Negotiating insider-outsider status in ethnographic sports research

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Verhandlung des Status' als Insider oder Außenstehender in der ethnografischen Forschung im Sport
Autor:Sarver Coombs, Danielle; Osborne, Anne C.
Erschienen in:Sport in society
Veröffentlicht:21 (2018), 2 (Research methodologies in sports scholarship), S. 243-259, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:1743-0437, 1743-0445, 1461-0981
DOI:10.1080/17430437.2016.1221938
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201806004370
Quelle:BISp

Abstract des Autors

When engaging with ethnographic research to understand symbols associated with a club and its fan base, researchers need to reflect on the role of the ethnographer and the extent to which we can or should immerse ourselves in the field, and the importance of the insider–outsider balance. This article details how we came to understand our position as American women studying a hypermasculine English sport, including how we “worked the hyphen” (Fine, 1994). For two years, we conducted research with fans and employees of Barclays Premier League side Aston Villa Football Club. While each of these characteristics (being American and being women) might individually have been a disadvantage, we found that being double outsiders helped us open doors and gain access. This experience allowed us to meaningfully understand the symbols that create, maintain, and mediate fandom within the AVFC community.