Communication And The Baseball Stadium: Community, Commodification, Fanship, And Memory (Urban Communication)

Baseball stadia are places of memory, identity, athletic and architectural accomplishment. They are sites capable of arousing passion, sentimentality and a sense of community. The baseball stadium provides a unique lens through which to understand, explore and expand an understanding of communication theories. While baseball has previously been explored by scholars, this volume introduces the stadium as a way of exploring communication and communication theories through an examination of the four discrete themes that frame the organization of this work: community and communication, fandom and communication, memory and communication, and commodification and communication. This volume offers a unique approach to those interested in communication theory, popular culture, sports management, and people environment studies.

• | Author: Dale Herbeck|Susan J. Drucker, Susan J. Drucker
• | Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• | Publication Date: Jul 31, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 143312145X
• | ISBN-13: 9781433121456