TY - JOUR
T1 - Football fandom and Disneyisation in late-modern life
AU - Dixon, Kevin
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In 1999 Alan Bryman coined the term Disneyization to make the case that more and more sectors of social and cultural life are coming to take on the manifestations of a commercial style theme park. Using the principle theoretical components outlined by Bryman (theming; hybrid consumption; emotional performative labour; merchandising) and taking into consideration the views of 56 English football fans, this article considers how those Disneyized processes are received, interpreted, integrated and endured in practice. Combining theory with rigorous empiricism, implications for theorists and leisure providers are discussed.
AB - In 1999 Alan Bryman coined the term Disneyization to make the case that more and more sectors of social and cultural life are coming to take on the manifestations of a commercial style theme park. Using the principle theoretical components outlined by Bryman (theming; hybrid consumption; emotional performative labour; merchandising) and taking into consideration the views of 56 English football fans, this article considers how those Disneyized processes are received, interpreted, integrated and endured in practice. Combining theory with rigorous empiricism, implications for theorists and leisure providers are discussed.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02614367.2012.667819
U2 - 10.1080/02614367.2012.667819
DO - 10.1080/02614367.2012.667819
M3 - Article
SN - 1466-4496
VL - 33
SP - -
JO - Leisure Studies
JF - Leisure Studies
IS - 1
ER -