In this article we examine the cultural practices of a group of South Australian football supporters known as the “Grog Squad.” While hard drinking is undeniably a central part of this group of exclusively male fans, being a “Groggie” is much more than just being in a boozy boys club. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork undertaken throughout the 2005 South Australian football season, as well as Internet research, we argue that the style of support engaged in by the Grog Squad represents a paradox for how we typically understand football fans. On the one hand, much of the language and behavior of the Grog Squad is characteristic of the aggressive masculinity common in male contact sports. On the other, being a Groggie provides access to a rang...
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© 2001-2008 Universidad de La RiojaIn this article we examine the cultural practices of a group of S...
In this article we examine the cultural practices of a group of South Australian football supporters...
Recent ethnographies of male football supporters have provided in-depth, highly engaged accounts fr...
This article addresses key questions of social agency and cultural pedagogy within the neoliberal st...
Processes of group formation and social identity are key to understanding human behaviour in social ...
This article offers a theoretical exploration of the growing trend in the United Kingdom to utilize ...
Football (or soccer) hooliganism is a complex, heterogeneous, and dynamic phenomenon that should be ...
There is a common perception that football and alcohol go hand in hand and that players and fans rou...
Football (or soccer) hooliganism is a complex, heterogeneous, and dynamic phenome-non that should be...
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There are several problems with using the terms hooligan and hooliganism, as these are not emotional...
Hooligans: Nice guys or the last alpha males? A study of Swedish football supporters’ self-image. ...
While soccer football is the most popular participation team sport in Australia, it lags in the medi...
This article presents the findings of a discourse analysis carried out on 48 association football (s...
© 2001-2008 Universidad de La RiojaIn this article we examine the cultural practices of a group of S...
In this article we examine the cultural practices of a group of South Australian football supporters...
Recent ethnographies of male football supporters have provided in-depth, highly engaged accounts fr...
This article addresses key questions of social agency and cultural pedagogy within the neoliberal st...
Processes of group formation and social identity are key to understanding human behaviour in social ...
This article offers a theoretical exploration of the growing trend in the United Kingdom to utilize ...
Football (or soccer) hooliganism is a complex, heterogeneous, and dynamic phenomenon that should be ...
There is a common perception that football and alcohol go hand in hand and that players and fans rou...
Football (or soccer) hooliganism is a complex, heterogeneous, and dynamic phenome-non that should be...
This article examines friendships and social networks in the context of amateur women’s football. St...
World football (or soccer) has undergone an intensive hypercommodification over the past decade or s...
There are several problems with using the terms hooligan and hooliganism, as these are not emotional...
Hooligans: Nice guys or the last alpha males? A study of Swedish football supporters’ self-image. ...
While soccer football is the most popular participation team sport in Australia, it lags in the medi...
This article presents the findings of a discourse analysis carried out on 48 association football (s...