Our Work
Some of our previous work includes:
- the study of athletic identity among professional women soccer players
- examination of sports media website content
- fan and athletes' use of social media
- coach-athlete communication
- parents' and coaches' communication at youth sporting events
- gendered discourse in the context of sport
- representational practices in sport media
- management of diversity in sports organizations
- U.S. Mexico soccer rivalry
- sport pilgrimage
- Internet sports memes (ISM) as trash talk
Some our our current work examines:
- sport and humor
- British Olympic media coverage
- U.S. media's coverage of women's soccer
- soccer and American exceptionalism
- soccer fandom expressed via tifos and choreographies
- sport and social justice/activism
- youth sport participation and identity development
- football/soccer and diaspora
Publications
Books we have authored or edited appear above. Click on the hyperlinked covers for more detailed information. A full list of our publications can be downloaded here.
In The Media
Publications
Books we have authored or edited appear above. Click on the hyperlinked covers for more detailed information. A full list of our publications can be downloaded here.
In The Media
- Lindsey Meân and Beth Fielding-Lloyd published a piece for The Conversation regarding the challenges confronting the 2023 Women's World Cup. You can read it here.
- Jeff Kassing and Lindsey Meân appeared in the Amazon Prime Docuseries 'Good Rivals'. The series borrows heavily from their edited book on the US/Mexico soccer rivalry. You can watch the trailer here.