Communication and the Baseball Stadium: Community Commodification Fanship and Memory

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.Additional ISBNs9781433121463, 9781433136290, 1433121468, 1433136295, 9781433121456, 143312145XCommunication and the Baseball Stadium: Community, Commodification, Fanship, and Memory 1st Edition and published by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers. ISBNs for Communication and the Baseball Stadium are 9781433136283, 1433136287 and the print ISBNs are 9781433121463, 1433121468. Additional ISBNs include 143312145X, 1433121468, 1433136295, 9781433121456, 9781433121463, 9781433136290.