Folktale patterns and memory-building processes in Swedish football : Transfer me a hero
Herd, Katarzyna LU
(2024)
p.240-256
- Abstract
- In this chapter, I problematise how “heroes” can be constructed in modern football clubs in spite of constant change and short stays. Narratives from the transfer system in Sweden are juxtaposed with media stories about players’ rationale for staying, transferring or choosing a certain club. The analysis suggests that the persistence of the hero-story and emotional connections are possible to forge because of the well-established narrative patterns that are easily applicable in the football context through collective memories. Supporters and players can engage in exchanges beneficial for both groups: fans can build collective memories and group identities, whereas footballers count on a lasting emotional space in a club. Their hero status... (More)
- In this chapter, I problematise how “heroes” can be constructed in modern football clubs in spite of constant change and short stays. Narratives from the transfer system in Sweden are juxtaposed with media stories about players’ rationale for staying, transferring or choosing a certain club. The analysis suggests that the persistence of the hero-story and emotional connections are possible to forge because of the well-established narrative patterns that are easily applicable in the football context through collective memories. Supporters and players can engage in exchanges beneficial for both groups: fans can build collective memories and group identities, whereas footballers count on a lasting emotional space in a club. Their hero status does not need to be contested because it is not unique, and instead falls into a well-known, easily relatable structure. (Less)
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- author
- Herd, Katarzyna
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-06
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- sports, leisure
- host publication
- Football, Fandom and Collective Memory : Global Perspectives - Global Perspectives
- editor
- Nosal, Przemyslaw ; Kossakowski, Radoslaw and Wozniak, Wojciech
- pages
- 17 pages
- publisher
- Routledge
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85193373211
- ISBN
- 9781003374527
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781003374527
- project
- Transfer Patterns in Swedish Football
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 90c21b09-5530-42cc-9cd2-572a64a9b401
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