Mom, Apple Pie and Sports: Fandom Connects Us With Home

Abstract

One can scarcely think about the holiday season between Thanksgiving and Christmas without football and family coming to mind. And when Lorin Barnes, a senior at Cedarville University, began interviewing sports fans for her qualitative research class, she was intrigued by the dedication they expressed for the hometown teams they cheered for in their childhoods. Her subsequent research earned the “Top Undergraduate Poster” award at the 2020 Ohio Communication Association (OCA) conference.

Publication Date

12-2-2020

Keywords

Cedarville, Cedarville University, communication

Recommended Citation

Weinstein, Mark D., "Mom, Apple Pie and Sports: Fandom Connects Us With Home" (2020). News Releases. 1238.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/news_releases/1238