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Colour my falafel blue : Football branding in Swedish food industry – an ethnographic approach

Herd, Katarzyna LU orcid (2015) In Fork to Farm : International Journal of Innovative Research and Practice 2(1). p.1-6
Abstract
This article presents how food consumption has become an important part of modern football and the way in which commercialization of football clubs is perceived by supporters. Taking the Swedish club Malmö FF as an example, the article explores how the straightforward pattern of consumerism is problematized as fans are able to express a strong feeling of co-creation and even ownership of their beloved football club through consumption of basic foods like chips, sausages and candy. Rather than reducing their role, supporters therefore seek to strengthen their relationship with the club by purchasing items with the official logo on.
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Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper
publication status
published
subject
keywords
football, commodification, consumption, food, football supporters, Malmö FF
categories
Popular Science
in
Fork to Farm : International Journal of Innovative Research and Practice
volume
2
issue
1
pages
1 - 6
publisher
American Farm School
ISSN
2241-8091
project
Cultures of Consumption
language
English
LU publication?
yes
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0c53967d-55da-4fbc-acc9-dfd6ae0c54d0 (old id 5157657)
alternative location
http://journalf2f.afs.edu.gr/index.php/f2f/article/view/48
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 13:01:21
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2018-11-21 20:11:27
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  title        = {{Colour my falafel blue : Football branding in Swedish food industry – an ethnographic approach}},
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