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    “Didn’t know she could shout that loud”: the performance of fandom among women followers of women’s golf

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    Kitching, N., Bowes, A., Whigham, S. and Bairner, A. (2022) '"Didn't know she could shout that loud": the performance of fandom among women followers of women's golf, Leisure Studies DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2022.2088835
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    2022-06-20
    Author
    Kitching, Niamh
    Bowes, Ali
    Whigham, Stuart
    Bairner, Alan
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    Kitching, N., Bowes, A., Whigham, S. and Bairner, A. (2022) '"Didn't know she could shout that loud": the performance of fandom among women followers of women's golf, Leisure Studies DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2022.2088835
    Abstract
    While a growing body of evidence exists around women fans of men’s sport, less is known about women fans’ perspectives and identities in relation to women’s sport, and what is known tends to focus on homogenous representations of sports fans, rather than a diversity of fan types and follower styles (Pope 2017). Building on the authors’ previous appraisals of the Solheim Cup – the biggest event in women’s golf – this paper examines fan performances of women at the 2019 event in Scotland. Twenty-five white women from the UK/Europe were recruited via social media before, during and after the Solheim Cup, with online interviews taking place in the following days. Using performative sports fandom as a framework the authors seek to examine women fan performances at a major women’s sporting event. The analysis of the interviews resulted in three themes around (1) friendship, care, and connection, (2) negotiated fan performances and (3) distinctive fan performances. While it must be acknowledged that this is a homogenous group of fans, it is hoped that this research will add to the understanding of the diversity and complexity of fan identities.
    Keywords
    fandom
    fans
    gender
    golf
    women fans
    DOI
    10.1080/02614367.2022.2088835
    URI
    https://dspace.mic.ul.ie/handle/10395/3056
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