Wrigley Regulars Finding Community in the Bleachers

Name: Wrigley Regulars Finding Community in the Bleachers
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ISBN: 9780252077401

ISBN-10: 0252077407

ISBN-13: 9780252077401

Edition: 2010

Authors: Holly Swyers

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Holly Swyers turns to the bleachers of Chicago's iconic Wrigley Field in this unique exploration of the ways people craft a feeling of community under almost any conditions.Wrigley Regularsexamines various components of community through the lens of "the regulars," a group of diehard Chicago Cubs fans who loyally populate the bleachers at Wrigley Field. In a time when many communities are perceived as either short-lived or disintegrating, Swyers examines the conditions, practices, and behaviours that help create and sustain the experience of community. At Wrigley Field, these practices can include the simple acts of scorecard-keeping and gathering at the same location before each game or…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 7/20/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.594



Acknowledgments


Pregame



Community as Experience and Practices



Social Space



Baseball Time



Effervescence



Boundaries and Gatekeeping



Organization and Hierarchies



Ballpark Rituals



Baseball Gods



Births, Weddings, and Funerals


Postgame


Notes


Bibliography


Index