Bibliograph

Whose game?, gender and power in fantasy sports, Rebecca Joyce Kissane and Sarah Winslow

Type

Label

Whose game?, gender and power in fantasy sports, Rebecca Joyce Kissane and Sarah Winslow

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Whose game?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1107175940

Responsibility statement

Rebecca Joyce Kissane and Sarah Winslow

Series statement

Sporting

Sub title

gender and power in fantasy sports

Summary

"This book uses surveys and interviews with participants in online fantasy sports leagues to interrogate what they get out of their play. Many men use fantasy sports to perform a sporting masculinity unavailable to them through traditional sports participation"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Fantasy sports, real sports, and gender -- It's all just a game, it's just a different game: fantasy sports as personalized, competitive, and contested fandom -- Letting men be men: jock statsculinity and fantasy sports -- Playing in a man's world: perceptions and experiences of women in fantasy Sports -- The social aspects of fantasy are huge: gendered social capital in fantasy sports -- Going overboard? time, attention, and emotional absorption in fantasy sports -- Conclusion: whose game? gender and power in fantasy sports

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