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Sinnperspektiven und Bedeutungen des Sports im Gefängnis
In diesem Kapitel werden die Befunde der empirischen Untersuchung zum Sport im geschlossenen Vollzug vorgestellt. Dieses Kapitel untergliedert sich...
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Audiovisuelle Medien, Sport und der Faktor Fan. Von Medialisierung zu Fantricity
Ziel des Beitrags ist es, das Konzept der Medialisierung des Sports, also der Anpassung dieses gesellschaftlichen Teilsystems an die Logik der...
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The Basketball Show in the North of France: A Hybrid Cultural Creation Between the Globalized Culture of the NBA and the Local Carnival Culture
The objective of this research is to see how and to what extent the NBA show, as a globalized cultural product, disrupts Jeep Elite’s professional...
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A Geopolitical Firestorm Between the NBA and China Over a Tweet
On October 4, 2019, an NBA general manager (GM) Daryl Morey posted the “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong” tweet with a graphic symbol, which...
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Double-Dribbles, Dunks, and Dice: The History and Cultural Significance of Basketball Board Games
Utilizing Jesse Schell’s four basic elements of game design—Mechanics, Story, Aesthetics, and Technology—this chapter traces the history of...
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Slap** the Hardwood: Sexuality and Textuality in the NBA
In the past two decades, “reading sport critically” has become a prominent critical project, an approach that interrogates sporting practices as...
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“It’s a Whole New Ballgame”: The American Basketball League, the Women’s National Basketball Association, and Their Intertwined Histories
During the 1990s, David Stern, the all-powerful commissioner of the NBA, led the American basketball sphere to global prominence. At this time,...
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Shallow Moment or Sustainable Movement? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement on Instagram
In 2020, the intertwinement of sports and politics reached heights America had not seen since the days of Bill Russel, Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali, and...
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A Sociological View of the NBA and How Aggressive Media and Culture Strategies Drove the Rise of a Mega Sport
The NBA has become a global mega-sport with fans turning in, in their millions to follow the world’s best basketball players. The sport has enjoyed...
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Hooligan Fiction
Der deutliche Rückgang an Hooligangewalt ist einer der größten Erfolge der Reformen nach Taylor. Bemerkenswert ist jedoch, dass mit dem Rückgang der...
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Fußball-Fankulturen und ihre Gefühlsstrukturen
Auf der Grundlage von Raymond Williams’ Konzept der „Gefühlsstrukturen“ wird in diesem Kapitel argumentiert, dass das Schreiben über Fußball...
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Navigating the Collective: Insights into Crowd Behavior and Strategies for the Individual
This opening chapter lays the groundwork for a comprehensive exploration of crowd behavior, addressing the rationale for its continued study despite...
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Information Thresholds: Navigating Predictive Boundaries
Previously, I explained the importance of identifying patterns and warning signsSigns indicating an approaching tip** pointTip** point. The crowd...
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Contrarian Strategies: Capitalizing on the Limits of Exponential Growth in Financial Markets
Betting against the crowd means understanding the constraintsConstraints operating on the system and taking advantage by recognizing them in advance...
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Non-linearity in the Emergence of Political Nationalism: A Lesson from Hungary
One may have the impression that crowds are necessarily homogenous. In this chapter, we discuss the potential variabilityVariability within a...
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How Technologies Impact Sports in the Digital Age
Schmidt introduces the relationship between technology and sports in the digital age taking time to outline improvements to athletic performance,...
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Blockchain, Sport, and Navigating the Sportstech Dilemma
In their chapter, Carlsson-Wall and Newland introduce the Sportstech Dilemma. They describe how sport is an industry driven by emotion and the...
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The Data Revolution: Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in the Future of Sports
Chase argues that data is the currency by which competitive advantage is won and lost. Those who find creative ways to unlock and harness it—largely...
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Navigating the Web3 Landscape: A Forward-Looking Perspective on the Future of Sports Business for Athletes, Consumers, and Management
As the world continues to progress into the digital age, sports are also evolving into a new landscape. Web3 technology is one of the most exciting...