A Phenomenological Investigation of Sport and Fandom Through Hans-Georg Gadamer and Maurice Merleau-Ponty

<p>This project aims to uncover the phenomenological and communicative roots of sport fandom from the fan perspective, taking into account the many ways in which fans come to contact sport and integrate corresponding experiences into their own lives and sense of being in the world. Hans-Georg Gadamer and Maurice Merleau-Ponty are used to understand the conventions of play that manifest in sport, leading not only to the co-creation of the game experience due to the intertwining of spectators and players but also to the interplay of temporal realms that leads to what Gadamer calls the <em>fusion of horizons</em>. Through this fusion, we come to recognize difference and intertwine perspectives to craft a constructive hermeneutic approach to dialogue. Additionally, this project surveys the importance of sport for society, the ability of fandom to join people together and establish meaning, the creation of shared spaces through attachment to stadia, and the influence of sport on how we consume in the marketplace.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication and Rhetorical Studies

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Regina, Alexander

Contributors dc:contributor

• Erik A. Garrett
• Janie Harden Fritz
• Richard H. Thames

• Sport
• Phenomenology
• Gadamer
• Merleau-Ponty
• Communication
• Regina
• Pittsburgh
• Fandom
• Other Communication
• Sports Studies

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/213

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1239