The media sports cultural complex. Research Completed

Title

The media sports cultural complex.

Lead Author

J Scherer, M Falcous and S J Jackson

Organisation(s)

University of Otago

Publication Year

2008

Publisher

Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 32(1), 48-71

Contacts

Abstract

This article explores the interdependence of interest groups operating within the media sports cultural complex related to rugby union in New Zealand/Aotearoa. The authors scrutinise corporate “partnerships” between the New Zealand Rugby Union, Adidas, and News Corporation in relation to issues and debates surrounding the globalisation of the All Blacks. They consider how the interrelated (but not interchangeable) commercial objectives of these organisations, set limits and exert powerful pressures on aspects of the production and consumption of the national sporting mythology in New Zealand.

Keywords:

culture, economics, globalisation, marketing and advertising, national identity, rugby, social capital, sports,

Areas of Focus

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December 14, 2011