele Canini and Anne Tjønndal

6. Sport learning cultures: Interrogating the complexities tied to rugby, cricket, and football's global development / Hazel Maxwell, Michelle O'Shea, Christopher Yorke and Mike Rayner

7. Managing cultural change in sport organisations / Michael C. McDougall

8. Extended reality cultures in sport / Katerina Girginova

Part III: Culture as an order-building activity in sport

Introduction to Part III:

9. Cultural perspectives on sport legislation / Jeffrey F. Levine

10. Sporting culture and activism: Lacrosse and the subtle power of playfulness in achieving social change through sport. / Travis Taylor and Naofumi Suzuki

11. Managing across cultures: Sport leadership / Sam S. Chen, Grant Son and James J. Zhang

Part IV: Singular and plural sport cultures

Introduction to Part IV:

12. Mega sport events as universal cultural signifiers / Ryutaro Yamakita, Wenbo Guo and Milena M. Parent

13. Local sport events as cultural signifiers / Kamilla Swart-Arries, Gift Muresherwa and Janice Hemmonsbey

14. From singularity to homogenization: Ethnicity, culture, and organizational structures in sport / Nathan D'Hoore and Jeroen Scheerder

15. Sport branding across cultures / Dalia Abdel Rahman Farrag

Part V: Sport culture as the unity of system and practice

Introduction to Part V:

16. Cultural discourses in sport, sports media and sports gaming: An international perspective / Jacco van Sterkenburg

17. Sport consumption across cultures / Andrew Grainger, David L. Andrews and Junbin Yang

18. Digital sport consumption cultures / Carleigh Yeomans, Adam Karg and Samuel Duncan

19. The cultural practices of sport: Examining dual career assemblages / Donka Darpatova-Hruzewicz and Tatiana V. Ryba

Part VI: The cultural production of sport

Introduction to Part VI:

20. Cultural production and consumption in sport / Adam Gemar

21. The production of new sport cultures: The case of breaking / Mikhail Batuev

22. Exploring fandom material cultures of sports and gaming / David J. Leonard and Kishonna L. Gray

23. Geographies of sport culture research / Xiaoyan Xing

Part VII: The political significance of culture for sport

Introduction to Part VII:

24. Sport policy cultures / Shushu Chen and Tingyu Hou

25. The cultural basis of elite sport systems: An institutional logics perspective / Ralph Ramos and Veerle De Bosscher

26. The cultural politics of esports / Anne Tjønndal and Eivind Å. Skille.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035339983 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.